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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FilmBullet to the Head
There’s something faintly tragic about Sylvester Stallone’s determination to cling to those much beloved macho action sensibilities of the 1980s,... Read more »| 28 Jan 2013 -
MusicMegachurch – Megachurch 2: Judgment Day
There's plenty of bands out there adept at tight, fast-paced rock, but this Cleveland trio have a couple of notable quirks to separate them out from the cr... Read more »| 28 Jan 2013 -
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Exclusive (cough!): February issue preview
The February issue of The Skinny has gone to press, not sure our graphic designer was totally keen on the draft version we put together for the Frightened Rabbit feature... Read more »| 28 Jan 2013 -
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The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 25 January
Lineups announced for Primavera, Coachella and more; Matthew Herbert box set planned; new music from Iceage and Skyzoo ft. Talib Kweli; those J.J. Abrams / Star Wars VII rumours, plus new trailers and weekend clubbing picks Read more »| 25 Jan 2013 -
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GFF 2013: The Kids are All Right
Glasgow Film Festival co-director Allison Gardner often describes Glasgow Youth Film Festival as the main festival's little sister, but GYFF is growing up fast, and this year offers another stellar lineup aimed towards a youth and family audience Read more »| 25 Jan 2013 -
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Daughter @ Òran Mór, 21 January
London three-piece Daughter have been the subject of much attention this past year, finally revealing they had signed to 4AD late last year. Tonight they pl... Read more »| 24 Jan 2013
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GFF 2013: Something Wicked This Way Comes
FrightFest is back in Glasgow. Hold your nerves Read more »| 24 Jan 2013 -
MusicAttica Rage – 88MPH
Attica Rage's third LP since their inception in 2003 couldn't open in a less predictable way for the Ayrshire rawkers. It's only after a pastoral, Led Zepp... Read more »| 24 Jan 2013 -
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The Bronx – The Bronx IV
L.A. punks The Bronx lay their mariachi band alter-ego to one side after a two record stint, returning to a more traditional rock-based sound on their four... Read more »| 24 Jan 2013 -
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The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 23 January
The return of Prince and Senser, new videos from PAWS, Thavius Beck and Cody ChesnuTT; Daniel Lopatin reworks Clinic; more summer festival lineups announced, Cassetteboy vs. Obama; plus a look at this Summer's CGI spectaculars Read more »| 23 Jan 2013 -
ArtEstrangement @ Cooper Gallery, Until 16 Feb
In the Cooper Gallery’s new show Estrangement, the work of four emerging international artists delivers a filmic installation that portrays a haunting,... Read more »| 23 Jan 2013 -
MusicEels – Wonderful, Glorious
In the eyes of die-hards who inhale each passing release, it doesn't matter a great deal what a new Eels album sounds like; Mark E. Everett’s place in... Read more »| 23 Jan 2013 -
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Pissed Jeans – Honeys
Their fourth album proper, their third for Sub Pop, sees Pissed Jeans slowing the tempo in places, delving even deeper into the sludgy, paranoid punk rock th... Read more »| 23 Jan 2013 -
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5 Broken Cameras
Arriving on DVD with the imprimatur of an Oscar nomination, 5 Broken Cameras is a world away from the glamour of the Academy Awards red carpet. Drawing on hu... Read more »| 23 Jan 2013 -
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Esben and the Witch – Wash the Sins Not Only the Face
The title to track four of Esben and the Witch's second album – Shimmering – says it all, really. This is a band that, from the first listen... Read more »| 22 Jan 2013