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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FilmShed Your Tears and Walk Away
Picturesque Hebden Bridge has long been a magnet for tourists and commuters looking for a rural paradise, but for a significant portion of its residents it i... Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
Books
The Passages of Herman Melville by Jay Parini
Jay Parini's last novel was The Last Station, about the final days of Tolstoy. How to follow up a novel about the writer of War and Peace? With a novel about... Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
TheatreNew Year, New You: Creative Labs
Both Dance House and Dance Base have a commitment to supporting the next generation of dancers. The Creative Lab is how they do it Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Film
Peter Mullan - NED: Non-establishment director
After an eight year hiatus, Peter Mullan makes a welcome return to directing with NEDS, a punchy, personal tale of urban tribalism set in 70s Glasgow Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
MusicDuke Garwood – Dreamboatsafari
As a Londoner whose musical roots lie in Delta blues and early jazz, Duke Garwood is immediately distinguishable from your average solo songsmith. On Dreambo... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Music
Spokes – Everyone I Ever Met
While their EP of last year wallowed rather tepidly in soft/loud guitar alchemy, Spokes' debut album proper is a far brighter affair, on which the Mancunian ... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011
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Music
Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
It’s January, which means it’s time for the annual “BBC Sound of...” pasting to begin. There’s admittedly schadenfreude to enjo... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Music
Iron & Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean
The first studio album in almost four years sees Samuel Beam continue to push his own boundaries, defying any notions that he should be categorised merely by... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Music
The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
There’s something about The Decemberists’ whimsical pseudo-folk balladry that you really want to hate, but try hard as you may it seems the human... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Music
Afrodesia – The Afro Soul-Tet
The Afro Soul-Tet, the rerelease of an obscure and globe-spanning artefact of the late 60s, is a bizarre work which incorporates elements of jazz, Latin jazz... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
ClubsAxis presents Dem Slackers @ Cabaret Voltaire, 21 Jan
Dutch Wonderkid Dem Slackers has quickly worked his way up the electro scene in the past year. Having only started making his own music five years ago, it is... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Music
Gangrene – Gutter Water
Hip-hop duo Gangrene consist of emcee/beatsmith Oh No and renowned producer The Alchemist; a combination which should be a match made in heaven for any beat ... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Music
Ultraphallus – Sowberry Hagan
Deviants of the world, rejoice! After four years of having no-one twisted enough to fill the blackened boots of Khanate, we now have Ultraphallus around to b... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Clubs
Clubbing Highlights – January 2011
With (somewhat) well rested ears and techno fingers recumbent from the festive season we dive into January, arms and legs akimbo. The first month of 2011 is ... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Film
Black Swan
Natalie Portman gives a career-best performance in Black Swan, and at times she's the only thing holding Darren Aronofsky's hysterical melodrama together. Sh... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011