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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MusicAriel Pink's Haunted Graffiti – Before Today
When the retro revival finally runs its course, you’ve got to wonder what’ll happen to Ariel Rosenberg. So immersed in the sound of nosta... Read more »| 28 May 2010 -
MusicThe Metal Column – June 2010
Satan Rules. Both literally and figuratively. He just does, like it or not. And if you’re reading this column, you’re most likely already well aw... Read more »| 28 May 2010 -
Music
Band of Horses: The Eyes Have It
After a quiet 2009, Band of Horses return with Infinite Arms this month. Ben Bridwell lightens up on being the focus of attention and tells us why ‘shitcoms’ are the way forward Read more »| 28 May 2010 -
ArtDundee Degree Show 2010
It's that time of year again, as Scotland's art schools roll out their graduate shows. Duncan of Jordanstone opened proceedings with their May exhibition, so The Skinny headed along to check it out Read more »| 27 May 2010 -
Theatre
Macbeth
If you're a fan of the dark side of human nature - and who isn't? - Macbeth has it all Read more »| 27 May 2010 -
Clubs
Killer Kitsch Street Party, 1 June
Killer Kitsch gets too big for the venue that spawned it as everything haemorrhages out onto Bath Lane for a street party Read more »| 27 May 2010
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MusicTrash Talk – Eyes & Nines
Screaming out of Sacramento, Trash Talk arrive at their second full-length in five years with experience and venom. Aided by the capable hands of producer Jo... Read more »| 27 May 2010 -
Music
Stag and Dagger 2010 @ Various Venues, Glasgow, 22 May
While not as dependent on the weather as its field-based brethren, wandering between city-festival venues is infinitely more pleasurable on a balmy, pre-summ... Read more »| 26 May 2010 -
Music
Radar Brothers – The Illustrated Garden
A new Radar Bros album is as welcome as a cooling breeze from an open window amidst a room otherwise full of obnoxious, clamouring musical wannabes, throwing... Read more »| 26 May 2010 -
Music
Islet – Celebrate This Place
Little is known about Welsh quartet, Islet, a band which eschews the postmodern trappings of MySpace, Twitter and the like in favour of a low key – but... Read more »| 26 May 2010 -
Art
Chicks on Speed @ DCA
Multidisciplinary and intimidatingly prolific, Chicks on Speed are popping up in Dundee for their first UK solo show Read more »| 26 May 2010 -
Music
Far – At Night We Live
Any subsequent releases by Far were always going to face tough comparisons to their 1998 masterpiece Water And Solutions. With twelve years of altern... Read more »| 26 May 2010 -
Music
Nina Nastasia – Outlaster
Despite being blessed with a name that sounds like a major label’s riposte to Christina Aguilera, Nina Nastasia is much vaunted in indieland. T... Read more »| 26 May 2010 -
Theatre
Kursk Review
Be immersed in a submarine: but is it good theatre? Read more »| 26 May 2010 -
Clubs
Ceephax Acid Crew (Live), JD Twitch & Sean Matthews @ Noise Pollution, 5 Jun
After his debut, 1998’s Bainted Smile EP, Ceephax Acid Crew aka Andy Jenkinson, brother of Squarepusher, quickly became known for using vintage drum ma... Read more »| 26 May 2010