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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ComedyOpinion: Vince Hase is funny. Somewhere.
When Vince Hase's comedy album His First Attempt arrived for review, there was only one man for the job: Fred Fletch... Read more »| 21 Nov 2013 -
ComedySteve Hughes: While it's Still Legal
While it's difficult not to draw parallels and wonder whether this has all been done before, Steve Hughes does manage to pull it off. He tells us ... Read more »| 21 Nov 2013 -
MusicCasual Sex – The Bastard Beat EP
Casual Sex have perhaps the most problematic name to search for since The Music; but thankfully, that's where the similarities end. There's no doubting the G... Read more »| 21 Nov 2013 -
MusicJulia Holter @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 13 November
In her recent interview with The Skinny, Julia Holter was disarmingly honest about her expressionist, observational narratives. Laudably self-deprecating, sh... Read more »| 21 Nov 2013 -
FilmParkland
Released on the 50th year since JFK’s assassination, this ensemble drama takes place over the days surrounding the murder, concerning itself with the e... Read more »| 21 Nov 2013 -
Film
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The second part of Suzanne Collins’ satire of our celebrity-obsessed, consumerist times hellbent on taking money from celebrity-obsessed, consumerist t... Read more »| 21 Nov 2013
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Music
Beastmilk – Climax
Although primarily a goth/post-punk outfit, Finland’s Beastmilk draw heavily upon the tropes of extreme metal; indeed, the initial buzz around the band... Read more »| 21 Nov 2013 -
Music
The Limiñanas – Costa Blanca
Despite their origins under the warm sun of southern France, The Limiñanas’ music arrives shivering with sang-froid; a sense of louche detachmen... Read more »| 21 Nov 2013 -
Music
The Warlocks – Skull Worship
PSYCH! As the drone signal lights up the night sky, it seems all manner of dark adventurers have heeded its call. The Warlocks’ cosmic soundscapes felt... Read more »| 20 Nov 2013 -
Art
Sonica 2013: Picture Window
In November, as part of Sonica, shop fronts in Glasgow became impromptu gallery spaces for the public art project Picture Window. Five venues welcomed a rang... Read more »| 20 Nov 2013 -
Music
The Reflektors @ Barrowlands, 16 November
The cat is well and truly out the bag long before Arcade Fire, sorry, The Reflektors, arrive in Glasgow for a duo of Barrowland dates. The pseudonym couldn&r... Read more »| 19 Nov 2013 -
Music
Various Artists – Cosmic Machine
A 20-track oddyssey through ten years of experimental, avant garde synth music by French producers from 1970 to 1980, the operative word here is 'cosmic' &nd... Read more »| 19 Nov 2013 -
Music
Natural History: Jonathan Meiburg reveals Shearwater's cover album
Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg explains why it took a twist on an old concept to convince him to finally record an album of cover versions Read more »| 19 Nov 2013 -
Music
Recondite – Hinterland
A subtle and understated album of delicately-constructed minimal house, Hinterland is a very personal debut record for Berlin-based producer Recondite, laced... Read more »| 19 Nov 2013 -
Clubs
Glasgow School of Art's Union Reborn
After two years residing in a temporary venue while the building was refitted, the Art School is back – we take a look at the refit, the upcoming clubs and gigs, and speak to Art School regulars including JD Twitch, Casual Sex, Lovers Rights, and Autechre Read more »| 18 Nov 2013