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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MusicBeastmilk – Climax
Although primarily a goth/post-punk outfit, Finland’s Beastmilk draw heavily upon the tropes of extreme metal; indeed, the initial buzz around the band... Read more »| 21 Nov 2013 -
Music
The Limiñanas – Costa Blanca
Despite their origins under the warm sun of southern France, The Limiñanas’ music arrives shivering with sang-froid; a sense of louche detachmen... Read more »| 21 Nov 2013 -
MusicThe Warlocks – Skull Worship
PSYCH! As the drone signal lights up the night sky, it seems all manner of dark adventurers have heeded its call. The Warlocks’ cosmic soundscapes felt... Read more »| 20 Nov 2013 -
ArtSonica 2013: Picture Window
In November, as part of Sonica, shop fronts in Glasgow became impromptu gallery spaces for the public art project Picture Window. Five venues welcomed a rang... Read more »| 20 Nov 2013 -
MusicThe Reflektors @ Barrowlands, 16 November
The cat is well and truly out the bag long before Arcade Fire, sorry, The Reflektors, arrive in Glasgow for a duo of Barrowland dates. The pseudonym couldn&r... Read more »| 19 Nov 2013 -
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Various Artists – Cosmic Machine
A 20-track oddyssey through ten years of experimental, avant garde synth music by French producers from 1970 to 1980, the operative word here is 'cosmic' &nd... Read more »| 19 Nov 2013
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Music
Natural History: Jonathan Meiburg reveals Shearwater's cover album
Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg explains why it took a twist on an old concept to convince him to finally record an album of cover versions Read more »| 19 Nov 2013 -
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Recondite – Hinterland
A subtle and understated album of delicately-constructed minimal house, Hinterland is a very personal debut record for Berlin-based producer Recondite, laced... Read more »| 19 Nov 2013 -
ClubsGlasgow School of Art's Union Reborn
After two years residing in a temporary venue while the building was refitted, the Art School is back – we take a look at the refit, the upcoming clubs and gigs, and speak to Art School regulars including JD Twitch, Casual Sex, Lovers Rights, and Autechre Read more »| 18 Nov 2013 -
Film
King of Controversy: Jahmil X. T. Qubeka on Of Good Report
Jahmil X.T. Qubeka sat down with The Skinny while in Edinburgh for the Scottish premiere of his latest film, Of Good Report, at Africa in Motion. He discussed the controversy surrounding the film and his childhood in apartheid-era South Africa Read more »| 18 Nov 2013 -
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Streets of Fire
Walter Hill’s Streets of Fire is 90 minutes of glorious pulp fiction. It opens with two title cards: the first reads ‘a rock‘n’roll f... Read more »| 18 Nov 2013 -
Film
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
“Dentists are the first to go,” jokes Donald Sutherland’s health inspector, unaware of how horribly right he is, in Philip Kaufman’s ... Read more »| 18 Nov 2013 -
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Computer Chess
A cursory glance at the new movie from Andrew Bujalski, which centres on a programming tournament taking place at a crummy hotel in the early 80s, where men ... Read more »| 18 Nov 2013 -
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The Heat
Bridesmaids definitively proved for the umpteenth time to a sexist Hollywood that, yes, women can be funny, and yes, they can be funny without the film desce... Read more »| 18 Nov 2013 -
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Gaslight
Upon acquiring the rights to Patrick Hamilton’s play Gas Light, MGM set about wiping the slate in preparation for their George Cukor-directed, Ingrid B... Read more »| 18 Nov 2013