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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ArtArt in the Age of Social Networking
Allotment returns with a fourth instalment which does not disappoint Read more »| 08 Jun 2010 -
MusicQuasi @ Captain's Rest, 28 May
To say there are ‘only’ two bands on tonight would be a mistake. Quasi, troubadors of indie rock’s old young team, and Dead Meadow, masters of psychedelic ro... Read more »| 08 Jun 2010 -
MusicSailor Jerry Presents !!!
For those who look to the raw aesthetics of punk for their pleasure, Glasgow’s art-house institution The Arches will play host to an evening which is tailore... Read more »| 08 Jun 2010 -
Music
Teenage Fanclub @ O2 ABC, 2 June
With ex-members of The Royal We and Sexy Kids at work, you’d expect a level of song-writing a notch above the average new-start. Expectations are met: ... Read more »| 08 Jun 2010 -
MusicThe Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
For the past few years, The Gaslight Anthem have gathered momentum mining classic rock standards – such as Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty &nda... Read more »| 07 Jun 2010 -
Music
Lorn – Nothing Else
Does Lorn know his name sounds like a flat sausage popular in Scotland? His output betrays the fact he wouldn’t be too impressed with such an associati... Read more »| 07 Jun 2010
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MusicGeorge Demure – The Drifter
George Demure abandoned electronica in favour of guitars, and has revealed both an eccentric song writing sensibility and fruity baritone voice. Liza... Read more »| 07 Jun 2010 -
Music
Slash: Appetite For Distraction
Slash talks about his fight with technology, working with Ozzy, and the ongoing search for a frontman he won't fall out with Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
Music
It's DEVOlution Baby!
Hold the phone - DEVO are back with their first album in twenty years. As ever, there's a twist; Jerry Casale explains the band's new 'Corporate Identity' Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
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Black Carrot – Milking Scarabs for Dough
Few bands come with an in-house bard, but Black Carrot do – thus summing up their rather unwieldy brand of art rock pretty well. Helmed by Oliver Betts... Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
Comedy
An Evening With Kevin Bridges
Kevin Bridges gives a polished, friendly but not altogether imaginative performance at the SECC Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
Music
Mathew Jonson – Agents of Time
Like a troupe of dancing skeletons, Canadian electronic producer Mathew Jonson’s first solo LP is stripped-back, funky and slightly sinister in places.... Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
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DEVO - Something For Everybody
There’s a template reaction to new material from beloved bands of yesteryear: a ‘legacy’ evaluation followed by a damage assessment. So let... Read more »| 03 Jun 2010 -
Music
Southern Tenant Folk Union - The New Farming Scene
Folk music is a tricky thing to get right these days, so a la mode and with so many cynics tweaking their musical tweets to fit the trend. Yet, Southern Tena... Read more »| 03 Jun 2010 -
Music
Thomas Truax – Sonic Dreamer
New Yorker Thomas Truax is unlikely to ever find himself in even the dimmest-lit corner of the mainstream public consciousness, and if he did he’d inev... Read more »| 03 Jun 2010