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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FilmGlasgow Film Festival 2009: Celebrating Cinema City
Gail Tolley looks at the highlights of this year’s Glasgow Film Festival. Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
MusicThe Phantom Band: What's In A Name?
It took five years of arguing before they agreed on a name, but now The Phantom Band have finally arrived they've got the year off to a flying start. Rick Anthony tells Darren Carle about the trials and tribulations behind their debut album. Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
Music
Guns n' Roses - Better
Better... is better than nothing, anyway, which can be said for much of Chinese Democracy: most of the world’s happy enough the damn thing finally came... Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
Music
A Chemikal Solution
After 15 years in the game, Chemikal Underground is showing no let-up in releasing great music. In fact, co-founder Alun Woodward tells Darren Carle that it’s time to turn up the heat. Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
ArtThe Skinny Showcase: Rachel Maclean
Rachel Maclean This month The Skinny Showcase presents Rachel MacLean, who is in her final year at ECA. We first saw her work at Keep Calm and Carry On in t... Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
MusicI Hear a New World - February, 2009
Unusual and innovative music from Scotland and beyond. Read more »| 03 Feb 2009
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Music
The Travelling Band – Desolate Icicle
It’s not challenging but convivial, and that’s entirely the point Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
Music
Noisy Nights @ The Traverse Theatre Bar, 23 Feb
‘Write score, submit score, come along, have score played by Red Note Ensemble, drink beer, fall over’ Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
Music
Titus Andronicus – The Airing of Grievances
They come from Springsteen country and burn with a similar passion for life in all its raw hope and blunt frustration Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
Clubs
Mixed Bizness feat. Hint & Boom Monk Ben @ Glasgow School of Art, 12 Feb
Regular special guest Hint makes the trip up north once again to delight clubbers with his bassy wonks and dancefloor dynamics. Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
Film
Gomorrah
Gomorrah is being released in the US under the banner “Martin Scorsese presents”, and while that director’s ouvre may explore the culture o... Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
Clubs
Numbers feat. Modeselektor (Live) @ The Arches, Glasgow, 20 Feb
German techno superstars Modeselektor team up with the Numbers crew this month to play their first full-on live show in Glasgow since 2007. Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
Theatre
Articulate Animal @ Dancebase, Edinburgh
Over in Edinburgh, Fiona Campbell meets Sue Hawksley, artist in residence at Dance Base and professional researcher of the body Read more »| 02 Feb 2009 -
Music
St Deluxe – St Deluxe
We’re in the '90s grunge-rock ballpark, and St Deluxe seem happy enough to stay there Read more »| 02 Feb 2009 -
Clubs
Dirty Hearts Club present The Filthy Dukes @ SNAFU, Aberdeen, 19 Feb
Former DJs The Filthy Dukes have metamorphosed into a band. Read more »| 02 Feb 2009