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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ClubsDJ Chart: Joe Kalamo
1. Hudson Mohawke - Fuse (Forthcoming Warp Records) Nightcrawlers, Timbaland and Quincy Jones ain't got shit on this one! 2. Tiago Andrade - Babel Fish (For... Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
ClubsHoly Trinity
Ahead of their debut performance in Glasgow this month, Moderat's Gernot Bronsert talks about the musical project that could just have easily been called Appelektor. Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
MusicMcIntosh Ross - The Great Lakes
Deacon Blue have been relatively quiet since 2001 - a gig here, a best-of there. It's tempting, therefore, to imagine Ricky Ross and co spending their downti... Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
Music
Hockey - Mind Chaos
Showing some admirable self-awareness, Oregon's Hockey use the first song on their first album to pre-empt what they know is going to be a recurring criticis... Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
Music
The Hornblower Brothers - Adventures In The National Geographic EP
The Hornblower Brothers are cursed before they’ve even started: they come with the recommendation of patron saint of borecore Steve Lamacq. But as this... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
FilmAndrea Arnold: Behind Glass
Andrea Arnold has emerged as a distinctive voice in British cinema. The Skinny talks to the director on the eve of the release of her latest film Fish Tank. Read more »| 26 Aug 2009
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Music
Illa J - Sounds Like Love
There’s plenty mileage in dearly departed rappers, evidenced amply by the Tupac/BIG commercial vehicles which have rumbled along for the last few years... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
Film
September Film Events
Forget Dance Flick and instead head, on 27 September, to the Cameo in Edinburgh or the Belmont Picturehouse in Aberdeen for the ultimate morris dancing movie... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
Music
Baddies - Do the Job
Do The Job is either an example of supreme bad luck or an exercise in supremely competent observation. Which is a politer way of saying either Baddies were u... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
Music
We Insist! - The Babel Inside Was Terrible
The French have one hell of a knack for post-hardcore. We Insist! are into their 15th year of being but the oddly entitled The Babel Inside Was Terrible demo... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
Music
Chuck Prophet - Let Freedom Ring
Cult longevity can often be as much a curse as it is a blessing. While the existence of an audience means an artist can continue to make his or her presence... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
Music
Live Music Highlights - September, 2009
All connoisseurs of fucking evil drug music who know what's up will assemble at Glasgow Ivory Blacks on 10 Sep to pay their respects to Electric Wizard Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
FilmJesse Eisenberg: A ride through Adventureland
Jesse Eisenberg talks about his latest coming-of-age comedy Adventureland, which even comes with a recommendation from Woody Allen. Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
Film
This Is Spinal Tap: Up To 11 Edition
Newcomers to Rob Reiner’s classic shouldn’t have the difficulties its first audience had in understanding its humour. That’s because this c... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
Film
Glasgay! Film Festival Preview
This year's Glasgay! kicks off with a selection of films ranging from poignant drama to old school horror. Read more »| 26 Aug 2009