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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MusicGiant Drag @ Barfly, 12 Apr
A dark, twisted and uninviting place but with a surface of fascinating candour Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
MusicScott Walker – The Drift
Little better than highbrow aural torture Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Film
The Magician
Not simply a 'Man Bites Dog' rehash, this is a darkly comic low budget treat Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
FilmRussian Dolls
Great fun, with a nice line in surreal humour and an enjoyable preoccupation with storytelling. Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Film
Love + Hate
An immensely powerful look at racial hatred and hypocrisy. Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Film
Fateless
The true story of 14-year old Gyuri Koves' horrific experiences of the Nazi concentration camps, and the subsequent effect on his consciousness. Read more »| 16 May 2006
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Film
X-Men: The Last Stand
Slammin' speculation on a surefire summer smash! Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Film
Edinburgh Film News May 2006
Future Cinema's first outing in Scotland promises to be an extravagant spectacle for lovers of cinema. Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
FilmThe King
A story that is fascinating and disturbing, but ultimately frustrating. Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Clubs
Talkingmakesnosense - Surroundings
As pleasant as it is to lose oneself in Dixon's web of sounds, there is nothing very challenging on offer here Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Clubs
Christ. - Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge is an impressively languid affair Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Music
Orson - Bright Idea Single
Sugar-coated to beyond sickening and as safe as houses... Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Music
Popup
Mashes the kitchen-sink drama of Aidan Moffat with a lyrical flow untouched upon since the halcyon days of Scatman John Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Music
The Glasgow School
Sad news this month is the demise of ShitDisco's shitty party den Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Music
The Presets @ King Tut's, 6 Apr
This evening, King Tuts is sparsely populated with an assortment of waifs and strays awaiting the electro disco sleaze of The Presets, though with two EPs an... Read more »| 16 May 2006