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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MusicA Place to Bury Strangers – Worship
It's never pretty when good bands go off the boil but the drop off that A Place to Bury Strangers seem to have experienced since 2009's Exploding Head is pa... Read more »| 01 Jun 2012 -
FilmRed Tails
George Lucas'-produced WWII aerial spectacle is a damp CGI-riddled squib. Read more »| 01 Jun 2012 -
TheatreKrapp's Last Tape & Footfalls @ The Citizens Theatre
The Citizens Theatre presents Dominic Hill's new production, two plays by Samuel Beckett: Krapp's Last Tape and Footfalls. Read more »| 01 Jun 2012 -
Film
Coriolanus
Ralph Fiennes directorial debut is a grim, gritty and challenging adaptation of a lesser-known Shakespeare play. Read more »| 01 Jun 2012 -
Music
Star Wheel Press – Life Cycle of a Falling Bird
When a lead singer possesses such a distinctive burr, it’s often easy to overlook everything that sits behind it. Not so on Life Cycle of a Falling B... Read more »| 31 May 2012 -
Comedy
What the hell is going on at...Michael Redmond's Sunday Service?
Continuing our look at Scotland's regular comedy nights, we take a look at Michael Redmon's regular Sunday deadpan-athon Read more »| 31 May 2012
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Theatre
Whatever Gets You Through The Night: Black Magic
This month, a stellar array of authors, musicians, actors and playwrights bring a uniquely collaborative project to the Arches. Some of those involved give us a peek at the intricate structure of Whatever Gets You Through The Night Read more »| 30 May 2012 -
Art
Teresa Margolles @ GSS, 8 May-30 Jun
One of Mexico’s foremost artists, Teresa Margolles’ show at Glasgow Sculpture Studios concludes her five-month residency in the city. Ciudad Ju&a... Read more »| 30 May 2012 -
Art
Annuale 2012, Edinburgh, 8-24 Jun
Co-ordinated by Embassy Gallery in Edinburgh, Annuale 2012 looks to be as varied and exciting as ever, with plenty of grassroots arts events and activities h... Read more »| 30 May 2012 -
Books
CLiNT #2.1 by Mark Millar, et al.
An early relaunch for the Mark Millar-produced comic anthology magazine CLiNT, tightening up here and there. Millar handles half of the writing in this issue... Read more »| 30 May 2012 -
BooksThe Antidote by Oliver Burkeman
“Closure is bullshit,” said crime writer James Ellroy. This book would agree, although it puts it more politely. The Antidote looks at how variou... Read more »| 30 May 2012 -
Theatre
The Chairs @ Tron Theatre
Blue Raincoat returnto Glasgow with a visceral play by master of the absurd, Ionesco. Read more »| 30 May 2012 -
Music
Necro Deathmort – The Colonial Script
Imperial, the opener to Necro Deathmort's third longplayer, seeks to bewilder and confuse with an array of scattered laptop beats before giving way to the bl... Read more »| 30 May 2012 -
Art
They Had Four Years @ Generator Projects, 19 May-10 Jun
Every year, Generator Projects in Dundee showcases emerging talent from art schools across Scotland. Hand-picked by the gallery’s committee, the select... Read more »| 30 May 2012 -
ArtOwn Art: Pretty Penny
As part of The Skinny's collaboration with Culture Label, Edinburgh-based artist Rabiya Choudhry has reinterpreted three British coins. We chat to her about her about having nae money and get the lowdown on the International Bongo Bongo Brigade Read more »| 30 May 2012