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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MusicHouses of the Unholy
Plenty of artists trade the luxury of a traditional recording studio in favour of something a little more homely, but not all come with the calm, idyllic san... Read more »| 01 May 2009 -
Music
Bat For Lashes: The Path of Khan
With her second album in the can, Bat For Lashes are the talk of indie town. But what's with the hippy-dippy vibe? And where did that Scott Walker duet come from? Natasha Khan explains all to Nick Mitchell Read more »| 01 May 2009 -
MusicGrizzly Bear: Out Of Hibernation
Flouting conventions, Grizzly Bear’s ‘difficult second album’ is actually their third. But never mind the chronology. Darren Carle gets chatting to singer Daniel Rossen in the here and now as the Brooklyn quartet bare their teeth ahead of the release of Veckatimest. Read more »| 01 May 2009 -
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The Specials @ O2 Academy, 28 April
Too much time has been spent discussing what the Specials aren’t in their 2009 incarnation, and too little on what they are. Sure, they aren’t qu... Read more »| 01 May 2009 -
MusicManic Street Preachers at Barrowlands
Fourteen years since the end of Richey-era Manics, only the most blinkered, boa-clad 4realist would persist in crying Judas over the band’s continuatio... Read more »| 01 May 2009 -
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Camera Obscura @ Barrowlands, 26 April
Whereas past po-faced performances have given Camera Obscura’s Traceyanne a slight dour air, the thrill of headlining their hometown’s most illus... Read more »| 01 May 2009
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MusicNew Blood: Sky Larkin
Leeds trio Sky Larkin are a band with a relentless work ethic, having dedicating their days to showcasing debut album, The Golden Spike, on both sides of the Atlantic. Leading up to the band's imminent return to Glasgow, Ryan Drever catches up with Katie Harkin to talk cassettes, festivals, and the story so far. Read more »| 01 May 2009 -
MusicThe Dirty Dozen - May, 2009
Spoilt little popsters, soft rock poseurs and 12 stone toddlers. Nick Mitchell assesses a strange batch of singles Read more »| 01 May 2009 -
Books
Roberto Bolano: Master of Tragic Realism
Chilean author Roberto Bolano is the literary discovery of the minute. His works are just now being translated in to English, and so English language critics... Read more »| 01 May 2009 -
Clubs
Ballers Social Club feat. Loops Haunt @ The Ivy, 30 May
Ballers Social is back once again with enough bass to make ripples in the Clyde. This month they are taking over The Ivy to introduce Loops Haunt and Samoyed... Read more »| 01 May 2009 -
Books
The Unknown Knowns by Jeffrey Rotter
Everybody says they know an eccentric, but most of these supposed oddballs don’t really rate. The lead character of this book, Jim Rath, is the kind of... Read more »| 01 May 2009 -
Music
Andrew Bird – Fitz and the Dizzyspells EP
Chicagoan prodigy Andrew Bird is still riding the wave of acclaim that followed the release of Noble Beast earlier this year, to the extent that he now retur... Read more »| 30 Apr 2009 -
Music
Ex Wives - Stave/Diktat
You'll play it 'til it breaks Read more »| 30 Apr 2009 -
Music
Graham Coxon - The Spinning Top
Opening with a Nick Drake homage and proceeding in a folky vein, The Spinning Top finds Coxon having abandoned the pop-punk modes of his previous two solo al... Read more »| 30 Apr 2009 -
Music
Metal Up Your Ass - May, 2009
As the first hints of summer drive many of society's margin-walkers further underground, fortunately the world of loud music attempts to offer some consolation. Read more »| 30 Apr 2009