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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MusicMetal Up Your Ass - March, 2009
Fittingly enough for a month named after the Roman god of war, March this year has a bit of fight about it. The 13th Note in particular seems intent on havi... Read more »| 27 Feb 2009 -
MusicWounded Knee - Shimmering New Vistas
Before sampling, before microphones and Pro-Tools, before guitars, and before musical instruments, there was the human voice. A capella vocal delivery draws ... Read more »| 27 Feb 2009 -
MusicBlk Jks - Mystery EP
The hype is building around Blk Jks, and with good reason. Imagine the zeitgeist creativity of Brooklyn transposed to the raw, head-to-head soundclash of Sou... Read more »| 27 Feb 2009 -
FilmOne Girl and Her Dog
Kelly Reichardt is establishing herself as the creator of beautiful, meditative indie gems. Gail Tolley meets her to discuss her new film Wendy and Lucy. Read more »| 27 Feb 2009 -
MusicWoodpigeon @ Captain's Rest, 22 Feb
There’s silence when The Miserable Rich (***) ask if anyone owns a hotel that could put them up after the show, but if anyone were to offer, they could... Read more »| 27 Feb 2009 -
Clubs
Rhumba Club presents: 2 Many DJs @ The Ice Factory, Perth, 14 Mar
This preview page is usually held in the vice like grip of Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh, with the three cities offering so much for every type of clubber.... Read more »| 27 Feb 2009
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Music
U2 - No Line on the Horizon
The band will argue vehemently that this is a departure from their previous work but the reality is there’s no way that No Line on the Horizon will ali... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009 -
Music
Crystal Stilts @ Sneaky Pete’s, 22 Feb
Crystal Stilts are all about intensity. And in a space as small as Sneaky Pete's (imagine your living room, minus furniture, plus 100 indie misfits), the int... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009 -
Music
FOUND – The Fidelities EP
Apparently designed to give the lie to those who say the Scottish music scene is too ponderous or introspective, Edinburgh collective FOUND are specialists i... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009 -
Music
United Fruit: The seeds of success
United Fruit are currently lighting up the murky Glasgow underground with their unique brand of experimental rock. As the band continue to break the ice, just a year in, they sit down with Ryan Drever to tell the story so far Read more »| 26 Feb 2009 -
Music
Mi Ami - Watersports
Forget what the damn press release says. There is no way this is a guy singing. That aside, Mi Ami is a rhythm-infatuated trio from San Francisco. Effervesce... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009 -
Music
Wake The President - You Can't Change That Boy
There’s a familiarity to Wake the President’s debut album, partly due to its relative belatedness - some songs have been in record collections an... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009 -
Music
Instal 09 @ The Arches / CCA, 20-22 Mar
Despite the demise of Triptych, the experimental music scene in Scotland has gone from strength to strength in recent years. This is in no small part attribu... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009 -
Comedy
Laughing Horse New Act of the Year Competition
Credit crunch be damned. The Laughing Horse New Act of the Year Competition has more entrants than ever, with four heats taking place in Edinburgh this weekend. Read more »| 26 Feb 2009 -
Music
XRABIT & DMG$ - Hello World
Rap producers are often guilty of selling their souls at the altar of the recording studio, gladly embracing the mixing desk as a means to tweak their artist... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009