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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MusicBat For Lashes @ QMU, 8 Apr
Over two years have passed since Bat for Lashes debut album Fur and Gold was released to rousing approval in the form of a Mercury Prize nomination, a long l... Read more »| 17 Mar 2009 -
MusicRobb Flynn: Raging with the Machine
Having witnessed the rise and demise of too many peers throughout their career so far (and almost their own), Machine Head have lived up to the mantra they s... Read more »| 17 Mar 2009 -
MusicMetallica's Justice Days Revisited
Back in 1988, what Metallica lacked in falsettos and hairspray they made up for with a conceptual assault entitled ...And Justice For All. Ringing in its 20th anniversary, Kirk Hammett and producer Flemming Rasmussen look back at the sessions Read more »| 16 Mar 2009 -
MusicA Muso's Top 10: Isobel Campbell
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Film
Splinter
Chewing the horror movie nail down to the quick has been the remit of most directors in the genre recently, with very few transcending the clichés and... Read more »| 16 Mar 2009 -
Music
Noah & The Whale @ Queen's Hall, 12 Mar
Noah & The Whale chisel into an enthralling creative avenue Read more »| 13 Mar 2009
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Music
Black Lips - 200 Million Thousand
Black Lips aren’t one of those bands afraid to wear their influences on their sleeve. The boys seem to get their kicks from fuzzed-out garage rock, slo... Read more »| 11 Mar 2009 -
MusicMastodon: Skye’s the Limit
Atlanta’s Mastodon return this month with Crack the Skye; featuring tales of outer body experiences and a close encounter with Grigory Rasputin, it's typically high concept material. Dave Kerr recently dragged Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher away from Tsarist Russia to ask what they’ve been smoking. Read more »| 10 Mar 2009 -
Theatre
Into The New
It's not just about the big names: Into the New brings Glasgow's students into the light. Read more »| 10 Mar 2009 -
Music
1990s - Kicks
While Kicks, 1990s' second album, sticks to familiar lyrical territory - namely, girls and Glasgow - the band have democratised their songwriting process: dr... Read more »| 10 Mar 2009 -
Music
The Balky Mule - The Length Of The Rail
The Length of the Rail is the first physical release in eight years by Melbourne-dwelling Brit and multi-instrumentalist Sam Jones, aka The Balky Mule. Jones... Read more »| 10 Mar 2009 -
Film
Genova
Michael Winterbottom’s latest film begins with a heartbreaking tragedy. Afterwards, university lecturer Joe (Firth) decides to take his two daughters, ... Read more »| 10 Mar 2009 -
Music
The Rakes - Klang!
The Rakes have ridden a rocky road with the critics. Their debut received almost unanimous praise for its fist-clenching minimalism and playing as tight as t... Read more »| 10 Mar 2009 -
Music
Navvy - Idyll Intangible
The bass grinds against angular guitar and the drums clatter underneath - holding the band together - while Keith Jones rants in a very Mark E. Smith-esque m... Read more »| 10 Mar 2009 -
Film
4:30
It's early morning. A young Chinese boy climbs through the window of the Korean lodger in his family's apartment and watches him sleep. It's a desperately lo... Read more »| 10 Mar 2009