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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Music#UNRAVEL Live @ The Queen’s Hall, 15 August
In Pictures: FOUND presents... #UNRAVEL Live @ The Queen’s Hall, 15 August FOUND, joined by computational linguist Simon Kirby and Aidan Moffat, prese... Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
MusicThe Shy Retirer: Perfume Genius in interview
Pain, sadness, anxiety: it's a tough job being Perfume Genius. But things are looking up, Mike Hadreas explains Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Film
Take This Waltz
The standout moment in Take This Waltz, the second feature from Canadian actor-turned-director Sarah Polley, takes place on a cheesy fairground rid... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Music
NETVERK – August 2012
The Skinny brings you a monthly roundup of the very best netaudio releases Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Film
Rumble Fish
When it was released in 1983 Rumble Fish was met with near universal critical incomprehension. It seemed another deliberate step by Coppola on his road to ca... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Music
Toots and the Maytals @ O2 ABC, 10 August
Toots Hibbert has an infectious smile, and plenty of reasons to wear it tonight: his home nation celebrates 50 years of independence this month; a weighty h... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012
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Comedy
David Hasselhoff: "Do you guys still like Runrig?"
On the advent of his Edinburgh Fringe show, David Hasselhoff grapples with Scottish culture, doppelgangers and – perhaps most frighteningly – the affections of our resident drunken Knight Rider nut, Fred Fletch Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
ArtThe Skinny Showcase: Oliver Pitt
Showcase: Oliver Pitt Oliver Pitt is an illustrator based in Glasgow.Biography by Phoebe Amis, based on the titles of Oliver's works. The A-side (T... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Gabriella Marcella Ditano
Showcase: Gabriella Marcella Ditano Gabriella Marcella Ditano graduated from the Glasgow School of Art Graphic Design department this year. Her work... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
Theatre
What's He Building in There? @ Zoo
STaG hit the nail right on the head with What's He Building in There? While the show is billed as a comedy, laughs are few and far between. But the... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
Film
King of Devil's Island
This film sits alongside the Devil’s Island of Henri Charriere’s Papillon, forming an archipelago of punishment and retribution. The settin... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
MusicThe Twilight Sad announce remix LP
Liars, Horrors, Com Truise and Optimo for No One Can Ever Know – The Remixes Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
Paco Erhard: 5-step guide to being German 2.0
Paco Erhard can sure pack out a room. Almost ten minutes after he was due to start and people were still piling in, jostling for floor space when the seating... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
Art
The Skinny Fringe Radio Hour
This month The Skinny is taking to the world of radio, with a weekly show on Fresh Air presenting guests from across the Edinburgh Festivals as well as revie... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
Lady Melville and Rosie Rebel: Dirty Thirties
Dirty Thirties are a double act inasmuch as there’s two of them. Long-term friends and first time Fringers, Lady Melville and Rosie Rebel take turns up... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012