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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Music
The Easy Gramophone - January
5 free songs you can legally download, listen to and love.
Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
MusicOkkervil River - our life is not a movie
SF: Finbarr Bermingham catches up with Will Sheff to learn that life really does imitate art sometimes, even if the author is in denial
PQ: ""I don't like to put on airs. I'm just a rock singer!"" Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
MusicMake Model
The New This' or 'The Next Big That'? Whatever, Finbarr Bermingham encounters substance galore in the Glasgow sextet's corner Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
MusicNeutral Milk Hotel – On Avery Island
On Avery Island is a rare and welcome opportunity to explore their raw brilliance, pre-Anne Frank Neutral Milk Hotel were, and thanks to this series of reis... Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
Comedy
The Amazing Bastards' Amazing Column
The Amazing Bastards are Steven Dick, Allan Miller, and Teddy. They have been described as ""horribly funny"" by the Daily Record, and as ""crime fighting supermodels"" by Allan. Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
FilmThe Coen Brothers on No Country For Old Men
The current Oscar frontrunner, the Coen brothers' No Country For Old Men, first wowed audiences at the Cannes Film Festival in May, where The Skinny caught up with them and some of the cast.... Read more »| 06 Jan 2008
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Music
Jonah Matranga - Not About a Girl or a Place
About love, the scriptures, end of the world... you know the schtick Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
Music
Frightened Rabbit - It's Christmas So We'll Stop
Both uplifting and melancholy, surely the embodiment of a Scottish Christmas Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
ClubsIAMX - The Alternative Album Review
Now where did I leave my black eyeliner? Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
Music
Duty Free @ Cabaret Voltaire
An exciting series of gratis performances to kickstart your year in gigs Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
Music
Carry on Enon
With a back catalogue as long as your arm and a musical pedigree to make many a more prominent band blush, Enon continue to defy industry standards with their own brand of alternative rock. Neal Parsons catches up with frontman John Schmersal to find out how he does it Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
Music
Q without U
"Little did I know that our name would nearly get us sued by the DIY bastions of the free world. Fuck 'em, we're keeping it!" - Tam Killdean Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
Music
A few good bands: 2008's Ones to Watch
Finbarr Bermingham dusts off the old crystal ball to try and make your search for the 'Next Big Thing' a little less serendipitous... Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
Music
Celtic Connections: Sounds of Scotland @ The Classic Grand
A bill decidedly cheery and light-hearted Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
Music
Crowded House @ SECC
Their time on earth continues to serve them well Read more »| 06 Jan 2008