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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MusicDjango James & The Midnight Squires - Hurricane
Django James fancies himself as a fast-living ingénue, and his band’s debut single, Hurricane (sample lyric: “my eyes are rolling backward... Read more »| 06 Jul 2009 -
Music
The Shock of The Horrors
Like Radiohead and Blur before them, The Horrors have followed a fault-ridden debut with a superb second album that few saw coming. But frontman Faris Badwan tells us that it wasn't the complete shift that some would have you believe Read more »| 06 Jul 2009 -
FilmTotal Eclipse of the Art
Duncan Jones has gone from directing commercials to being the toast of Sundance. Moon, which received its British premiere at this year's EIFF, is an ambitious and assured take on the "hard" science fiction genre. Michael Gillespie met the director to discuss his film, his career and his somewhat famous father. Read more »| 06 Jul 2009 -
MusicThe High Plane Drifters - Sweet Poppy Jean
Whatever else you might think of their gleefully inept garage shtick, you can’t say the High Plane Drifters haven’t swotted up on their rock heri... Read more »| 06 Jul 2009 -
Film
35 Shots of Rum
A pivotal scene in Claire Denis’ latest film, 35 Shots of Rum, takes place with almost no dialogue. Yet, in its quietness, it perfectly captures ... Read more »| 06 Jul 2009 -
Film
High Art
Photography's one of those things which looks simple, but there’s something about a great picture that can’t be denied. Lisa Cholodenko's High Ar... Read more »| 06 Jul 2009
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Theatre
Top Five Theatre Events in July
Because July's a quiet month for performance, we've selected a top five of classes for this month, offered at various locations across Scotland. Beginners B... Read more »| 06 Jul 2009 -
Music
Engineers: New Horizons
The second album from Engineers has been four years in the making. Joe Barton talks to bassist Mark Peters to find out what's taken them so long, and how they approach a radically changing music industry. Read more »| 03 Jul 2009 -
Music
Chic: Good Times Guaranteed
Nile Rodgers' legacy to pop music is astonishing. He tells Ally Brown how ideas evolve, some more obviously than others. Read more »| 03 Jul 2009 -
Film
Public Enemies
Michael Mann has always been ahead of his time. From his near-invention of the MTV aesthetic through to his formally audacious feature films, he has continua... Read more »| 03 Jul 2009 -
Art
Gray's School of Art Degree Show 2009
The well ‘oiled’ public was out in supportive mass for the opening night of the Aberdeen Degree Show in the stunning modernity of the Garthdee ca... Read more »| 03 Jul 2009 -
Clubs
Allien Life
Peter Walker speaks to Berlin based visionary Ellen Allien ahead of her appearance at Kaptial's second birthday. Read more »| 03 Jul 2009 -
Music
Hercules & Love Affair - Sidetracked
New York DJ Andy Butler’s Hercules & Love Affair preceded the current disco vogue with first single Classique #2 in early 2007. Their subsequent LP... Read more »| 03 Jul 2009 -
Clubs
Lost Weekends
Get away from it all with a selection of all day events and weekend long festivals throughout July and August. All designed to treat your ears and save your wallet Read more »| 03 Jul 2009 -
Music
Sunset Rubdown: Krug Life
Once crowned indie rock's most industrious artist, Spencer Krug's eggs are now planted in one basket. Billy Hamilton catches up with the Sunset Rubdown frontman to find out why Read more »| 02 Jul 2009