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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Music
Akron/Family
Every time I try to tell him about the awesomeness of Akron/Family ... he answers with a tired "What? Sorry, the line's pretty bad." Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Theatre
Princess Ida
Princess Ida' is typical Gilbert and Sullivan fare, but Edinburgh University's Savoy Opera Group do a very respectable job of trying to make it watchable. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Comedy
Stars - April 2006
Aries March 20 - April 19It's time to let those close to you know how much they mean to you, or how much they don't. Actually could be time for a completely ... Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Art
Fizzers
Ian Rankin wondered why we made him look so grumpy but then conceded that he never smiles in photographs. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Art
Paul Carter - I2XU
Suburban Guerilla' is the kind of document Rick from The Young Ones might have put together if he was a real person. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Art
After the War
The inclusion of frankly decorative works mars what could have been a fascinating show Read more »| 16 Apr 2006
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Art
Fred Sandback
It is this capacity to trigger a new way of looking that makes these works valuable Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Art
David Julian Leonard
intelligent snapshots into Western culture Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Art
Katy Dove
we get the sense that we are witnessing some kind of organic process, a slow-paced biological dance both alien and strangely familiar Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
MusicIn Profile: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Enigmatic claimant to the alt-country music throne Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Clubs
Candi Staton, The Renfrew Ferry, Glasgow, April 8
Candi Staton. Respect is due. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
FilmCockles And Muscles
The film equivalent of a trashy novel and a glass of sparkling wine. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Books
Blankets - Craig Thompson
A small story, so beautifully told. Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
Books
Black Hole - Charles Burns
A beautiful mix of fantasy and truth. Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
Books
5 is the Perfect Number - Igort
As atmospheric as the best film noir, filled with shadows, rain drenched alleyways, religious imagery and desperate men dwarfed by post-impressionist Toulouse-Lautrec style billboards. Read more »| 17 Mar 2006