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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TheatreNew World, New Writing
Agata Maslowska checks out the future as The Arches continues to stake its claim as the cutting-edge venue. Read more »| 22 Jun 2009 -
MusicDinosaur Jr: In Silence With J Mascis
The final part of our Dinosaur Jr interview series, marking the release of latest LP Farm on June 22, finds the trio’s visionary linchpin J Mascis on typically laconic but entertainingly frank form Read more »| 22 Jun 2009 -
MusicBeck, MGMT and Devendra Banhart to rework classic albums
Beck has recruited friends to form the ‘Record Club’, an informal group which will re-record classic LPs in one-day sessions. The singer has anno... Read more »| 19 Jun 2009 -
Theatre
Company Chordelia
Mhairi Graham enjoys a trip to the dark side Read more »| 19 Jun 2009 -
Music
Iain Shaw - Untitled EP
Judging by his MySpace page, it’s clear Iain Shaw is not blessed with deep reserves of bravura. Describing his style as like ‘someone trying to r... Read more »| 19 Jun 2009 -
Music
Dinosaur Jr - Farm
Two albums into their nothing-short-of-miraculous reunion, and proto-grunge pioneers Dinosaur Jr are, put simply, on a roll. The newfound restraint displayed... Read more »| 19 Jun 2009
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Music
Dinosaur Jr: On The Couch With Lou Barlow
In the second of three interviews celebrating the release of proto-grungers Dinosaur Jr’s newest album Farm on June 22, prodigal bassist Lou Barlow analyses his return to the fold with typical honesty. Read more »| 19 Jun 2009 -
Clubs
Battant @ Optimo, Sub Club, 28 Jun
French three-piece Battant are signed to long-time Optimo partners in crime KilltheDJ, the Parisian label that released Optimo's excellent How to Kill the DJ... Read more »| 19 Jun 2009 -
Theatre
X Factor: Query
X Factor get thoguhtful and gender-blending. Read more »| 18 Jun 2009 -
Music
Lethal Bizzle - Go Hard
Too often, British urban music has been found in awe of America. Since the arrival of dubstep a few years ago though, inner cities have reverbated to the sub... Read more »| 18 Jun 2009 -
MusicWhat a Mess, What a Band: Swervedriver's Adam Franklin on Dinosaur Jr
I remember J Mascis being asked in an interview what his inspiration was when it came to making records and he said something like "I just wanna make records... Read more »| 17 Jun 2009 -
Music
Playing With the Past @ The Pleasance, 26 June
One of the more interesting shows at this year's international film festival, Playing With the Past is nothing less than a good rummage through the treasure ... Read more »| 17 Jun 2009 -
Music
Dinosaur Jr: In Conversation With Murph
In the first in a three-part series of interviews with temperamental alternative legends Dinosaur Jr, celebrating the release of their latest album Farm, The Skinny presents selected highlights from our interview with Murph, the band's affable drummer Read more »| 17 Jun 2009 -
Music
Jocasta Sleeps - Crayfish Cocktail
Jocasta was a luckless figure, even by the oft ill-fated standards of Greek mythology. A murdered husband and a slightly more intimate relationship with her ... Read more »| 17 Jun 2009 -
Clubs
Cooly G: A Woman of Many Talents
Recently signed to Kode 9’s Hyperdub label, Cooly G is riding high on the hype surrounding her deep house sound. David McNamara meets up with the rising star of the UK funky scene to talk about motherhood and the importance of hard work. Read more »| 17 Jun 2009