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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MusicIpecac Records: “The industry can change, but we will continue to do our thing”
As Ipecac Records prepare to release the long-awaited live DVD debut by the band that launched their catalogue, we chronicle the rise of an inspirational force in independent music Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
ArtHiroshi Sugimoto: Life Sparks
World renowned photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto talks to The Skinny about celebrating the birth and the death of his art form, and why he might be looking for a Nobel Prize Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Clubs
Soma: Business as Usual
As Glasgow label Soma Quality Records celebrate their twentieth year co-founder Dave Clarke gets nostalgic about bin lids being banged in Miami and discovering Daft Punk at Euro Disney Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
MusicSt. Vincent: How's Annie?
Despite a shonky transatlantic connection, Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) shares her musings on identity, integrity and industry Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Music
Boom Bip: Me And People
A man of many projects, Boom Bip explains why he really can't seem to manage a 'solo' album Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Theatre
Theatre Venue of the Month: Arches Live
Live Art young team gather with a programme of over 30 performances Read more »| 29 Aug 2011
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Books
Alan Bissett: "It does get harder"
Alan Bissett is the author of four novels, beginning with Boyracers ten years ago, as well as plays, short stories and other pieces. The characters in Boyracers are revisited in his upcoming novel Pack Men, as they travel down to Manchester in 2008 to watch Rangers play in the UEFA Cup Final Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
MusicKono Michi – One More Day
Having made the transition from globally-recognised classical violinist to singer-songwriter, Brooklyn's Kono Michi evinces a healthy lack of interest in gen... Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
ArtPeles Empire @ Sierra Metro
Not often do you see contemporary art and marvel at its opulence – artists today are an ascetic bunch. Peles Empire, the ongoing project by Katharina S... Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Art
Vault: Market Shares
Opening at the beginning of this month, Vault gives audiences the opportunity to buy artwork from established and emerging artists – but it's more than just an art fair, as participating organisations IRONBBRATZ and The Mutual prove Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Clubs
Death Disco: The Noise of Art
Factory Floor discuss the genesis of their post-industrial trance inducing music Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Film
13 Assassins
There is an extraordinary scene near the beginning of 13 Assassins. Samurai Shinzaemon has been asked to kill Lord Naritsugu whose extreme cruelty is threate... Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Film
Cinema Odyssey: An Interview with Mark Cousins
The Story of Film: An Odyssey tells the history of the moving image, from the simple thrill of the Lumière Brothers to the hi-tech digital age. We speak to its director, Mark Cousins, about this epic journey Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Books
Zoë Strachan: “The freedom to try things out”
Scottish author Zoë Strachan talks about her latest novel, Ever Fallen In Love, and why writing gets more difficult with every book Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Film
Bureaucratic Fairytales: An Interview with André Øvredal
We hunt down director André Øvredal at this year's Edinburgh Film Festival to discuss his new mockumentary TrollHunter, a tale of mythical monsters and mid-level employee paperwork Read more »| 29 Aug 2011