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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MusicLaroca - Valley of the Bears
Laroca claim to make music like nothing you’ve heard before, which isn’t strictly true. A more accurate claim would be that they make music like ... Read more »| 09 Jun 2009 -
MusicDivorce - Divorce EP
Glasgow label Optimo Music unleash ten inches of pure, inky-black, tightly-wound noise with the release of Divorce's self-titled debut EP. The five-piece inc... Read more »| 09 Jun 2009 -
FilmBelle Toujours
Hollywood philistine William Goldman once said that all directors lose their touch at 60, but clearly he’d forgotten that Luis Buñuel was 67 whe... Read more »| 09 Jun 2009 -
Music
Let's Tea Party - Hot Chip/Emmanuella
Double A-Side from 'pop bounce' Bristol trio. Read more »| 08 Jun 2009 -
Comedy
Virtually the best comedy gig in the world?
It started as a joke: why don’t you just do it online? But after gigging in front of a poor turnout, it got comedian Tiernan Douieb thinking. Why not d... Read more »| 08 Jun 2009 -
MusicLissy Trullie - Self-Taught Learner
Lissy Trullie is the stage name of former model Lizzie McChesney, the face of Chloë Sevigny’s clothing line. As a front woman and vocalist, the 25... Read more »| 07 Jun 2009
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Music
Patrick Wolf @ Classic Grand, 29 May
Cooler-than-cucumbers Yacht (**) might sound awesome at one a.m. in a sweaty Optimo, but as early-doors support they're exposed as no-substance nonsense. The... Read more »| 05 Jun 2009 -
ClubsHerve @ Alternative, Cabaret Voltaire, 12 Jun
Glasgow's Alt club night makes a hop, skip and jump from the V Club to Cabaret Voltaire in Edinburgh for the launch of its bi-monthly presence in Auld Reekie... Read more »| 05 Jun 2009 -
Theatre
Touching Tramway Tongues
Like many Scottish choreographers, Norman Douglas has found as much acclaim in Europe as in his homeland: his work appeared at The Royal Opera House in Londo... Read more »| 05 Jun 2009 -
Music
Give The Balky Mule What He Wants
Life has presented Sam Jones with some very obscure experiences. David McNamara finds out why globe trotting and burnt down venues cannot slow the progress of The Balky Mule Read more »| 05 Jun 2009 -
Music
John Paul Keith & The One Four Fives - Spills and Thrills
John Paul Keith & The One Four Fives are a psychedelic garage-rock band masquerading as Memphis country-blues. Despite their own insistence that they're ... Read more »| 05 Jun 2009 -
Film
Before Stonewall
The Stonewall riots in 1969 were a turning point for the gay movement in Western society, and lead to the beginning of pride marches and increasing visibilit... Read more »| 05 Jun 2009 -
Film
Terminator Salvation
In the build up to the release of Terminator 3, James Cameron proclaimed the series to be “so last century”. T3 just about worked, but this stal... Read more »| 05 Jun 2009 -
Clubs
Orbital: Turn Off the Bright Lights
After a legendary farewell in 2004, Orbital are back where they belong at the top of this summer's festival lineups. Rosie Davies asks Phil Hartnoll what changed Read more »| 04 Jun 2009 -
Art
They Had Four Years @ Generator
They Had Four Years, the annual exhibition of Duncan of Jordanstone graduates a year on from qualification, has by now established itself as a hardy perennia... Read more »| 04 Jun 2009