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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MusicPrimus – Green Naugahyde
After some 12 years in absentia from the studio, Primus' return is a surprisingly consistent and rewarding listen. The lyrics are as gratifyingly bizarre as ... Read more »| 30 Aug 2011 -
FilmKind Hearts and Coronets
Long considered one of the best of the Ealing Comedies, Kind Hearts & Coronets is in many ways atypical of the studio's output. Instead of the us... Read more »| 30 Aug 2011 -
MusicClap Your Hands Say Yeah – Hysterical
Having leapt to the top of NYC’s heavily stacked indie canon with their eponymous 2005 debut, Brooklyn’s CYHSY gained a fervent following with th... Read more »| 30 Aug 2011 -
MusicMogwai – Earth Division EP
Word on the streets (well, the blogs then) was that this new EP was to herald something a little bit different from Glaswegian heavyweights Mogwai. In some r... Read more »| 30 Aug 2011 -
FilmWeekender
Opening with heavy beats and neon colours, Weekender is a nostalgic look at Manchester's rave culture in the early 90s. One drug-fuelled night, friends Matt ... Read more »| 30 Aug 2011 -
Music
Ipecac Records: “The industry can change, but we will continue to do our thing”
As Ipecac Records prepare to release the long-awaited live DVD debut by the band that launched their catalogue, we chronicle the rise of an inspirational force in independent music Read more »| 29 Aug 2011
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Art
Hiroshi Sugimoto: Life Sparks
World renowned photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto talks to The Skinny about celebrating the birth and the death of his art form, and why he might be looking for a Nobel Prize Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Clubs
Soma: Business as Usual
As Glasgow label Soma Quality Records celebrate their twentieth year co-founder Dave Clarke gets nostalgic about bin lids being banged in Miami and discovering Daft Punk at Euro Disney Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Music
St. Vincent: How's Annie?
Despite a shonky transatlantic connection, Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) shares her musings on identity, integrity and industry Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Music
Boom Bip: Me And People
A man of many projects, Boom Bip explains why he really can't seem to manage a 'solo' album Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Theatre
Theatre Venue of the Month: Arches Live
Live Art young team gather with a programme of over 30 performances Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Books
Alan Bissett: "It does get harder"
Alan Bissett is the author of four novels, beginning with Boyracers ten years ago, as well as plays, short stories and other pieces. The characters in Boyracers are revisited in his upcoming novel Pack Men, as they travel down to Manchester in 2008 to watch Rangers play in the UEFA Cup Final Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Music
Kono Michi – One More Day
Having made the transition from globally-recognised classical violinist to singer-songwriter, Brooklyn's Kono Michi evinces a healthy lack of interest in gen... Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Art
Peles Empire @ Sierra Metro
Not often do you see contemporary art and marvel at its opulence – artists today are an ascetic bunch. Peles Empire, the ongoing project by Katharina S... Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Art
Vault: Market Shares
Opening at the beginning of this month, Vault gives audiences the opportunity to buy artwork from established and emerging artists – but it's more than just an art fair, as participating organisations IRONBBRATZ and The Mutual prove Read more »| 29 Aug 2011