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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MusicThe Plimptons – The Plimptons are Cynical and Bloated
Cynical and bloated are two things The Plimptons are most definitely not. Their three-chord buzzsaw garage rock is better described as lean and playful. The... Read more »| 05 Apr 2012 -
MusicSpiritualized – Sweet Heart Sweet Light
Sweet Heart Sweet Light opens with a sumptuous, succinct instrumental (Huh?), before diving balls first into a nine-minute glam rock opus (Hey Jane)... Read more »| 05 Apr 2012 -
MusicJK Flesh – Posthuman
Justin K. Broadrick's genre-hopping tendencies have been well documented across a multitude of projects: aside from his industrial metal roots in Godflesh,... Read more »| 05 Apr 2012 -
MusicMalcolm Middleton talks Human Don't Be Angry: "The less lyrics and singing for me just now, the better"
Malcolm Middleton explains the premise behind his Human Don't Be Angry alter-ego and the lengths he'll go to have a bit of fun Read more »| 05 Apr 2012 -
Music
The Singing Detective: Murdering Songs, Reviving Television
Following its resurrection on BBC4, Trembling Bells' Alex Neilson speaks in praise of The Singing Detective Read more »| 05 Apr 2012 -
Music
Battles – Dross Glop
Ignoring Gui Borrato's soulless piano loops and the Field's disappointingly unpromisingly standard hi-hat factory marathon (hint: skip tracks 1 and 2), Dro... Read more »| 04 Apr 2012
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Music
Rufus Wainwright – Out of the Game
Rufus Wainwright has been overtly stating of late that being a highly regarded yet somewhat esoteric pop star isn’t good enough. He wants to drop the... Read more »| 04 Apr 2012 -
Film
Edinburgh Science Festival @ Summerhall – Uneasy Worlds
The Skinny previews Summerhall's programme of sci-fi films, which form part of Edinburgh International Science Festival Read more »| 04 Apr 2012 -
Film
This Must Be the Place
The most satisfying thing about This Must Be the Place is that it proves that, even after three decades of remarkable performances, Sean Penn still has the c... Read more »| 04 Apr 2012 -
Music
Death Grips – The Money Store
The anticipation surrounding the major-label debut of Death Grips is fevered, to say the least. The Money Store does not disappoint. The significant change... Read more »| 04 Apr 2012 -
Books
Irvine Welsh: Trainspotting – The Early Years
It’s a big year for Irvine Welsh – Filth is being filmed with James McAvoy, a film taken from, and titled, Ecstasy, is being released in the UK. But biggest of all is the release of Skagboys, a prequel to Trainspotting, with an Edinburgh launch event sponsored by us! Let's ask him about it Read more »| 04 Apr 2012 -
MusicRussian Circles vs Pelican
Two of Chicago's finest 'post-metal' heavyweights sit down to tell us lies about Brian May Read more »| 04 Apr 2012 -
Music
Record Store Day in Scotland
On Saturday 21 April thousands of independently owned music stores across the world will celebrate 'Record Store Day.’ Just over a dozen independent record shops in Scotland will participate. We run through some of the special events and releases planned Read more »| 04 Apr 2012 -
Art
Henry Coombes @ House for an Art Lover
Everyone knows we Brits have a mild obsession with social class. Though we congratulate ourselves that the class system is now eroding, artist Jeremy Deller ... Read more »| 04 Apr 2012 -
Film
La Grande Illusion
Perhaps the most striking thing about Jean Renoir's Le Grande Illusion - released in a restored version to mark its 75th anniversary - is its faith in a comm... Read more »| 04 Apr 2012