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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Art
Hot Rocks
This group show is a great insight into current artistic practices over a broad range of backgrounds Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Art
Charlie Hammond
the blending of childlike
innocence and the corruption of knowledge adds a biblical edge to the work Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Art
The Metal Bridge
there is a great sense of discovery within this exhibition Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Art
Karena Nomi - Losing Momentum
This show is quiet and understated Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Art
Lorna MacIntyre
This body of work give us sketches of the artist's ideas but is too fragmented to stand alone Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Art
Jamie Shovlin: Aggregate
The artist is playing a game of solitaire and does not seem too keen to let anyone else join in Read more »| 12 Mar 2007
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Music
Fall Out Boy @ The Garage
Even the sturdy brick walls of The Garage creak under the strain Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Music
The Earlies - The Enemy Chorus
If it was a little more original then it'd be a great record Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Music
Cold War Kids - Robbers and Cowards
Less Reagan-era missile crisis and more moralistic tales Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Music
Various - ShockRock
Down on Yourself' rocks, but this is countered by an inferior version of 'NY Excuse' Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Music
XFM Column
How Soon Is Nul? Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Music
Cat Power - The Greatest
I don't think it's too early to call this one a classic. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Clubs
SI Begg & Cursor Miner, Inner City Acid, Soundhaus, Glasgow, Jan 13
Double helping of mangled beats Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Music
Kessler @ King Tut's
Souls who choose to face up to the tiresome force of the bleak city and wrestle from it the vitality that pulsates within Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Clubs
Curios? Sunday Joint - A Little Curios?
Leader Line: Another week, another weekend, and while many Edinburgh punters go on the quest for dimmed lights and ear shattering beats on the traditional Friday or Saturday night they should be aware that there are always other options out there.
Pull Quote: ""The childlike qualities are at the heart of my ethos... the idea of directly integrating play into a social setting for adults."" (Malx) Read more »| 10 Feb 2007