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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BooksHappy are the Happy by Yasmina Reza
Yasmina Reza is well acquainted with the torments of the bourgeoisie; just watch her stage masterwork The God of Carnage for proof. So it's no surprise ... Read more »| 30 Jun 2014 -
Comedy
Ask Fred: The Environment
This month our agony uncle turns green – whether that's going hippy or full Hulk remains to be seen... Read more »| 30 Jun 2014 -
MusicSlow Club – Complete Surrender
Midway through Everything Is New, the second track on Complete Surrender, the strings and big, gospel-style vocals kick in. At that point the penny... Read more »| 30 Jun 2014 -
MusicThe Icarus Line – Avowed Slavery
Hot on the heels of last year’s slow-burning Slave Vows, California’s meanest return with five more slabs of molten psychosis for our sick pleasu... Read more »| 30 Jun 2014 -
Music
The National Jazz Trio of Scotland – Standards Vol. III
On their third volume of Standards, Bill Wells’ mischievously christened National Jazz Trio of Scotland (actually a quartet, completed by vocalists Aby... Read more »| 30 Jun 2014 -
Film13 Sins
Hollywood’s cannibalistic cycle of consumption and regurgitation continues unabated, as yet another super Asian horror is chewed up, sucked of its crea... Read more »| 30 Jun 2014
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MusicHoneyblood – Honeyblood
In tone, Stina Tweeddale’s vocals on Super Rat are disarmingly sweet; in content, they’re scintillatingly vitriolic. “I will hate you forev... Read more »| 30 Jun 2014 -
Music
O2 Love Music Column – July 2014
If you’re looking for summertime soul, there are few safer hands than Lalah Hathaway, daughter of Chicago legend Donny. Having scooped a Grammy this ye... Read more »| 30 Jun 2014 -
Books
The Glasgow Coma Scale by Neil D. A. Stewart
The novel takes its title from the system used to judge consciousness in the comatose, applying it implicitly to its characters as they first numb out and th... Read more »| 27 Jun 2014 -
Books
Telling Stories: Neil Gaiman on bringing his new tale to Edinburgh
As international bestselling author Neil Gaiman prepares to bring his exciting new show to Edinburgh, he talks about the human purpose of storytelling and what you can do with the 26 letters of the alphabet, images and some tunes. Read more »| 26 Jun 2014 -
Music
Claude Speeed – My Skeleton
Releases like My Skeleton ground LuckyMe in a more vibrant, experimental milieu than even their brightly-hued, dancefloor-led 12"s. Composed by Stuart T... Read more »| 26 Jun 2014 -
Music
Anna Calvi – Strange Weather EP
Anna Calvi has defined herself as a singer-songwriter who trades in the markets of gloom and theatrics. With this EP, she has sought to apply her craft to th... Read more »| 26 Jun 2014 -
Music
Matthewdavid – In My World
Matthewdavid's second album for Brainfeeder is a very different beast to the ambient, experimental textures of his debut, Outmind. Where that album expl... Read more »| 25 Jun 2014 -
Music
Wave of Retaliation: The Pixies' Joey Santiago Interviewed
Joey Santiago tells us all about the Pixies new album Indie Cindy, the trials of being on tour and what he would like to do to those who discount the band's reunion as 'a craven cash-in' Read more »| 25 Jun 2014 -
Music
Parquet Courts @ The Kazimier, Liverpool, 22 June
Baiting the public: sometimes it’s the only sensible thing to do. OK, Parquet Courts’ rickety racket isn’t exactly disappointing The Kazimi... Read more »| 25 Jun 2014