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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MusicThe Bouncing Souls @ The Cathouse, 21 Jun
An unknown rapper supporting punk rock legends seems like a bad joke. Those fears materialise when several punk elitists begin chanting insults. P.O.S. defie... Read more »| 13 Jul 2009 -
Film
Hush
It’s ironic that a film with this title doesn’t have much to say, but Radio 1 DJ Tonderai’s directorial debut fair cracks along and is an e... Read more »| 13 Jul 2009 -
MusicThe Domino State- Firefly
It’s a well known but perhaps unspoken rule that to plagiarise U2 will not make you popular with the critical press but may sell you a few records. Th... Read more »| 13 Jul 2009 -
MusicThe Rumble Strips - Welcome to The Walk Alone
Try as hard as we reviewers do, we're all plagued with a pretentious edge. We constantly strive to squeeze in the word zeitgeist, eager to slam any album th... Read more »| 13 Jul 2009 -
Music
AC/DC @ Hampden Park, 30 Jun
With a combined age of 285, it seems miraculous that AC/DC should make it back to Hampden Park in the year of Homecoming, the legendary quintet literally cr... Read more »| 10 Jul 2009 -
Music
The Dead Weather - Horehound
It’s natural that Jack White has dominated discussions of the Dead Weather. With two bands already under his command, the unveiling of a new blues-rock... Read more »| 09 Jul 2009
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Music
Lord Cut-Glass @ King Tut's, 27 Jun
Temporarily shorn of The Phantom Band's tendency to marry Krautrock with avant-folk, frontman Rick Redbeard (***) is stripped down to his essence tonight, ev... Read more »| 09 Jul 2009 -
Music
The Main Event: Blur vs Mogwai
Seconds Away… Round 1 In 1999, heavyweight cheeky champs Blur were basking in the success of their album 13. Having successfully defined their singl... Read more »| 08 Jul 2009 -
Music
Miss the Occupier: The Beautiful Occupation
Miss The Occupier have begun to turn heads with eye-catching style and glam-punk sound. Gillian Watson talks feminism, far-flung touring and daytime soaps with the Glasgow trio Read more »| 08 Jul 2009 -
MusicMagnolia Electric Co. - Josephine
Records borne of personal tragedy are an odd beast: tinged with pain, they’ll often contain heartbreakingly honest song-writing, but can become stiflin... Read more »| 08 Jul 2009 -
Theatre
Dusty tests the Limits
Gareth K Vile shakes off his presbyterian puritanism to enjoy songs of desire and disillusionment. Read more »| 08 Jul 2009 -
MusicOasis @ Murrayfield Stadium, 17 Jun
With an intimidating police presence, local schools locked down in anticipation of an invasion and a number of convulsing bodies already strewn across the li... Read more »| 07 Jul 2009 -
Clubs
Battant @ Sub Club, 28 Jun
London's Battant capture hearts down in the Sub Club Read more »| 07 Jul 2009 -
Music
Silversun Pickups @ Òran Mór, 1 July
It's not surprising that Silversun Pickups haven't quite managed to graduate to the mainstream in the UK, despite a repertoire of radio-friendly tunes. Most... Read more »| 07 Jul 2009 -
Music
There Will Be Fireworks: Sky's the Limit
Scotland is gaining a reputation for darkly ambitious indie, but Glasgow four-piece There Will Be Fireworks are determined to carve out their own space, Nick Mitchell hears Read more »| 07 Jul 2009