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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ArtRobin Thomson: Ghost In The Machine
Robin Thomson takes us to the afterlife in his first ever solo show at Dundee's Generator Projects this month Read more »| 21 Sep 2010 -
Music
Grinderman: Martyn Casey
In scenes eerily reminiscent of 2005 Australian western The Proposition, The Skinny tracks down each member of Grinderman. Just don't call it a Bad Seeds 'side-project'. First up is guitarist Martyn P. Casey Read more »| 21 Sep 2010 -
MusicWolf Parade @ Cabaret Voltaire, 8 Sep
When Wolf Parade played Glasgow back in May, third album Expo 86 had yet to be released and they were just starting a new tour. Four months and many more sh... Read more »| 21 Sep 2010 -
Music
Eastern Promise @ Platform, 1-2 Oct
Platform’s Easterhouse-based cultural centre adds another string to its bow in October with Eastern Promise, a two-day festival boasting local talent a... Read more »| 20 Sep 2010 -
Art
Robert Barry: Words and Music @ The Common Guild
It’s perhaps no coincidence that The Common Guild, housed in a building owned by Douglas Gordon, has decided to exhibit Robert Barry, one of Gordon&rsq... Read more »| 20 Sep 2010 -
Music
Sivert Høyem – Moon Landing
This is the latest solo release from Sivert Høyem, moody former front-man for Madrugada. The aforementioned group were one of Norway's most successful... Read more »| 20 Sep 2010
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MusicScreaming Females – Castle Talk
The name Screaming Females is a bit of a misnomer for this tuneful indie rock outfit, as one might expect some riot grrrl fury once the needle hits the wax. ... Read more »| 20 Sep 2010 -
Music
Room 39 - Room 39: EP
The debut EP from Glasgow trio Room 39 is a pleasant surprise, vastly transcending the kind of pub band fodder their name might suggest. Built on a foundatio... Read more »| 17 Sep 2010 -
Music
Weezer - Hurley
It’s definitely not blue, it’s definitely not pink, it’s not green, it’s not even red, it makes Make Believe look like Rubber Soul an... Read more »| 16 Sep 2010 -
Music
Roots Manuva Meets Wrongtom - Duppy Writer
Although strictly speaking, this 'new' album from British hip-hop mainstay Rodney 'Roots Manuva' Smith classifies as a remix album, it never feels like one. ... Read more »| 16 Sep 2010 -
Art
Sara MacKillop and Mary Redmond @ DCA
A sculptor presents a solo show in each of the DCA’s two galleries for this intriguing double-header. Sara MacKillop and Mary Redmond’s displays ... Read more »| 15 Sep 2010 -
Books
The Hockey Stick Illusion by A.W Montford
The Hockey Stick Illusion is a term used by climate change sceptics to describe the graph that shows global temperatures have risen higher in recent ... Read more »| 15 Sep 2010 -
MusicIsobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan @ O2 ABC, 8 Sep
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan are a picture as they take to the stage, she in white and he in black. The angel-devil binary is so explicit they would look... Read more »| 13 Sep 2010 -
Music
The Count & Sinden – Mega Mega Mega
Coming off an ace mix for Fabric, The Count & Sinden now provide a fully fledged album that shows the likes of Mark Ronson how to pull off credible, enjo... Read more »| 13 Sep 2010 -
Music
Timber Timbre – Timber Timbre
Timber Timbre is the project of Taylor Kirk, a Canadian singer-songwriter with a love for blues, folk, and country. Yup, i know, heard it all before, but Kir... Read more »| 13 Sep 2010