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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MusicSailor 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 -
MusicThe 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
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MusicVarious 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 -
Music
Holy State – Holy State EP
From the throaty vocals to the stripped rock bite, it’s tempting to suggest the specific Holy State these lads from Leeds are striving towards is Nirva... Read more »| 21 Jun 2010 -
Music
UNKLE – Where Did the Night Fall
Time was when James Lavelle’s credit was so healthy he could lure in the aristocracy of leftfield musical talent to lend a hand with his UNKLE project:... Read more »| 21 Jun 2010 -
Art
Johan Grimonprez @ The Fruitmarket Gallery
Brace yourself; Johan Grimonprez’s new film is a lot to take in. Like his previous one, dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y, which combined excerpts from television new... Read more »| 21 Jun 2010 -
Clubs
Bok Bok, Lil Silva & Feadz @ Numbers
Numbers blows out the candles with guest appearances from Bok Bok, Lil Silva and Feadz Read more »| 21 Jun 2010 -
Theatre
The Botanics: Venue of The Month
The Botanics is rarely used as a venue, but one annual festival is a reminder of how theatre need not be confined to the indoors Read more »| 20 Jun 2010 -
Clubs
Edu Imbernon @ Bigfoot's Tea Party, 3 July
Edu Imbernon's debut Scottish set is welcomed by none other than Bigfoot's Tea Party Read more »| 18 Jun 2010