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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MusicLive Music Highlights – August 2012
Summertime, and another Pixies gig at Meadowbank probably wouldn’t go amiss, but without huge umbrellas like ‘T on the Fringe’ or ‘T... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
MusicAntony and the Johnsons – Cut the World
A quick glance at the lineup of the Antony Hegarty-curated Meltdown Festival shows the breadth to which his social and musical currency stretches. Electron... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Music
JJ Doom – Key to the Kuffs
Rapper / producer Omar Gilyard's two LPs under the Jneiro Jarel moniker were mercurial, genre-bending experiences taking in broken beat, electronic... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
MusicThe Metal Column – August 2012
Right, simmer down now; we know August isn't looking as fruitful as last month, so as usual you'll be needing us to point you in the direction of all the ... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Music
The Heavy – The Glorious Dead
The Heavy seem to have strayed slightly into 'difficult third album' territory with The Glorious Dead. It just never quite reaches the dizzy heights of sto... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Music
Lightships – Fear & Doubt EP
For those Teenage Fanclub fans who have always held a torch for Gerard Love’s songcraft, his Lightships project holds great potential, allowing his g... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012
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MusicJames Yorkston – I Was A Cat From A Book
Even if you didn’t know its background, I Was a Cat… is an emotionally powerful listen. With context, it near overwhelms: in 2010, Jam... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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The Crooked Fiddle Band – Overgrown Tales
With titles inspired by sixteenth century serial killers, Coppélia and Tolkien, The Crooked Fiddle Band stay true to their third album’s title... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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Matthew Dear – Beams
With Beams, Ghostly International founder Matthew Dear wears two of his strongest influences firmly on his sleeve. David Bowie and the Talking Heads loom... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Comedy
Brendon Burns: Home Stretch, Baby
Former Comedy Award winner Brendon Burns takes about growing old gratefully Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Theatre
Ménage a Trois and The Olympics of the Everyday
Glasgow speaks to the world, too Read more »| 30 Jul 2012 -
Art
Studio 58 @ Mackintosh Gallery
It’s no wonder that the exhibition Studio 58: Women Artists in Glasgow since World War II is crowded. There have been a lot of women making art in Scot... Read more »| 30 Jul 2012 -
Music
Werd – Untitled Scot
Werd is a member of the Sons of Scotland hip-hop crew, who trade in the kind of gritty, urban, street-noir hip-hop that thrives on the gig circuit and in the... Read more »| 30 Jul 2012 -
Film
Film Event Highlights – August 2012
From Alien all-nighters to the cinematic poetry of Margaret Tait, these are the film events you should seek out in August Read more »| 30 Jul 2012 -
ClubsSubstance 50: The Destroyaz (Youngman & Landstrumm)
Substance mark a half-century of nights with a certified biggie: the first live UK performance of The Destroyaz, who combine the experience and skills of two... Read more »| 30 Jul 2012