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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ComedyScottish Comedian of the Year Final 2009
Hamilton father of three John Gavin wins the fourth grand final of the Scottish Comedian of the Year contest. Read more »| 29 Sep 2009 -
MusicLive Music Highlights - October, 2009
Carpet-bombing Scotland in early October, Cats and Cats and Cats deploy super-inventive post-rock(ets) that explode with punk energy on impact. They aren't a... Read more »| 29 Sep 2009 -
Books
Simon's Cat by Simon Tofield
Simon’s Cat started off life as an internet animation that developed a cult following. The short films featuring a hungry cat on Youtube gained enough ... Read more »| 29 Sep 2009 -
Books
Gutter Press
The newly launched Gutter magazine already looks like being a promising step for Scottish writing as a whole. Here's why. Read more »| 28 Sep 2009 -
Music
Blackhole - Dead Hearts
Dead Hearts sees eleven chunks of thoroughly respectable hardcore lobbed through The MC5's window. This young Londonian quintet set off from the ... Read more »| 28 Sep 2009 -
Theatre
Initial Itch
Initial Itch is a very necessary night. It brings together poets, theatre companies, film makers, stand-ups and anyone else who fancies putting t... Read more »| 28 Sep 2009
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Music
Nephu Huzzband - Elementary
From the off, it's clear that Nephu Huzzband have a distinct set of motivational DIY ideals running through their music and general practice. Punk sensibilit... Read more »| 28 Sep 2009 -
Film
October Film Events 2009
October means only one thing to horror fans: Halloween. This year, the Cameo in Edinburgh and the GFT in Glasgow are screening a zombie double bill on 25 and... Read more »| 28 Sep 2009 -
TheatreIn a Manner of Speaking
Flora Pitrola goes solo to show off her vocal versatility. Read more »| 28 Sep 2009 -
MusicThe Metal Column – October, 2009
There must be few better ways to celebrate Hallowe'en than listening the the tongue-in-cheek gore metal of Cannibal Corpse Read more »| 28 Sep 2009 -
Theatre
Post Show
An imaginary show fights off real life in the face of vile reviewers and internal dissent. Read more »| 28 Sep 2009 -
FilmThe Dancing Outlaw: Dominic Murphy and Edward Hogg on White Lightnin'
Stylish and intense, White Lightnin' is a recreation of the life of an unlikely cult figure: Appalachian dancer Jesco White. The Skinny spoke to director Dominic Murphy and actor Edward Hogg about the making of the film and meeting the man himself. Read more »| 28 Sep 2009 -
Comedy
Tim Minchin: Ready for This?
Multi award winning comedian and damned fine bloke Tim Minchin tours his latest show around the UK, with dates around Scotland this October. Read more »| 28 Sep 2009 -
Clubs
Subverting the Norm
Berlin decadent, old-school clubbing, provocation, pole-dancers and freaky dancing. Who says clubbing belongs to the mainstream? Read more »| 28 Sep 2009 -
Music
A Muso's Top 10: WHY?
Since Alopecia came out, we've been on tour for maybe half of those months. We've been all over the US twice, all over Europe four times, Japan once and Isra... Read more »| 25 Sep 2009