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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ClubsDeath Disco: Fenech Foreign Legion
The first lady of youthful noise Annie Mac returns to Death Disco as part of her tour, and brings Fenech Soler into her traveling circus Read more »| 01 Apr 2010 -
TheatreVenue of The Month
"Playwrights Studio Scotland is here to help playwrights complete their work and help theatre organisations get the best plays possible onstage." So says Creative Director, Julie Ellen Read more »| 01 Apr 2010 -
Music
Jaguar Love – Hologram Jams
Oozing with brash stabs of dirty synth and riddled with some truly ear-piercing, almost glam rock vocal screeches, Hologram Jams – the second album fro... Read more »| 01 Apr 2010 -
ArtNapier Creative Industries: Film, Photography and Pigeons
A Napier Photography and Film student introduces his work Read more »| 01 Apr 2010 -
TheatreWhy I Love Storytelling
“Storytelling is oldest art form and represents the backbone of performance, with the importance of story integral to any art-form you can think of." Read more »| 31 Mar 2010 -
MusicSlaraffenland - We're On Your Side
What Sigur Rós are to Iceland, Efterklang have become to Denmark; the critical darlings through whose prism outsider eyes are prone to viewing –... Read more »| 31 Mar 2010
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Books
The Two Kinds of Decay
While still at college, Sarah Manguso caught what she thought was a head cold. A member of a choir with a solo in an upcoming concert, she fought it ... Read more »| 31 Mar 2010 -
Music
The Moth and the Mirror: Closer to the Flame
After an age of bubbling under, elusive sextet The Moth and The Mirror feel they're finally ready to make waves Read more »| 31 Mar 2010 -
Music
Meursault's All Creatures Will Make Merry: Track-By-Track
Meursault's Neil Pennycook gives us the lowdown on his band's highly anticipated second album, All Creatures Will Make Merry Read more »| 31 Mar 2010 -
Music
Sweet Apple - Love and Desperation
Whilst nothing can fully erase the pain of losing a loved one, getting asked to join a band with J. Mascis is probably a pretty good distraction by anyone's ... Read more »| 31 Mar 2010 -
Music
Malachai - Ugly Side of Love
This Bristol-based duo would appear, on the face of it, to be suffering from an identity crisis. Formerly Malakai, this first full-length release ventures do... Read more »| 31 Mar 2010 -
Theatre
Double R
Enter the fantasy of The Double R Read more »| 30 Mar 2010 -
Music
Efter the Parade
Efterklang's Casper Clausen explains why Denmark's foremost orchestral indie artists have been finding it difficult to limit the scope of their ambition Read more »| 30 Mar 2010 -
Music
Broken Bells: Chancing the Night Away
Having kept their collaboration under wraps for two years, The Shins' James Mercer explains why he and über-producer Danger Mouse didn't want Broken Bells to jump the gun Read more »| 30 Mar 2010 -
Music
Sparklehorse's Sad & Beautiful World
James Mercer has contributed to another Burton project, written with Mark Linkous – Sparklehorse's equally talented and troubled creative hub who died this March. Here Mercer pays tribute as we offer a potted history of Linkous' most memorable work. Read more »| 30 Mar 2010