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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FilmRestrepo
Considering the controversy surrounding last year’s Associated Press photograph of a dying US marine (deemed appalling by the disgusted and insigh... Read more »| 04 Oct 2010 -
FilmThe Losers
A crack commando unit are framed for a crime that they didn't commit and have to go on the run to clear their names. If you can find them … Cue brass ... Read more »| 04 Oct 2010 -
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Night of the Demons
Freddy vs Jason veteran Monica Keena does well in this low rent remake of the 80s sex 'n' splatter classic, but it's Edward Furlong as a strung out gatecrash... Read more »| 04 Oct 2010 -
MusicFather Murphy – No Room For The Weak EP
Italian trio Father Murphy follow their …And He Turned To The Sun album with three new songs and a cover of Leonard Cohen’s There Is A War. If y... Read more »| 04 Oct 2010 -
TheatreSwan Lake @ The Theatre Royal
In a 21st century world, arts need to continually evolve and grow in order to remain relevant Read more »| 03 Oct 2010 -
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The Metal Column - October 2010
The remainder of the year is about to serve up an uncivil barrage of ear-baiting terror, as if to coincide with the impending winter darkness. But rather tha... Read more »| 01 Oct 2010
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Music
John Legend & The Roots – Wake Up!
Few musicians seem to make overtly political records these days: the Iraq war moved few songwriters to sing out, and despite its catastrophic effects, there&... Read more »| 01 Oct 2010 -
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Grinderman @ Barrowlands, 28 Sep
Grinderman have described their causa causans as an “excuse to make a fucking racket”; turns out that this is something they’re particularl... Read more »| 01 Oct 2010 -
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Manic Street Preachers @ O2 Academy, 29 Sep
A boa wrapped around a mic stand, a white Gibson being tuned by a roadie, and an empty space to the left of the stage: the Manics don’t have to be perf... Read more »| 01 Oct 2010 -
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Broken Records – Let Me Come Home
With its own sense of self-importance, Broken Records debut album reached for the heavens but ended up leaving some listeners firmly grounded. At times secon... Read more »| 01 Oct 2010 -
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Belvedere Mountain Express – Cauldstane Slap
On Cauldstane Slap, Edinburgh’s Belvedere Mountain Express explore a strain of playful, nostalgic electronica overlaid with accordion and, on four of t... Read more »| 01 Oct 2010 -
Theatre
Theatre Venue of the Month: Tron
More than a theatre Read more »| 01 Oct 2010 -
Theatre
Alvin Ailey @ Edinburgh Festival Theatre
The most viewed company in modern dance Read more »| 01 Oct 2010 -
MusicFenech-Soler – Fenech-Soler
Fenech-Soler have been attracting moderate buzz for quite some time, with recent single Stop & Stare thus far their closest pitch for the mainstr... Read more »| 30 Sep 2010 -
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Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore – Dear Companion
Beginning life as an EP of songs meant to bring attention to the environmental impact of mountain top removal mining in their home state of Kentucky, under t... Read more »| 30 Sep 2010