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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MusicFight Like Apes @ King Tut's, 1 May
The sun is shining, the weather is sweet and there’s a room just itching for some Irish punk hijinks, but before that there’s the NME-weaned styl... Read more »| 06 May 2011 -
MusicKeelhaul @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 28 April
Given that Britain seems to be swept away in mass wedding hysteria, it’s heartening to see that at least a few people have dragged themselves away from... Read more »| 06 May 2011 -
MusicPseudo Nippon – Universal Pork Tai Chi
Alongside rib-tickling lingual mistranslations, you may now confidently add musician Pseudo Nippon to the list of curios produced by the head-knocking betwee... Read more »| 06 May 2011 -
Music
Moon Duo's Ripley Johnson: "I have control freak tendencies sometimes"
Moon Duo's Ripley Johnson on the importance of location, two heads being better than four, and why he believes in karma Read more »| 05 May 2011 -
MusicHero Worship: Jeff Tweedy
Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison waxes lyrical on his admiration for Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy Read more »| 05 May 2011 -
Music
Explosions in the Sky: "We definitely don’t want to do any sort of George Lucas tinkering with the past"
Explosions in the Sky’s Chris Hrasky explains how the cult Texan instrumentalists made it back from the brink, and why they'll never mess with their history Read more »| 05 May 2011
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Music
Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
Having sauntered to a top three position in the UK album charts, garnering a plethora of plaudits and sold-out shows along the way, Seattle’s Fleet Fox... Read more »| 05 May 2011 -
Music
Alain Johannes – Spark
When Alain Johannes' wife Natasha Shneider finally lost her battle with cancer in 2008 he set out to commemorate her with a collection of songs that he felt ... Read more »| 05 May 2011 -
ClubsDeadly Rhythm presents Martyn and Braiden @ SWG3, 28 May
Deadly Rhythm, the Glasgow party hybrid delivers a delicious crossover treat in one of the city’s most exciting venues this month with Martyn and Braid... Read more »| 05 May 2011 -
Art
Best of British 7 comes to Glasgow
The seventh British Art Show arrives in Glasgow at the end of this month, and we're pretty bloody excited to see such an extensive survey of contemporary art in Scotland. So much so, we had to speak to Sue Tompkins about her upcoming performance Read more »| 05 May 2011 -
Film
Attack the Block
Attack the Block opens on a scene as prosaic as any social realist film, with a gang of hoodies (the kind of kids that give Daily Mail readers palpitations) ... Read more »| 05 May 2011 -
Clubs
Crookers present: Dr Gonzo
DJ Bot from Italian 'hip-house' duo Crookers on their new collaborative venture, Dr Gonzo Read more »| 05 May 2011 -
Theatre
Cryptic Nights: Inducer @ CCA, 5-7 May
Artist Robbie Thompson speaks about the development of Inducer Read more »| 05 May 2011 -
Art
Patricia Cain @ Kelingrove Art Gallery and Museum
“Patricia Cain’s work on the Riverside Transport Museum uniquely documents the geometric complexity and structural integrity of the museum’... Read more »| 05 May 2011 -
Music
Wild Beasts – Smother
If they weren't tired of the comparisons already, Wild Beasts' third studio album guarantees they will continue to be talked of in the same breath as Talk Ta... Read more »| 04 May 2011