Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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Music
Liam Finn - Better To Be
Making a name for yourself in music must be pretty difficult if that name has already been firmly established by a successful parent. Unlike Sean Lennon or J... Read more »| 11 Nov 2008 -
Theatre
We're The Believers and Daniel Hit By a Train
Gareth K Vile searches for answers in the Glasgow underground. Read more »| 11 Nov 2008 -
Theatre
Taking Care of Business: The Caretaker
Mhairi Graham sees a classic brought to life, and glimpses a lost time. Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
Music
Silibil 'n' Brains: the Prank they're Making into a Film
If you were down with your American hip hop back in, say, 2003, you may have distant, hazy memories of a Californian rap duo who came bursting onto the scene, touted by some as the next big rap import from the West Coast. They were called Silibil 'n' Brains, a cheeky, outspoken hip hop outfit from Hemet, California. They had a record deal with Sony and Jonathan Shalit, a.k.a. The Man Who Discovered Charlotte Church for a manager. They were living the high life – private parties, all access passes, award ceremonies, cash, girls... Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
Music
Bonehead Don’t Look Back In Anger
Having spent much of the last eight years moonlighting with various bands - most notably recording a clutch of demos with half of The Smiths in his basement ... Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
Film
Director Olly Blackburn talks Donkey Punch
Michael Gillespie talks to up-and-coming writer-director Olly Blackburn about his debut feature, Donkey Punch, released on DVD November 10. Read more »| 10 Nov 2008
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Theatre
Petronio vs Phoenix: Phoenix Dance Company and Stephen Petronio
Gareth K Vile braves the city centre to expand his knowledge of dance Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
Film
Kung Fu Panda
Jack Black in a funny movie? No it’s not School Of Rock 2. Kung Fu Panda is about Po, a portly panda who works in a noodle shop with dreams of becoming... Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
Film
Sordid Lives
Alfred Hitchcock once said that the problem with so many movies was that they were essentially “filmed plays”. Sordid Lives is one such beast, no... Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
Film
Boystown
For most, Spanish cinema is Pedro Almodóvar, and while this sprightly comedy has clearly been drinking his gazpacho, it’s thankfully unspiked. T... Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
Music
WhoMadeWho - TV Friend
WhoMadeWho have been touted as the favourite band of your favourite bands by some magazines, and after the success of their first album it’s easy to se... Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
Comedy
Sean Lock: "The adventurous, experimental face of comedy has changed"
Sean Lock talks to The Skinny ahead of his first live DVD release on 17 Nov Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
Theatre
Sweetscar 4.48 Pyschosis
Gareth K Vile sits in the dark and goes insane. Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
Theatre
Wuthering Heights
As a classic comes to the stage, Susannah Radford sees if it matches Kate Bush. Read more »| 08 Nov 2008 -
Music
Vampire Weekend / Ra Ra Riot @ Barrowlands, 29 Oct
A brilliant double header from New York's newest indie-pop demigods warms the masses on a freezing night in Glasgow Read more »| 07 Nov 2008