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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ArtMenthol Refreshment, Hasty Hanging, IKEA: This Month in Scottish Art
Across Edinburgh and Glasgow, there are blockbuster art shows ending soon and showcases of emerging artists – as well as a performance about the importance of oral hygiene Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
MusicPanda Bear – Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper
Noah Lennox’s fifth outing may have a rather portentous title but the content within is so much more than a simple dialogue with death. Then again, not... Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
MusicPond – Man It Feels Like Space Again
Space? SPACE? It feels bigger than that, Sonny Jim. After the… ooh, approximately five seconds it takes to notice the similarities between Perth popst... Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
Music
Under the Influence: Korn's James "Munky" Shaffer
The Korn seven-stringer recalls some of the most potent records in his collection, from West Coast classics to a band of fellow malcontents they're currently on the road with Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
Music
The Grinning Reaper: Panda Bear interviewed
Panda Bear aka Noah Lennox meets The Skinny to chat about death, creativity and the influence of Suzanne Vega and nineties hip-hop on his wonderfully adventurous fifth solo release Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
ArtRevisionism, Radices and Reggio: This week in Scottish Art
In the first weekly events column of the new year, there's plenty of interesting events across Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow to kick off a cultural 2015. Read more »| 06 Jan 2015
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Music
BC Camplight – How To Die In The North
It’s too lazy to call How To Die In The North a catharsis for BC Camplight. True, a descent from critical acclaim to alcoholism, drug use and homelessn... Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
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The Prodigy line up The Day Is My Enemy for March release, stream lead single
Braintree's electronic punk innovators The Prodigy have announced plans to release their sixth album, titled The Day Is My Enemy, via their own Cooking Vinyl... Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
Music
Disappears – Irreal
The fifth album from Chicago quartet Disappears is so massive, so spatially aware that it appears to descend from an unattainable height without ever touchin... Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
Music
Belle and Sebastian – Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance might come as a surprise for some. It’s tough and brave and witty and warm-hearted – perhaps inevitable cha... Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
Music
Enter Shikari – The Mindsweep
Once upon a time, a successful fusion of rock with ‘dance music’ was the great unattainable dream of modern pop, a quest which largely resulted i... Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
Film
The Grand Seduction
Even if you’ve not seen French-Canadian film La Grande Seduction, this English-language remake will give you déjà vu. Its sentimental plo... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
Art
Showcase: Tine Bek
Showcase: Tine Bek Often working with a small handheld analogue point and shoot, much of Tine Bek's work comes from a constant scanning of her environment, ... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
Comedy
The Giftshop that Keeps on Giving
Last year belonged to sketch group Gein's Family Giftshop. Now, it's their turn to tell us who we should be watching out for in 2015 – no pressure, guys Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
ComedyCrystal Baws: January 2015 Horoscopes
ARIESYour dog does a giant turd in the park. It’s so big that people walk over to comment on it, joggers stop to take photos on their phones. It is, wi... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015