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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MusicLimbo @ The Voodoo Rooms, 30 Oct
As they approach their first birthday, Limbo produce a couple of gems to ensure they should be a staple on any local gig-goer's calendar Read more »| 07 Nov 2008 -
ClubsHush Hush feat. Skream @ Origin, Aberdeen
Dubstep is no longer another specialist niche carved out of the vast electronic mantel, but a fully operational, if somewhat deranged (for want of a better w... Read more »| 07 Nov 2008 -
ClubsDJ Chart - David Barbarossa
RAH Band - Electric Fling (Ebony) An early doors instrumental Curious Curious classic. Girls dance, boys want to know what it is. Listen out for it on the ne... Read more »| 07 Nov 2008 -
Film
Quarantine
After the success of the little-seen but highly regarded Spanish horror [REC], it was only a matter of time before Hollywood brought out the remake. Jennifer... Read more »| 07 Nov 2008 -
Music
The JD Set: Hugh Cornwell & Art Brut @ ABC, Glasgow, 11 Nov
For the last six years, the JD Sets have broken a few boundaries by showcasing edgy, up-and-coming acts and pairing them with alternative icons from a differ... Read more »| 06 Nov 2008 -
Music
I Hear a New World - November, 2008
Unusual and innovative music from Scotland and beyond. Read more »| 06 Nov 2008
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Books
Allergic To Poetry?
Ryan Van Winkle – Reader-in-Residence at the Scottish Poetry Library and Edinburgh City Libraries flags up unique ways to get poetry into your life. Read more »| 06 Nov 2008 -
Music
Slayer @ Carling Academy, Glasgow, 3 Nov
Thrash metal overlords carpet bomb Glasgow with bone-crushing riffs Read more »| 06 Nov 2008 -
Books
Look Both Ways, by Jennifer Baumgardner
"Part memoir, part pop-culture study, part feminist theory," enthuses the blurb on the back of the book. Maybe that’s the problem: Look Both Ways tries... Read more »| 06 Nov 2008 -
Film
Quantum of Solace
Gavin Sturgeon gives his verdict on the latest edition to the Bond franchise. Read more »| 05 Nov 2008 -
Music
Glasvegas @ Ayr Town Hall, 31 Oct
Behind the perpetual sunglasses is a man resigned to the fact that his songs are no longer his own. Read more »| 05 Nov 2008 -
MusicMisty's Big Adventure - The World Outside
Oddball Birmingham octet Misty's Big Adventure introduce the concept of their fourth LP Television’s People on The World Outside, an eerie tour around ... Read more »| 05 Nov 2008 -
MusicTeenage Fanclub @ Ironworks, Inverness, 2 Nov
Fan-picked bill proves too hard to top for legendary scottish rockers Read more »| 05 Nov 2008 -
Music
A Place To Bury Strangers @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 30 Nov
If you find yourself longing for the cacophony of garage band reverb and distortion mixed with psychedelic pop, you’re in luck. A Place To Bury Strang... Read more »| 05 Nov 2008 -
Music
Malcolm Middleton @ The Tolbooth, Stirling, 28 Oct
In as jovial spirits as he presumably ever reaches, Mr Middleton casually appears onstage, seemingly comfortable in front of tonight’s reasonably local... Read more »| 05 Nov 2008