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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MusicO2 Love Music Column – April 2013
As one half of London-based hip hop collective Task Force's sibling leadership, Chester P has already carved a niche following with his g... Read more »| 01 Apr 2013 -
MusicWild Honey – Big Flash
The second LP from Madrid’s Wild Honey – essentially the work of multi-instrumentalist Guillermo Farré – is an unashamedly kitschy, ... Read more »| 01 Apr 2013 -
ArtShona Macnaughton: Foiling the System
For Shona Macnaughton, making work is about navigating the economic and social situation she finds herself in. Ahead of her New Work Scotland show she told us why this means employing someone else to do it Read more »| 01 Apr 2013 -
MusicThe Flaming Lips – The Terror
Billed as The Lips 'bleak, disturbing' record (with suitably ominous title to match), the reality is that this, their thirteenth studio album, whil... Read more »| 29 Mar 2013 -
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The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 29 March
Preview the new albums from QOTSA and The Flaming Lips; Glastonbury bill announced; new music from Tricky, Phosphorescent and Woodenbox; shoot your own video for WHY?; plus a cautiously optimistic look at The Wolverine Read more »| 29 Mar 2013 -
MusicFol Chen – The False Alarms
In the four years of their existence, LA’s Fol Chen have held a month-long residency at the city’s Echo venue, organised collaborative workshops ... Read more »| 29 Mar 2013
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Music
The Gaslight Anthem / Japandroids @ O2 Academy, 24 March
Japandroids still have a rising profile, but they're underdogs compared to tonight's stadium-fit headliners. Regardless, the Vancouver-based guitar and ... Read more »| 29 Mar 2013 -
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Bonobo – The North Borders
The fifth LP from Brighton’s Bonobo (aka Simon Green) opens in understated style, as Grey Reverend’s brooding vocals overlay the gently shimmerin... Read more »| 29 Mar 2013 -
Art
The Modern Lesbian @ Contact, Manchester, Until 20 Apr
While there’s a lot of laughter in the faces of the ‘modern lesbians’ of Rachel Adams' new exhibition The Modern Lesbian at Contact, the ov... Read more »| 29 Mar 2013 -
Music
Homework – 13 Towers
Live, this Edinburgh-based electro-rock quartet have (in these pages) been compared to LCD Soundsystem, although on record that comparison somewhat overstate... Read more »| 29 Mar 2013 -
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Lubomyr Melnyk – Corollaries
Complex, sparse and beguiling, the new album by celebrated avant garde neo-classical composer Lubomyr Melnyk is a delight from start to finish. Melnyk's tech... Read more »| 29 Mar 2013 -
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Church of Noise – April 2013
You'd be surprised by the number of ways you can lose your hearing Read more »| 29 Mar 2013 -
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WALL – Shoestring EP
WALL made her debut last year with a cover of Karen Dalton's Something On Your Mind, a sparse, understated, synth-led number which showcased her subtle vocal... Read more »| 29 Mar 2013 -
Books
An Exquisite Sense of What is Beautiful by J. David Simons
J. David Simons’ new novel is primarily noteworthy for the ambition it shows in tackling difficult, often uncomfortable themes. Flitting between the yo... Read more »| 28 Mar 2013 -
Music
Life Coach – Alphawaves
Originally conceived as a solo outlet for Trans Am founder Phil Manley’s homage to late krautrock visionary Conny Plank, this second album as Life Coac... Read more »| 28 Mar 2013