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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ComedySusan Morrison: 'Raise The Titanic!'
Susan Morrison talk about her new show based on her greatest obsession Read more »| 13 Apr 2012 -
FilmThe Cabin in the Woods
Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s deliriously entertaining homage to horror cinema takes a format as old as the hills – teens run into trouble at a ... Read more »| 12 Apr 2012 -
MusicScottish Album of the Year Award Longlist announced
Today the Scottish Music Industry announced its Longlist for the inaugural Scottish Album of the Year Award. Selected from a comprehensive list of 2011's hom... Read more »| 12 Apr 2012 -
MusicNorth Atlantic Oscillation – Fog Electric
It's fitting that North Atlantic Oscillation’s second album, Fog Electric, was produced by Tony Doogan, best known for his production work for Mogwai... Read more »| 11 Apr 2012 -
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Orbital @ O2 Academy, 7 April
As suggested in their recent interview with The Skinny, Orbital are keen not to lean on their old hits in the live settings, but also to not disappoint the ... Read more »| 11 Apr 2012 -
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Butcher Boy @ Cottiers, 6 April
Reverieme open tonight depleted and in mild disarray; guitarist Andrew Lindsay is caught in traffic, and no one knows how to work the tuner on his pedal. Fur... Read more »| 11 Apr 2012
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MusicA farewell to Take A Worm For A Walk Week @ Stereo, 5 April
Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison takes in Take A Worm For A Walk Week's final fling Read more »| 11 Apr 2012 -
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Miaoux Miaoux: "I’m obsessed with writing perfect pop songs"
Recently signed to Chemikal Underground, 'indie-tronic' producer Julian Corrie aka Miaoux Miaoux discusses his initial fear of Glasgow and why he believes in happy coincidences Read more »| 11 Apr 2012 -
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Whores – Ruiner EP
Let's get this out of the way: Whores' debut release is completely blunt and confrontational. The sleazy bassline which dominates first track Daddy's Money... Read more »| 11 Apr 2012 -
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Graham Coxon – A+E
Created as a conscious response to the burn-out he experienced touring 2009’s brilliant and meticulously crafted The Spinning Top, A+E finds Coxon embr... Read more »| 11 Apr 2012 -
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James Ross – Chasing the Sun
This seven-movement suite from Caithness composer/pianist James Ross, initially commissioned for the Blas festival, retells a journey along the north coast... Read more »| 10 Apr 2012 -
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The Leg – An Eagle to Saturn
Rambunctious Edinburgh trio The Leg count Julian Cope among their fans, and indeed An Eagle to Saturn sounds in many ways like a throwback to the more eccen... Read more »| 10 Apr 2012 -
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Poliça – Give You The Ghost
Born from the sprawling indie-explosion Gayngs, duo Poliça have friends in high places, with their collaborative cohort Justin Vernon of Bon Iver fa... Read more »| 10 Apr 2012 -
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Fence Records' Seamus Fogarty: "I just do whatever, even if it doesn't pay the bills!"
Seamus Fogarty is a talented guy, and a great drinking buddy, as The Skinny found out one Saturday in London Read more »| 10 Apr 2012 -
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Various Artists – Sea Monsters 2
Brighton’s One Inch Badge follow last year’s Sea Monsters scene sampler with Sea Monsters 2, and like most sequels, it’s a bulkier beast. ... Read more »| 10 Apr 2012