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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FilmOctober Film Highlights
As the trees begin to turn various shades of red, so too do our cinema screens with brains, intestines and blood being gratuitously splattered as horror fans... Read more »| 30 Sep 2011 -
Music
Echo and the Bunnymen @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 28 September
Despite the balmy Indian summer heat, Ian McCulloch sticks with tradition tonight, taking to the stage wrapped in his trademark winter coat. A circular fan p... Read more »| 30 Sep 2011 -
ComedyX-FACTOR 2011: Because apparently I hate my brain
Kelly Rowland exclaims excitedly that "There are some pretty amazing acts coming out of Britain right now," which, strictly speaking, is true if by ‘ac... Read more »| 30 Sep 2011 -
Film
The Church of Kevin Smith
The unconventional release of Kevin Smith's new film Red State has caused a bit of a brouhaha stateside. We see what all the fuss is about Read more »| 29 Sep 2011 -
MusicPete and the Pirates @ Captain's Rest, 26 September
With seasoned ex-members of Morning Runner at the helm, Glass’s polish garners at least one breathless endorsement tonight (“They blew my mind!&n... Read more »| 29 Sep 2011 -
MusicJeffrey Lewis – A Turn In The Dream-Songs
Anti-folk figure Jeffrey Lewis is known for his tendency to divide listeners. He addresses this point directly in the song Cult Boyfriend, a highlight on thi... Read more »| 29 Sep 2011
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Film
All Night Horror Madness 3!
Matt Palmer brings another slice of old-school horror to the Cameo with the third All Night Horror Madness! Read more »| 29 Sep 2011 -
Music
Loch Lomond – Little Me Will Start A Storm
Every Scottish review of this record will doubtlessly refer to the recognisable moniker of this sextet from Portland, Oregon, but with this, their first rele... Read more »| 29 Sep 2011 -
Music
Shonen Knife – Osaka Ramones
Cover albums often carry an air of redundancy, beckoning the question: why bother? For punk-pop trio Shonen Knife, the motivation is to mark their 30th... Read more »| 29 Sep 2011 -
Comedy
Margaret Cho: "I think it would be great if everyone was ordered to get gay married”
One of America's most provocative comedians, Margaret Cho is on a world tour that begins and ends in Scotland. But where is she now? Read more »| 29 Sep 2011 -
Theatre
The Cabaret Revival (Reprise)
It's Here, It's Queer, Get Used to It Read more »| 29 Sep 2011 -
Music
The Moth & The Mirror – Honestly, This World
Comprising previous and occasional members of bands including Frightened Rabbit, Smoke Jaguar and The Reindeer Section, The Moth & The Mirror form ... Read more »| 28 Sep 2011 -
Music
Siskiyou – Keep Away The Dead
This second LP from indie-folk band Siskiyou finds a balance between soft reflective folk songs and angst-ridden stomp-alongs. Recorded mostly in the tiny to... Read more »| 28 Sep 2011 -
Clubs
Dispatches from the Golden Isle
As Ibiza's party season wraps up for another year Kat Young checks out two of the major players, We Love and Cocoon. Read more »| 28 Sep 2011 -
Clubs
Clubbing Highlights – October 2011
Festivals: over! Summer: over! You might as well get a good selection of soup stocked in your cupboards, dig out the winter wardrobe and invest in a SAD lamp... Read more »| 28 Sep 2011