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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FilmClaire Denis: Cinema, Strangers and Sensation
A retrospective of French filmmaker Claire Denis’ work reveals a cinema of intimacy, tenderness and violent desire Read more »| 24 Jun 2010 -
Music
Cypress Hill @ O2 Academy, 16 Jun
A week shy of a decade since they last rolled (and blazed) through Glasgow; the Cypress Hill we see tonight is shorn of the rock band experience that made th... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
MusicDeer Tick – The Black Dirt Sessions
Like all true country musicians, Deer Tick’s John McCauley shares his name with his father and grandfather, has an unfashionable moustache and sounds a... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
MusicA Fight You Can't Win – A Fight You Can't Win
Edinburgh trio A Fight You Can't Win give their material the full-length treatment on this self-titled debut, and the results are highly appetising. The prod... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
MusicDM Stith – Heavy Ghost: Appendices
Following emphatic praise for 2009’s Heavy Ghost, DM Stith presents its Appendices – two discs of remixes, demos and covers. Such an extensive do... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
Music
John Knox Sex Club – Blud Rins Cauld
Their name may conjure images of bondage-born deviancy, but John Knox Sex Club (JKSC) believe in more traditional values. Flashing a spectrum of rich instrum... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010
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Music
Sailor Jerry Presents... !!! @ The Arches, 18 Jun
Fresh off the back of recent successes with Los Campesinos and Mystery Jets, Sailor Jerry Presents... hauls its travelling tattoo and rum themed show into Gl... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
Music
The JD Set @ ABC 2, 17 Jun
For those unfamiliar with the JD Set formula, it presses shuffle on the standard gig routine – mixing up members of veteran acts alongside those of up-... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
Music
RockNess 2010
Okay, so the heavens opened halfway through the weekend, but that didn't stop one of Scotland's finest festivals from showcasing a variety of talent across several stages Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
MusicMing Ming and the Ching Chings – Not in Anyone’s Gang!
If Glasgow’s Ming Ming and the Ching Chings ultimately fail to receive the attention they deserve, it may well be because The Ting Tings “made it... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
Clubs
P-Money @ Big 'n' Bashy, 3 July
P-Money brings his wild sound to Big 'n' Bashy Read more »| 22 Jun 2010 -
Music
Francis Harold & The Holograms – Who Said These Were Happy Times?
Warning: this album may cause irritability, fatigue, and clinical depression. You know that scene in Total Recall when Arnold Schwarzenegger’s eyes sta... Read more »| 22 Jun 2010 -
Music
Various Artists – Kode9 DJ Kicks
The prospect of Kode9 curating a compilation of all he deems buzz-worthy in the UK bass scene is an exciting prospect in itself, and the wealth of ta... Read more »| 22 Jun 2010 -
Music
Chus & Ceballos – Back On Tracks (Nervous)
If there’s an album that demonstrates the homogenising effect of globalisation, it’s this soul-destroying collection of bland house track... Read more »| 22 Jun 2010 -
Music
My Luminaries – Order From the Chaos
My Luminaries’ debut has been a long time coming. Together since 2004 - and with major label interest piqued from the get-go - the six-year build-up ha... Read more »| 21 Jun 2010