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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FilmOne. Two. One
In an Iranian society that places heavy emphasis on beauty regarding a woman’s worth, Ava (Amiri) finds herself the victim of an acid attack to the fac... Read more »| 22 Jul 2013 -
FilmRunaway Train
A surprise contender at the 1986 Academy Awards, Andrei Konchalovsky’s thriller Runaway Train transcends its potentially trashy B-movie premise with co... Read more »| 22 Jul 2013 -
BooksOffice Girl by Joe Meno
Joe Meno's sixth novel might act as an effective acid test for determining hipster tolerance: one protagonist spends his time recording the sounds made by sn... Read more »| 20 Jul 2013 -
Music
David Yow – Tonight You Look Like a Spider
Fourteen years on from the Jesus Lizard’s demise (excluding reunion tours), David Yow has finally released a solo debut which was purportedly conceived... Read more »| 19 Jul 2013 -
Music
The Bulletin: Arts & Culture Roundup | 19 July
In this week's Bulletin: T in the Park and Kelburn Garden Party in review; a look forward to Wickerman and Doune The Rabbit Hole; Thom Yorke disses Spotify; David Lynch on his second album; new tracks from Bishop Nehru and Daughn Gibson and much more! Read more »| 19 Jul 2013 -
Music
T in the Park 2013: Saturday, 13 July
Dundee band Seams have sensibly brought a large number of fans from their home town, who fill the front two rows of the T Break tent and make a lot... Read more »| 18 Jul 2013
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ArtAnri Sala @ French Pavilion, Venice Biennale
The French pavilion's exhibition Ravel Ravel Unravel by Albanian-born artist Anri Sala is situated in the German pavilion, as the two nations have swapped pr... Read more »| 18 Jul 2013 -
MusicYouth Lagoon @ Gorilla, 16 July
Given that the past few years have seen Manchester's self-proclaimed 'promoters extraordinaire' Now Wave inch towards a monopoly over the city's most excitin... Read more »| 18 Jul 2013 -
Film
Me and You
Taken as a whole, Bernardo Bertolucci’s filmography is testament to his more than passing interest in incest. As a precocious 24-year-old, he made Befo... Read more »| 18 Jul 2013 -
Film
Quiet Revolution: Haifaa al-Mansour on Wadjda
"The ultimate goal is just to make a film, not to create conflict with people" – Haifaa al-Mansour Read more »| 18 Jul 2013 -
Theatre
Theatre Venue of the Month: Paterson's Land
Part of Moray House, Paterson's Land will be transformed during the Fringe into a temporary home for some of the finest work Scottish Opera and other high-profile theatre companies have to offer Read more »| 18 Jul 2013 -
Art
Cathy Wilkes @ The Encyclopedic Palace, Venice Biennale
Two strips of aged floral fabric sway slightly, caught in the movement of the many gallery visitors pulsing through the central pavilion of the Giardini. Lik... Read more »| 17 Jul 2013 -
Music
Kelburn Garden Party, 6-7 Jul
With tickets sold out before the party begins, there is a sense that Kelburn Garden Party has come of age this year, cementing its position as one of the jew... Read more »| 17 Jul 2013 -
Music
Nazoranai / Jer Reid & Friends @ Stereo, 10 July
Following Keiji Haino’s rapturously-received solo performance at Tramway last year, his return to Glasgow as one-third of Nazoranai feels like a signif... Read more »| 16 Jul 2013 -
Music
Ultramagnetic MCs @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 10 July
Two of Glasgow's finest emcees kick things off, Gasp performing choice cuts from his grim and gritty new album A Series of Fortunate Misunderstandings, ... Read more »| 15 Jul 2013