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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TheatreEvita
Lloyd Webber updates his musical - has Evita been improved or undermined by added musical power? Read more »| 17 Jul 2008 -
MusicPrimal Scream - Beautiful Future
Where is the band that recorded XTRMNTR? Read more »| 17 Jul 2008 -
Art
Altered States of Paint @ DCA
Andrew Cattanach gives the press releases a body swerve to look at an exhibition of rare scope and flair Read more »| 17 Jul 2008 -
Music
Port O' Brien - All We Could Do Was Sing
So much for any port in a storm – at times All We Could Do Was Sing barely even musters a breeze Read more »| 17 Jul 2008 -
BooksElephantina by Andrew Drummond
Elephantina is a cross between a historical novel and a comic one. Drummond invents the journals of one Gilbert Orum, assistant to the very real Dr Patrick B... Read more »| 17 Jul 2008 -
Music
V/A – House It Goin?
The old slogan "Glasgow's Miles Better" may be a bit of a tired cliché, but when it comes to our music it is certainly "nae blawn’ oor ain trump... Read more »| 16 Jul 2008
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Music
Marcel Dettmann - Berghain 02
Resident at Berlin’s legendary techno palace Berghain, Marcel Dettman follows Andre Galluzzi’s offering with his first commercially available mix... Read more »| 16 Jul 2008 -
Music
Red Sparowes @ Stereo, 10 Jul
Underground metal acts can be impressively deceptive. Case in point: Opening for the spell-check hated Red Sparowes, Loss Leader (4/5), a two-piece from Glas... Read more »| 16 Jul 2008 -
Books
Mio's Hospital Diary
Unusually for a book about someone with cancer, the book is often light-hearted Read more »| 16 Jul 2008 -
MusicJoey Negro & The Sunburst Band - Moving With The Shakers
Taking time out from his more chart-friendly production work that has earned him hits with American Dream and Make A Move On Me, Joey Negro serves up a more ... Read more »| 15 Jul 2008 -
Music
Dam Funk - Burgundy City
The US hip-hop stable that is Stones Throw continues to throw down a solid stream of quality music, something that you’ve come to expect with their out... Read more »| 15 Jul 2008 -
Music
Noah and the Whale - Five Years Time
Begs for repeated plays for days Read more »| 15 Jul 2008 -
Music
Racebannon - Acid or Blood
Another fine LP of spastic noise and thundering riffs Read more »| 14 Jul 2008 -
Music
Mélée - Devils & Angels
They lay it on thick, a less sleazy Maroon 5 at worst Read more »| 14 Jul 2008 -
Music
V/A - Cream Ibiza (Paul Van Dyke)
The latest product from global clubbing super-brand Cream is designed to show why its resident DJ Paul Van Dyke has been recognised as one of the greatest in... Read more »| 14 Jul 2008