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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TheatreKierkegaard Comedy Show @ C Aquila
Søren Kierkegaard, the short-lived continental philosopher whose work led to the movement known as existentialism, was certainly interesting enough a ... Read more »| 19 Sep 2013 -
MusicWasherman – Raw Poet
With the continuing trend of retro-futurist synth music driving the cult of the gear-head further than it has been driven in years towards mainstream recogni... Read more »| 19 Sep 2013 -
Music
Closer to the Light: Justin K. Broadrick reprises Jesu
Producer, remixer and extreme music pioneer Justin K. Broadrick gets existential, reflecting on a long career and dissecting the odd relationship between his two main projects, Godflesh and Jesu Read more »| 19 Sep 2013 -
MusicThe Little Kicks – Put Your Love In Front Of Me
The second album by Aberdeen's The Little Kicks, who describe their work as “upbeat indie disco pop that makes people dance,” has a lot going for... Read more »| 18 Sep 2013 -
MusicThrough the Never: Oneohtrix Point Never talks digital hoarding
Daniel Lopatin on his new album for Warp, harsh piano lessons, and 'object-oriented ontology' Read more »| 17 Sep 2013 -
Music
Islands – Ski Mask
Album number five is an uninspiring effort from the Unicorns alumnus Read more »| 17 Sep 2013
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Theatre
A Play, a Pie and a Pint: Trouble and Shame @ Oran Mor
It’s a menacing scene: a balaclava-clad man stands over another lying prostrate on top of a trunk. The darkness of this setup is quickly und... Read more »| 16 Sep 2013 -
MusicGiant Drag @ The Deaf Institute, 13 September
A lot of the people here tonight have come alone. Shuffling around and glancing at phones before the set begins, you get the impression that this farewell gi... Read more »| 16 Sep 2013 -
Theatre
A Play, a Pie and a Pint: Divided @ Oran Mor
Ian Pattison’s taut drama Divided makes for a fascinating dissection of one period in the life of famous Glasgow psychiatrist R D Laing. ... Read more »| 16 Sep 2013 -
Theatre
Crime and Punishment @ Citizens Theatre
The act of adapting Dostoyevsky’s literary masterpiece for the stage is a bold one, but this production of Crime and Punishment while timeles... Read more »| 16 Sep 2013 -
Art
Richard Mosse @ Irish Pavilion, Venice Biennale
Upon entering the Irish pavilion on the bank of the Grand Canal, you are met with three monumental images of luscious jungle-scape, the foliage unnervingly r... Read more »| 16 Sep 2013 -
Music
Neon Neon @ Òran Mór, Glasgow, 11 September
History teachers looking for an innovative way of explaining Cold War politics to bored students could've done worse than dragging them to the Òran M&... Read more »| 16 Sep 2013 -
Music
Fuck Buttons / The Haxan Cloak, SWG3, 10 Sep
SWG3 is packed to the gunnels. Having played here with Liars, The Haxan Cloak is tuned in to the system and the space. His live set, performed on analogue ge... Read more »| 16 Sep 2013 -
Music
Jimmy Eat World @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 9 September
There’s a pattern to Jimmy Eat World’s setlist tonight: a handful from their most recent three albums to open, followed by a much longer set of s... Read more »| 16 Sep 2013 -
Film
Screening the Obscene: Irvine Welsh on Filth
Ahead of its big screen adaptation starring and produced by James McAvoy, we speak to Irvine Welsh about his third novel Filth, a delightful tale of a dirty copper and his foul-mouthed tapeworm Read more »| 16 Sep 2013