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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ClubsBeneath The Label: All Caps
Beginning a new series exploring some of the best record labels around, we quiz Glasgow-based selector, Bake, on the label he co-runs with Ryan Martin and Matthew Muir Read more »| 02 Apr 2013 -
TheatreVenue of the Month: The Beacon
The venue of the month is the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock, a creative hub for the Renfrewshire region attracting major touring productions Read more »| 02 Apr 2013 -
ClubsNorthwest England Clubbing Highlights – April 2013
In our first Northwest clubs round-up, Manchester flexes its muscles with Bicep, Duke Dumont and the Unabombers, while Liverpool gets physical to NHK'Koyxen and a Garden Festival warm-up Read more »| 02 Apr 2013 -
MusicPYYRAMIDS – Brightest Darkest Day
PYYRAMIDS (the capitalisation and extra Y are non-negotiable, alas) are Tim Nordwind and Drea Smith – the former moonlighting from professional choreog... Read more »| 02 Apr 2013 -
Music
The Haxan Cloak – Excavation
The Haxan Cloak's self-titled 2011 album on Aurora Borealis brought Bobby Krlic, aka The Haxan Cloak, to the attention of the ultra-hip and experimental Tri ... Read more »| 02 Apr 2013 -
Music
Aidan Baker – Already Drowning
Those coming to Already Drowning via an interest in Aidan Baker’s work with ambient drone duo Nadja be warned: here be an altogether gentler ... Read more »| 02 Apr 2013
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Art
RSA New Contemporaries: Fresh Meat
Like a pack of wolves around the back of a diner, we wait eagerly for the pickings of the degree shows, siphoned off and served up in the RSA’s New Contemporaries. A few of them kindly agreed to spill their plans for the show Read more »| 02 Apr 2013 -
Art
Mick Peter @ SWG3, until 27 Apr
Mick Peter takes a certain hard-line approach to making art that has its origin in 20th Century experimental literature. A fan of novelist and poet B.S. John... Read more »| 02 Apr 2013 -
Music
Scotland Gig Highlights – April 2013
A roundup of the most unmissable gigs in the Central Belt, with the return of the Outskirts Festival and live appearances from James Blake, Echo & The Bunnymen, Trail of Dead, Malcolm Middleton, plus the brutal sonic assault of Death Grips Read more »| 01 Apr 2013 -
Books
The Trade Secret by Robert Newman
Rob Newman's fourth novel is both an investigation into the pervasive forces of corporations, class and capitalism, as well as a swash-buckling adventure ... Read more »| 01 Apr 2013 -
Theatre
Jo Strømgren and Victor Quijada: Scottish Dance Theatre
Our Theatre editor talks to Jo Strømgren and Victor Quijada about their upcoming shows for Scottish Dance Theatre Read more »| 01 Apr 2013 -
Clubs
Spotlight on... The Sub Club
In the first of a regular feature for the Clubs section, we'll be taking a look at some of Scotland's best nightclubs. Where better to start than with the world-famous Glasgow institution that is the Sub Club... Read more »| 01 Apr 2013 -
Books
Love Sex Travel Musik by Rodge Glass
Sharing a theme of cheap air travel, these short stories reflect on a world lubricated by flights that cost less than lunch. Far from realising their dreams ... Read more »| 01 Apr 2013 -
Film
Spring Breakers
This candy-coloured delirium opens with a wet and wild montage of well endowed young women gyrating in slow motion as Neanderthal jocks cascade cheap lager o... Read more »| 01 Apr 2013 -
Music
The OK Social Club – Nothing In Common
Possibly not since The View’s debut has a Scottish band mined youthful, boozy nostalgia quite as doggedly as Edinburgh’s The OK Social Club. &ldq... Read more »| 01 Apr 2013