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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MusicMorkobot – Morbo
There’s no doubt about it, Italian label Supernatural Cat are out to eradicate all traces of rationale in music. Mere months after melting senses with ... Read more »| 05 Oct 2011 -
MusicCharalambides – Exile
As the bumper stickers say: Texas does it best. Maybe it’s the sweltering desert heat or just something in the air but they certainly have a knack for ... Read more »| 05 Oct 2011 -
MusicVarious – Fac. Dance: Factory Records 12" Mixes & Rarities, 1980-87
It’s hard to believe that another compilation of genuine interest can be wrung from the Factory stable, such has been the level of interest in the labe... Read more »| 05 Oct 2011 -
MusicChristina Vantzou – No. 1
Despite generally being known as half of the Adam Wiltzie-helmed audio-visual exploration The Dead Texan, it seems Christina Vantzou has been harbouring aspi... Read more »| 05 Oct 2011 -
Music
Rising – To Solemn Ash
While Norway is undoubtedly the black metal capital of the world and Sweden gets by on the lion’s share of melodic death metal bands in existence, Denm... Read more »| 05 Oct 2011 -
Film
Bad Teacher
Cameron Diaz is Elizabeth Halsey and she is a Bad Teacher. Her goal in life is to take care of number one – not her number one student. The wily and hi... Read more »| 05 Oct 2011
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Music
Active Child – You Are All I See
As Active Child, former choirboy Pat Grossi exploits his God-given pipes to striking effect. His Marmite falsetto will split listeners, but the thumbs-up cam... Read more »| 04 Oct 2011 -
ArtPrince of Darkness: An Interview With Norman Shaw
Artist Norman Shaw is showing at Edinburgh's RSA, a gallery supported by the Own Art scheme, as part of their Resident 11 exhibition. The Skinny asked him to tell us a little more about his work Read more »| 04 Oct 2011 -
Music
Exitmusic – From Silence EP
Until Boardwalk Empire, Alleksa Palladino had a pretty patchy acting CV, sprinkled with direct-to-DVD horror sequels and minor bit parts. Now, HBO and Martin... Read more »| 04 Oct 2011 -
Music
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – Soul Time!
Soul Time!, the fifth studio outing from Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, sees the band’s insistence upon replicating the exact character of vintage sou... Read more »| 04 Oct 2011 -
Film
Agents Provocateur: Shocktober @ GFT
Glasgow Film Theatre offers up five films from across the globe that will make your toes curl and your heart skip a beat Read more »| 03 Oct 2011 -
Music
Stop the Presses: October
Artists & Designers: Fruit Tree Foundation Needs You! You may recall that last year the Fruit Tree Foundation brought together a stellar... Read more »| 03 Oct 2011 -
Film
The Beaver
It is hard to come to The Beaver without preconceptions, starring as it does Tinseltown's greatest pariah and featuring a story about a man who talks through... Read more »| 03 Oct 2011 -
Music
Birdengine – The Crooked Mile
Birdengine is the creative output of Lawry Joseph Tilbury. Following a number of releases on Benbecula Records, The Crooked Mile is his first full length alb... Read more »| 03 Oct 2011 -
Music
Gauntlet Hair – Gauntlet Hair
Denver duo Gauntlet Hair garnered quite a bit of attention in the blogosphere last year with their accessible blend of echoey noise-pop, and now they're back... Read more »| 03 Oct 2011