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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MusicIsa & the Filthy Tongues - New Town Killers
Best not mention Shirley Manson in earshot of this band; Manson left a previous incarnation in order to become vocalist for Garbage, a move that (judging by ... Read more »| 26 Mar 2009 -
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Tunng with Tinariwen @ The Picture House, 21 Mar
As the centre piece of the World Music Programme at the Picture House, Tunng and Malian former soldiers Tinariwen ignore cultural boundaries to create a melting pot of global sounds. Read more »| 26 Mar 2009 -
ComedyLaughing Horse New Act of the Year: Quarter Final
The first weekend in April sees the quarter finals of the Laughing Horse New Act Competition, featuring the heat winners from Scotland and Northern England. Read more »| 26 Mar 2009 -
MusicThe Flowers of Hell - Come Hell or High Water
Ambitious collaboration project attempts to bridge gap between classical and rock - and succeeds Read more »| 25 Mar 2009 -
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Fucked Up and The Bronx in interview: New World, Same Shredded Faces
The Bronx's Joby J. Ford and Fucked Up's Damien 'Pink Eyes' Abraham get political, financial, and discuss why hardcore is quite like a Scotch Egg, with Jason Morton. Read more »| 25 Mar 2009 -
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Bridge and Tunnel @ Arc Studios, 25 Apr
Glasgow DIY gig collective presents an evening of raucous Stateside rock Read more »| 25 Mar 2009
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MusicStabwound - Alone At Last EP
Murky but no less brutal debut from menacing Glasgow metallers Read more »| 25 Mar 2009 -
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The Thermals - Now We Can See
This Portland-based trio (sometimes duo) received high praise for their 2006 album The Body, The Blood, The Machine with its grunge-pop tunefulness and the i... Read more »| 25 Mar 2009 -
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Peter Bjorn and John - Living Thing
“Peter Bjorn and John? The happy-go-lucky Swedes responsible for whistle-core pop smash Young Folks? They’re great, any whistling this time?&rdqu... Read more »| 25 Mar 2009 -
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Casiotone For The Painfully Alone @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 21 Apr
To welcome the release of his upcoming album, entitled Vs. Children, Owen Ashworth, aka Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, will be taking his synths, sadness... Read more »| 25 Mar 2009 -
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Southerly - Storyteller & the Gossip Columnist
Southerly seem to tick all the right boxes for admission into the hearts and iPods of zeitgeist-alt-America. Central creative prodigy à la Beirut? Che... Read more »| 25 Mar 2009 -
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Instal 2009, a Year on the Quiet
Moments of exquisite and minute beauty and explosive hullabaloos. Read more »| 25 Mar 2009 -
MusicBat For Lashes – Two Suns
Anyone acquainted with Bat For Lashes’ highly regarded debut Fur and Gold will know that the Brighton singer-songwriter (real name Natasha Khan) is som... Read more »| 24 Mar 2009 -
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Charles Spearin - The Happiness Project
The Happiness Project is the brainchild of Charles Spearin, founding member of Broken Social Scene and Do Make Say Think. The album's concept is so unique th... Read more »| 24 Mar 2009 -
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Earth @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 19 Apr
Despite its unpleasantly abject title, last year’s The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull demonstrated a subtlety rarely associated with long-h... Read more »| 24 Mar 2009