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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MusicMike Bones - A Fool For Everyone
Mike Bones, New York guitarist with Soldiers of Fortune and Cass McCombs, releases his second solo album on Vice Records. Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
ClubsHeard It Through The Grapevine
Last month Ivy bar in Glasgow moved to its new home on the west end of Argyle Street, occupying the space formerly held by 54 Below. Over the past two years ... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
ArtPatrick Jameson @ Sierra Metro
Patrick Jameson’s installation Eliel will be the third show at Edinburgh’s exciting new art space Sierra Metro. It promises to be interestingly v... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
Music
Mitchell Museum - Warning Bells
According to Michel Foucault, medieval folk would deal with their mentally ill by chucking them on a 'ship of fools' and letting them set sail together into ... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
MusicLe Reno Amps @ The Mill, 4 Feb
As they prepare to strut their stuff at February's Mill, Finbarr Bermingham caught up with Le Reno Amps henchmen Maple and Nero to discover that, sometimes, the simpler things in life are better Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
Music
Enfant Bastard - The Best of Enfant Bastard
Everyone needs a bit of Enfant Bastard in their lives. Artists like Ariel Pink have managed to push lo-fi to its creative limits, but Enfant Bastard, with so... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009
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Music
Viva Stereo - Roar Lion Roar
Fence Collective mainstays Viva Stereo are stretched to the limits by personal circumstances: with members scattered from Aberdeen to Leicester, it's a wonde... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
Music
Tricky @ The Arches, 19 Feb
Emerging amidst the lads-and-lager brawl of mid-nineties Britpop, Tricky’s multifarious debut, Maxinquaye, flew in the face of the simplified collectiv... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
Film
The Skinny Guide to Oscar Party Season
Love it or loathe it, Oscar season is here; you can try to avoid the pics of weeping starlets and triumphantly returning has-beens...or you can throw in the towel and host your own Oscar party, with our how-to guide. Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
Music
The King Blues - Save The World, Get The Girl
Jonny ‘Itch’ Fox is not without talent. Save The World, Get The Girl portrays him as a bomb disposal expert, a Shaolin master, and a caped crusad... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
Clubs
Jam The Box Launch Night @ GRV, 7 Feb
Named after an old Carl Craig track, Jam The Box has arrived to bring the fun back into clubbing. Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
MusicDaniel Merriweather feat. Wale - Change
Ronson's right-hand man fails to deliver on lacklustre debut. Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
Music
Imelda May @ The Voodoo Rooms, 17 Feb
Winner of “Best Music Pub” award in 2008, the Voodoo Rooms has rapidly earned a reputation for hosting first-class gigs. Its dark, would-be smoky... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
Comedy
Laugh them into Bed: the Novice’s Guide to Dating and Comedy
Lizzie Cass-Maran explains why the comedy club is the perfect place for a first date. Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
Music
Anonymous Tip - Not Your Orthodox
Twickenham punks Anonymous Tip have something to tell all you square, naïve fools. While you live your clueless lives as slaves to the system, they see ... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009