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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MusicHerman Dune – Strange Moosic
Herman Dune can be a difficult band to get into. Their kitsch ‘quirky’ sound is a factor for some, and for others there can a question of where ... Read more »| 07 Nov 2011 -
Music
Simian Ghost – Lovelorn EP
With Simian Ghost, Sebastian Arnström of Swedish post-rockers Aerial swaps out sprawling guitar epics for frothy electronic pop sheen with impressive re... Read more »| 07 Nov 2011 -
ClubsAmnesty International: Protect the Human Presents HaHaHa
Dancing to make the world a better place has had pretty mixed results. This is based entirely on research gained from Footloose and while dancing may win the... Read more »| 07 Nov 2011 -
ClubsThe Return of Plastikman
After years in the making Ritchie Hawtin returns with a new award-winning, multidimensional live show, Plastikman version 1.5. The Skinny finds out what developments this latest revision contains Read more »| 07 Nov 2011 -
Film
Wuthering Heights
There have been many screen versions of Wuthering Heights but we've never seen one quite like this. Andrea Arnold has brought her bold, uncompromising vision... Read more »| 07 Nov 2011 -
Film
Russell Kane: Smokescreens & Castles DVD
DVD can be the kiss of death for stand-up comedy, but Russell Kane's Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning show Smokescreens and Castles makes the transfer sea... Read more »| 07 Nov 2011
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Comedy
Andrew Lawrence: "Success went away a little bit"
Smart and acid-tongued, comedy underdog Andrew Lawrence looks back at why his career hasn't taken the same route as some of his contemporaries Read more »| 07 Nov 2011 -
Music
The Dead Man's Waltz @ The Old Hairdressers, 27 October
A relatively new haunt in Glasgow’s gig-going community, The Old Hairdressers is, for want of a better term, low-key but for tonight’s evening of... Read more »| 04 Nov 2011 -
Film
Greg McHugh: Tank Commander
Fresh from his bone dry turn as Howard in Fresh Meat, we speak to Greg McHugh about Gary: Tank Commander, his more up-tempo comic creation about a permatan squaddie with a great line in YouTube dance numbers, ahead of its series two DVD release Read more »| 04 Nov 2011 -
Clubs
DJ Shadow: "The landscape has changed, the rules have changed..."
DJ Shadow on the curse of the crate digger and the importance of a spam filter Read more »| 04 Nov 2011 -
Music
Josh T Pearson: The Pariah Returns
Josh T. Pearson was piquing people's interest long before he was the architect of one of the year's finest albums. The Skinny finds the man behind the myth Read more »| 04 Nov 2011 -
Music
Charlotte Gainsbourg – Stage Whisper
‘Brave’, ‘searing’, ‘extraordinary’: Charlotte Gainsbourg’s acting has quite rightly prompted many a critic to splu... Read more »| 04 Nov 2011 -
Music
Spotlight Kid – Disaster Tourist
Spotlight Kid, AKA former Six By Seven drummer Chris Davis, joined by Bent and Mylo contributor Katty Heath and cohorts, delve into the back catalogues of My... Read more »| 04 Nov 2011 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: The Skinny Showcase Shop
From late november you will be able to buy limited edition prints online courtesy of The Skinny Showcase in collaboration with Culture Label (www.culturelabe... Read more »| 03 Nov 2011 -
Music
Bob Dorough – The Devil's Best Tunes
Known most famously for an educational ode to multiplication (Three Is A Magic Number), The Devil’s Best Tunes gathers together work spanning Bob Dorou... Read more »| 03 Nov 2011