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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MusicTimes New Viking - Born Again Revisited
Times New Viking may joke that their fourth effort boasts “25% higher fidelity”, but they’re fooling no one: the set is slathered in fuzz a... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
MusicRetreat! @ Bristo Hall, 16 Aug
For their second annual mini-fest celebrating local talent, the promoters of Retreat! crammed as many of their favourite bands into a single day as possible. The Skinny turned to shift work to cover this year's event. Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Music
Benbecula Records: 1999-2009
Benbecula Records are closing their doors after ten years of experimental electronica, and for a sad reason: The scene just doesn't turn them on anymore. Label founder Steven McConnell vents his dismay... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Music
Polite Sleeper - Lake Effect
Before we proceed any further, there's a great big elephant in the room that needs to be dealt with: Jason Orlovich has a set of vocal chords that make him a... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Film
(500) Days of Summer
Let’s get one thing straight, (500) Days of Summer is, without doubt, a rom-com. Despite declaring at the start that “This is not a love story&h... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Music
Come In Tokyo: The Dynamic Duo
If the rock gods say keep it simple, who are we to question? Come In Tokyo prove you need little else than drums and guitar to move a crowd Read more »| 01 Sep 2009
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Music
Planet Brain & Lebatol - Split LP
Planet Brain are really two bands putting up with each other, with the rhythm section doing their level-best to sound like a Washington hardcore outf... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Music
Magazine @ HMV Picture House, 30 Aug
If you ever wanted to organise a middle-aged-men-who've-still-got-a-bit-of-an-edge holocaust (I don't know, David Cameron might - has anyone thought to ask h... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
ClubsThe Wee Chill
The Wee Chill makes a return for its second outing this year in the familiar confines of Queens Park’s Glasshouse. Another tasty line-up has been draw... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Music
Andrew Bird @ HMV Picture House, 23 Aug
An expert in both violin and verbosity, Andrew Bird is cut from a peculiar musical cloth. His idiosyncratic stylings make him the perfect accompaniment to Ed... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Art
Lilah Forever
I meet up with the artist Lilah Fowler at a café in Crouch End, London, to discuss her forthcoming show at the Corn Exchange Gallery, Edinburgh. The o... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Theatre
Only Beggars Will Understand
The Future Past: Vanishing Point Theatre Company drags John Gay's 18th Century satire The Beggar's Opera kicking and screaming into the 22nd Century Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Music
Peasant - On the Ground
Some albums are one night stands that blaze away momentarily before burning out, leaving a hollow aftertaste and rueful self-reflection (why did you like the... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Music
Popolo: The Great Northern Trendkill
Come on now, admit it: since the dawn of time there has existed an unspoken elitism which decrees that any act hailing from further north than Kilsyth can't... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
ArtTrongate 103: Creating Space
Discussed for 20 years, planned for 9, Trongate 103 brings together a host of Glasgow's East End art institutions under one specially designed roof. Read more »| 01 Sep 2009