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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MusicThe Everlasting Gaze
Alongside Danny Boy and DJ Lethal, Erik "Everlast" Schrody once upon a time rocked crowds as part of New York hip-hop combo House of Pain before they were dr... Read more »| 16 Oct 2008 -
ClubsKiller Kitsch @ The Buff Club, 14 Oct
The Buff Club opens its doors every Tuesday evening for a fresher-friendly outing, offering two levels of music that varies from modern electro to well known... Read more »| 16 Oct 2008 -
MusicThe Fall @ Queen's Hall, 12 Oct
30 years on and still one of the most exciting live propositions around Read more »| 16 Oct 2008 -
MusicFrançois Virot - Yes or No
Lyon's François Virot recorded Yes or No, his debut, between drumming stints with other projects No Snow and Clara Clara. Its ten tracks, created from... Read more »| 16 Oct 2008 -
Theatre
Glasgay! Does Tennessee: Short Plays with a Williams Theme
Gareth K Vile enjoys rediscovering the queen of southern drama. Read more »| 15 Oct 2008 -
Music
The Record Round up: October, 2008
The only difference between The Fall and autumn is that whereas one sheds leaves, the other sheds band members Read more »| 15 Oct 2008
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Clubs
Tight @ Sub Club, Glasgow, 9 Oct
The Sub Club's new offering to Glasgow's Thursday night club scene has only been around for a month but is already generating a lot of excitement. Tight stic... Read more »| 15 Oct 2008 -
Music
Queen and Paul Rodgers - The Cosmos Rocks
A visionary endeavour, hampered only by a near unlimited recording budget and a mere 140 years of collective experience in music Read more »| 15 Oct 2008 -
Music
The Lost Brothers - The Trials of the Lonely (Parts I&III)
Americana is a pretty loose critical description at the best of times, but after this summer’s revolting aural assault from Kid Rock, the danger of sug... Read more »| 15 Oct 2008 -
Music
Mutual Acquaintances: Los Campesinos!, No Age and Times New Viking To Shred Glasgow This Saturday
You might want to hold on to your mug for this one. Los Campesinos!, No Age, and Times New Viking have just embarked on a wholesome journey across the isles... Read more »| 15 Oct 2008 -
Music
Hold Fire - Power Cuts
On their debut single, Brighton four-piece Hold Fire blend experimentation with an instinct for big pop choruses. Hyperactive crunchy guitars propel Power Cu... Read more »| 14 Oct 2008 -
Music
The Littlemen – Walkin' Sideways
The Littlemen are a funky house duo who hark from Nottingham, and Wallkin' Sideways is the debut album for their own imprint Mobile Trax. In the last ten yea... Read more »| 14 Oct 2008 -
Music
Deerhunter - Microcastle
With their third full-length LP this Atlantan art-punk quintet can still conjure up an image of Christopher Walken in a headband - carelessly waving a revolv... Read more »| 13 Oct 2008 -
Music
Band... I mean Banned
Thank god (or whatever) for freedom of expression! Pity the repressed denizens of countries under the influence of communism or dictatorships! Thankfully our... Read more »| 13 Oct 2008 -
Clubs
Recloose @ Snafu & MacSorleys Music Bar, 29 Oct & 30 Oct
New Zealand producer, Matt ‘Recloose’ Chicoine makes appearances in both Aberdeen and Glasgow on consecutive nights this month. Promoting the re... Read more »| 13 Oct 2008