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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MusicStarter For Eleven: Talib Kweli
Influential New York MC Talib Kweli battles through a round of hip-hop history for the unrivalled glory of a haggis supper Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
MusicR.L. Got Soul
Jon Spencer pays tribute to late delta bluesman R.L. Burnside and recommends a place to start listening Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
MusicCerebral Bore: Forged In Fire
Haemorrhaging members quicker than they can book a tour, Cerebral Bore are undeterred in their quest for global dominance Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
Music
Young Fathers: Straight Back On It
With gathering acclaim and a debut album under their arm, Young Fathers – Scotland's premier 'rap boy band' – gear up for their busiest year yet Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
Music
Dolorean – The Unfazed
When Portland’s Al James rolls through town, he doesn’t exactly ignite the tarmac. This misspelt Dolorean isn’t going back to the future, j... Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
Music
Various Artists – 3...2...1... A Rocket Girl Compilation
Merge and Warp set high benchmarks for label retrospectives last year with their respective 20th anniversary archive-trawls. Thirteen-year-old UK label Rocke... Read more »| 05 Jan 2011
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BooksThe Legacy by Kirsten Tranter
A literary novel that borrows elements from Portrait of a Lady and The Big Sleep sounds a bit too literary and not very novel. But The Legacy isn&rs... Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
Art
The Ethics of Encounter @ Stills
Although set within the formal paradigm of the documentary film, the works in the second part of the Stills Gallery’s exhibition are not didactic or ex... Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
ArtNew Work Scotland 2010: Nicolas Party & Catherine Payton @ Collective
Successful conceptual art should (of course) contain a strong concept, but – crucially – it must convey that concept to the viewer. Unsuccessful ... Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
Comedy
Crystal Baws: January Horoscopes
ARIES Oh hai Arians! Whilst watching The Room on DVD you start the new year by forming a spiritually unbreakable bond of empathy with Tommy Wiseau. Thereaft... Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
Film
Shed Your Tears and Walk Away
Picturesque Hebden Bridge has long been a magnet for tourists and commuters looking for a rural paradise, but for a significant portion of its residents it i... Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
Books
The Passages of Herman Melville by Jay Parini
Jay Parini's last novel was The Last Station, about the final days of Tolstoy. How to follow up a novel about the writer of War and Peace? With a novel about... Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
Theatre
New Year, New You: Creative Labs
Both Dance House and Dance Base have a commitment to supporting the next generation of dancers. The Creative Lab is how they do it Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Film
Peter Mullan - NED: Non-establishment director
After an eight year hiatus, Peter Mullan makes a welcome return to directing with NEDS, a punchy, personal tale of urban tribalism set in 70s Glasgow Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Music
Duke Garwood – Dreamboatsafari
As a Londoner whose musical roots lie in Delta blues and early jazz, Duke Garwood is immediately distinguishable from your average solo songsmith. On Dreambo... Read more »| 04 Jan 2011