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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MusicRudi Zygadlo – Tragicomedies
Any artist whose press release describes their music as ‘pop for people who read’ (cuz, like, Beyoncé is aight but she’ll never unde... Read more »| 04 Sep 2012 -
MusicThe Gaslamp Killer – Breakthrough
GLK's full-length debut is a who's who of the Brainfeeder roster, with appearances from Gonjasufi, Daedelus, Computer Jay, Samiyam and many others. It's also... Read more »| 04 Sep 2012 -
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Great xxpectations: Jamie xx talks Coexist and the future of electronic music
Ahead of The xx's feverishly-anticipated follow-up to xx, Jamie xx talks to The Skinny about his production, the future of electronic music, and how the band continue to coexist Read more »| 04 Sep 2012 -
MusicFrightened Rabbit – State Hospital EP
State Hospital is Frightened Rabbit’s second EP since signing to Atlantic, and on both occasions the band have shown a propensity for a more roots... Read more »| 04 Sep 2012 -
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Deerhoof – Breakup Song
Eleven albums in, Deerhoof inhabit something of a paradox: they manage to be both predictable and unpredictable simultaneously. They remain wildly imaginativ... Read more »| 04 Sep 2012 -
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Grizzly Bear – Shields
It’d be a tough ask for Grizzly Bear’s latest to match the meticulous, swooning highs of 2009’sVeckatimest, but it certainly has its moment... Read more »| 04 Sep 2012
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Film
Out of the Past: Guy Maddin on Keyhole
Guy Maddin's latest film, Keyhole, is a psycho-sexual riff on Homer's The Odyssey by way of film noir and haunted house movies. The Skinny spoke to this most unique of filmmakers Read more »| 04 Sep 2012 -
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Jim Noir – Jimmy's Show
As he approaches 30, Mancunian psych-popper Jim Noir shows no sign of relinquishing his child’s eye view of the world. Lyrically, third album Jimm... Read more »| 04 Sep 2012 -
FilmThe Aggression Scale
Didn't you sometimes wish when you watched Home Alone that Macaulay Culkin would get a little more psycho? Make the burglars really suffer? Make them bleed? ... Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
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Grandaddy @ O2 ABC, 30 August
Six years ago, Grandaddy were collapsed and futureless. By the time final album Just Like the Fambly Cat appeared, the members had already parted company, l... Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
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Grimes @ The Arches, 29 August
Opening a three-act bill before 8pm is always a challenge, but Grimes’ fellow Montrealers Majical Cloudz captivate from the outset. The duo&r... Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
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The Helio Sequence – Negotiations
Much of The Helio Sequence’s fifth album was reportedly born from improvisation, with many songs beginning life as one-minute sketches, and others fo... Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
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Minus the Bear – Infinity Overhead
Over the course of a career, it’s not unusual for a band to shed its musical skin several times. Yet, in their eleven years as a band, Seattle outfit... Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
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The Good Ship Yeasayer
As Brooklyn's Yeasayer look forward to their cruise ship bow, Ira Wolf Tuton takes a walk down memory lane Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
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Adrian Crowley – I See Three Birds Flying
“And I tried to write the saddest song in the world,” croons Adrian Crowley on the second track of his excellent sixth album. The majestic burst ... Read more »| 03 Sep 2012