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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FilmHaywire
Haywire is the kind of lucid thriller Paul Greengrass might make if he ever invested in a tripod. Breakneck action with graceful, but nasty, fight sequences ... Read more »| 12 Jan 2012 -
MusicRoots Manuva Music Playlist: Guest Selector
Maverick MC Rodney 'Roots Manuva' Smith lifts the lid on his desert island discs Read more »| 12 Jan 2012 -
Music2012: Scoring the End Times
Don't stress about whether the Mayan Prophecy will come to pass this year, think more about who might accidentally soundtrack the end of days... Read more »| 11 Jan 2012 -
Comedy
Crystal Baws: January Horoscopes
ARIESAfter going off the rails at New Year and thereafter orbiting through a belt of her own sick astronomers discover Venus is pregnant with another planet.... Read more »| 11 Jan 2012 -
FilmPunishment Park
Through a combination of radical politics and formal experimentation British director Peter Watkins has pushed the limits of the docudrama since the 1960s. A... Read more »| 11 Jan 2012 -
Music
All the Saints – Intro To Fractions
This second offering from Atlanta's All The Saints finds the band chin deep in psychedelic shoegaze. Like their debut, they continue to take cues from Englis... Read more »| 10 Jan 2012
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Music
Chris Devotion and the Expectations – Amalgamation & Capital
Encounter Amalgamation & Capital anonymously and you might presume it a greatest hits rather than a debut, its no-nonsense new-wave suggesting a lost gen... Read more »| 10 Jan 2012 -
Comedy
The Apocalypse: An Introduction
We always knew the world would end; the signs were obvious. Alvin and The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked taking $443,140,005 at the box office is pretty much how the... Read more »| 10 Jan 2012 -
Clubs
Steve Mason vs Mad Professor
Dub disciple Steve Mason talks to the prolific Mad Professor about the foundations of digital dub and keeping track of his vast catalogue Read more »| 10 Jan 2012 -
Comedy
2012: The Impenetrable Click's User Guide
What does the future hold? Will the Mayan prophecy come true in 2012? What should I have for lunch? Glasgow sketch anarchists The Impenetrable Click answer your questions about the year ahead... Read more »| 10 Jan 2012 -
Art
Starter for 6: Method Furniture
Method Furniture received Starter for 6 funding three months ago and it's given them the chance to improve their business and receive some valuable development training. They tell us what the experience meant for them Read more »| 10 Jan 2012 -
Music
The Dirty Dozen – January 2012
Mike Palmer and Sean Smith of We Were Promised Jetpacks exercise diplomacy on the January singles Read more »| 09 Jan 2012 -
Comedy
The Laughter Business: How To Launch A New Comedy Club
New comedy nights pop up every week across Scotland. Most of them fade away quickly. We followed two new venues in Edinburgh as they search for comedy success Read more »| 09 Jan 2012 -
Music
Kathleen Edwards: A Soft Place To Land
Canadian chanteuse Kathleen Edwards finds a home in Bon Iver's Wisconsin studio Read more »| 09 Jan 2012 -
Film
Five Slices of Cinematic Cuisine
You may have noticed that the January issue of The Skinny is a Food & Drink special. Film joins this perverse anti-detox celebration with a selection of five great food moments from cinema Read more »| 09 Jan 2012