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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MusicAzealia Banks @ O2 ABC, 29 September
This virulent hip-hop double-bill opens with New York rapper Zebra Katz, accompanied on stage by whip-fierce Njena Reddd Foxxx, churning the 8pm crowd into ... Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
MusicFrightened Rabbit @ Victoria Hall, Selkirk, 25 September
Small town music communities can be precious and fanatical about their local bands. Yet when the band in question is Frightened Rabbit and tonight’s ... Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
ArtThe Skinny Showcase: Igor Termenon
Showcase: Igor Termenon "The series I Used To Live Here documents the places I lived in between 2009 and 2011. During those three years I lived in f... Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
Music
First Listen: PAWS reveal debut album Cokefloat!
Glasgow-based trio PAWS have brought a heartening buzz to national radio with their sweet brand of raw and poppy garage rock. They offer The Skinny first listen to their debut album and chat about its inception over a few sugary treats Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Nick Lynch
Showcase: Nick Lynch Nick Lynch is an artist based in Glasgow. He is also one half of Bronze Age Editions, an independent publishing platform specia... Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
Music
Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs – Sunday Run Me Over
Sunday Run Me Over is Holly Golightly’s fifth album in five years with Lawyer Dave (aka one-man backing band The Brokeoffs). For most artists, this w... Read more »| 01 Oct 2012
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BooksRe-Releasing The Valve.
Literary journal Valve launched its debut issue in June 2011, as part of a Strathclyde University course project. It could have ended there, but the enthusiasm of the team for the project has meant that the second issue will arrive in October this year Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
Music
Seaming – Seaming
Having worked with the Cinematic Orchestra, Leila, Herbaliser and a whole host of other seminal musicians and bands, not to mention being a core member of Ho... Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
Film
Liberal Arts
Writer/director Josh Radnor's sophomore feature sees him also play Jesse, a detached but well-meaning 30-something university admissions officer recently dum... Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
Clubs
Clubbing Highlights – October 2012
October's clubbing highlights run the gamut of electronic music, featuring Floating Points, Boys Noize, Dave Clarke, and Ben Butler & Mousepad... Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
FilmThe Devil Rides Out
As an 11 year old boy I used to tape late night Hammer horror films on VHS and watch them in awe before school. Fast forward to present day and viewed throug... Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
Music
The Metal Column – October 2012
A look at the upcoming metal highlights in Edinburgh and Glasgow for October, featuring Alice Cooper, Gallows, Soulfly, Young Guns, As I Lay Dying, Wolf and many more... Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
Music
Two Gallants – The Bloom and the Blight
The numerical value held within their name has been a thread throughout Two Gallants’ work. For there has always been a duality about the work of the S... Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
Music
Menomena – Moms
Menomena's fifth album follows the departure of co-founder Brent Knopf from the Portland outfit; commendable, then, that remaining members Justin Harris ... Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
Clubs
Optimo Espookio @ Sub Club, 28 Oct
One of the annual highlights of the Scottish clubbing calendar is Optimo's Halloween bash, Espookio. The Optimo regulars are famed for their outlandish dress... Read more »| 01 Oct 2012