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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MusicRemember Remember - Remember Remember
Banks of looped, eddying guitar motifs, cascading pianos, flurries of duelling woodwind and snow-crisp xylophone all vie for attention. Read more »| 24 Nov 2008 -
MusicThe Vaselines @ ABC, 12 Dec
Perhaps the most indie and legendary of Glasgow's indie legends, Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee caused a justifiable stir this summer when they reformed The ... Read more »| 24 Nov 2008 -
MusicNick Harrison - Something Special
Shamelessly aping the most overly-exposed indie pop of the day Read more »| 24 Nov 2008 -
MusicYusaf Azak - Light Procession EP
Dreamy yet messy second effort from promising Scottish artist Read more »| 24 Nov 2008 -
Music
Live Music Highlights - December, 2008
There'll be enough psychedelic energy to keep you transfixed on The Black Angels all night. Read more »| 24 Nov 2008 -
MusicClinic - Tomorrow
After five albums and several EP collections, new single Tomorrow demonstrates the paradox that Clinic have become: they continue to sound almost exactly the... Read more »| 24 Nov 2008
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Music
Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy
Reviewing Chinese Democracy is like boxing Muhammad Ali. It might have meant something years ago, but now you’d just feel bad about the inevitable kicking. Y... Read more »| 23 Nov 2008 -
Film
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
Itty Bitty Titty Committee Read more »| 23 Nov 2008 -
Music
Sons and Daughters @ Paisley Town Hall, 12 Nov
Sons and Daughters are giving their all but they just aren’t getting it in return Read more »| 23 Nov 2008 -
Music
Cage the Elephant @ Moshulu, 14 Nov
It’s hot and sticky and the sold out audience are decidedly tetchy thanks to a chaotic armband system that seems to be failing at the five people deep ... Read more »| 23 Nov 2008 -
Music
V/A - SK 200
Compiled by Germany’s Jazzanova, SK 200 is a compilation that celebrates the 200th release on their Sonar Kollektiv label; no mean feat for an indie in... Read more »| 22 Nov 2008 -
Music
Gimme Shelter 4
Ever since Geldof and co assembled the cream of the 80s for Live Aid 23 years ago, charity and music have gone hand-in-hand. We’ve been spoilt for choi... Read more »| 21 Nov 2008 -
Theatre
Sunshine on Leith
Michael Cox catches the latest success to take pop tunes and give them a story. Read more »| 21 Nov 2008 -
Music
Fight Like Apes @ Glasgow Barfly, 24 Nov
Fresh from supporting the Ting Tings' latest tour, synth-grunge Dubliners Fight Like Apes front up the second month of the Levi’s Ones To Watch Autumn ... Read more »| 21 Nov 2008 -
Comedy
Virgin Trains refuse to advertise The Stand
Virgin's onboard magazine rejects advertising from Scotland's largest comedy club, due to worries over gun crime. Read more »| 20 Nov 2008