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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ClubsClubbing Highlights – August 2012
Festival madness descends once more upon the clubs of the capital, a joyful time when sleeping patterns lose all regularity thanks to Edinburgh’s 5am l... Read more »| 30 Jul 2012 -
Clubs
Caspa: The Prodigal Son
Caspa, 'the dopest ghost in town', is a dubstep DJ, producer and label boss who went from making records in his bedroom to recording with Keith Flint. Now the capital's bass bins are in his sights... Read more »| 30 Jul 2012 -
Clubs
Sensu Boat Party Part Two Featuring Tale Of Us
Having made it safely back ashore after last month’s sell out party, the Sensu team are ready to set sail once again, this time accompanied by a duo th... Read more »| 30 Jul 2012 -
ClubsKoreless @ Sneaky Pete's
Sneaky Pete's has long been the purveyor of a forward-thinking music policy and a venue for UK-based artists and, with that in mind, their festival line up i... Read more »| 29 Jul 2012 -
MusicHuw M – Gathering Dusk
On debut Os Mewn Swn, Huw M sung entirely in Welsh, letting the music do the talking for those of us not fluent in the language (we can assume the majorit... Read more »| 27 Jul 2012 -
Music
Tamara Schlesinger – The Procession
In 6 Day Riot, Tamara Schlesinger’s compositions come wrapped in tiers of warm instrumentation, generating a welcoming, communal atmosphere. Solo deb... Read more »| 27 Jul 2012
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Music
School of Seven Bells / Chvrches @ Stereo, 22 July
One song, one official gig – it’s been an economical route to the top of the hype pile for Churches. Lies proves to be just the tip of an alread... Read more »| 26 Jul 2012 -
Music
The Big Eyes Family Players & Friends – Folk Songs II
After 2009’s Folk Songs collaboration, James Yorkston lets the Big Eyes Family Players take charge of the sequel, appearing on just a couple of track... Read more »| 26 Jul 2012 -
Music
Oberman Knocks – Beatcroff Slabs
The growth of user-friendly technology may have had some negative effects in terms of electronica’s sonic heterogeneity. Imaginative producers, however... Read more »| 26 Jul 2012 -
MusicOtto Von Schirach – Supermeng
Otto Von Schirach has always been something of a sonic terrorist – his combination of Miami bass, breakcore freakouts and flashes of in-your-face gri... Read more »| 26 Jul 2012 -
Art
Bobby Niven @ SWG3
Bobby Niven has made some art about the uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth called Inchgarvie. Once a holiday retreat for sufferers of syphilis in the l... Read more »| 26 Jul 2012 -
Film
Kosmos
Applied to arthouse films the phrase 'beautifully shot' can make the blood run cold, bringing to mind tedious hours spent in the company of pretty visuals an... Read more »| 26 Jul 2012 -
Music
Half Cousin – Fantasy Belt
Kevin Cormack's adventure through the rugged musical landscape has lasted nearly ten years now; he first surfaced under the name Half Cousin in 2003 workin... Read more »| 25 Jul 2012 -
Music
Serengeti – C.A.R.
Credited to Serengeti, but featuring a three-way collab between the rapper and Anticon mainstays Jel and Odd Nosdam, C.A.R. is a deliciously loose and acces... Read more »| 25 Jul 2012 -
Music
Opossom – Electric Hawaii
On Electric Hawaii, New Zealand’s Kody Neilson has honed an infectious strain of Motown-inspired psych-pop. It’s a densely-layered record, comb... Read more »| 25 Jul 2012