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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MusicThe Smashing Pumpkins – Pisces Iscariot [Deluxe Edition]
After the success of the Gish and Siamese Dream reissues, Pumpkins fans will be frustrated to learn that whilst Pisces delivers in some areas (a compe... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
MusicGZA – Liquid Swords [Deluxe Edition]
Nearly 20 years after the Wu-Tang Clan – that's RZA, GZA, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa and the late Ol' ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
ArtThe Skinny Fringe Radio Hour #2
In the second of our special Fringe radio shows, kindly accommodated by Edinburgh's Fresh Air station, we welcome guests from the worlds of comedy, literatur... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
ComedyVoices In Your Head
It’s easy to lose count of the number of shows offering improvisational comedy at this year’s Festival. However, I’m willing to stick my ne... Read more »| 19 Aug 2012 -
Film
Thom Tuck Goes Straight-to-DVD
The sadist in me wants to meet Thom Tuck on the last day of the Fringe - just to check for any remaining vital signs. The former Penny Dreadful has embarked ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2012 -
Music#UNRAVEL Live @ The Queen’s Hall, 15 August
In Pictures: FOUND presents... #UNRAVEL Live @ The Queen’s Hall, 15 August FOUND, joined by computational linguist Simon Kirby and Aidan Moffat, prese... Read more »| 17 Aug 2012
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Music
The Shy Retirer: Perfume Genius in interview
Pain, sadness, anxiety: it's a tough job being Perfume Genius. But things are looking up, Mike Hadreas explains Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Film
Take This Waltz
The standout moment in Take This Waltz, the second feature from Canadian actor-turned-director Sarah Polley, takes place on a cheesy fairground rid... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Music
NETVERK – August 2012
The Skinny brings you a monthly roundup of the very best netaudio releases Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Film
Rumble Fish
When it was released in 1983 Rumble Fish was met with near universal critical incomprehension. It seemed another deliberate step by Coppola on his road to ca... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Music
Toots and the Maytals @ O2 ABC, 10 August
Toots Hibbert has an infectious smile, and plenty of reasons to wear it tonight: his home nation celebrates 50 years of independence this month; a weighty h... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
David Hasselhoff: "Do you guys still like Runrig?"
On the advent of his Edinburgh Fringe show, David Hasselhoff grapples with Scottish culture, doppelgangers and – perhaps most frighteningly – the affections of our resident drunken Knight Rider nut, Fred Fletch Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Oliver Pitt
Showcase: Oliver Pitt Oliver Pitt is an illustrator based in Glasgow.Biography by Phoebe Amis, based on the titles of Oliver's works. The A-side (T... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Gabriella Marcella Ditano
Showcase: Gabriella Marcella Ditano Gabriella Marcella Ditano graduated from the Glasgow School of Art Graphic Design department this year. Her work... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
Theatre
What's He Building in There? @ Zoo
STaG hit the nail right on the head with What's He Building in There? While the show is billed as a comedy, laughs are few and far between. But the... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012