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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MusicLight Of Words - Those Left Behind
Light of Hooks, Light of Energy but Heavy on Comatose Miserabilia, Bristol’s Light of Words struggle to make an impression with their debut alb... Read more »| 24 Nov 2009 -
ArtHilary Lloyd @ Tramway
Standing, for what seems like an eternity, before the static quietude of Lloyd’s video stills of classical sculpture, there occurs a dawning reali... Read more »| 23 Nov 2009 -
MusicRogues - Widows EP
The world may not be ready for Rogues. Sure, many indie bands have flirted with nu-wave music (Editors, Phoenix) or cited synth-pop as a strong influence (Th... Read more »| 23 Nov 2009 -
Clubs
Exclusive: Optimo Hogmanay Line-up Revealed
Optimo bring in the new year with their infamous Hogmanay shindig with a soundtrack of some of the finest musicians Scotland has to offer at the moment. Read more »| 23 Nov 2009 -
MusicSparrow and the Workshop - Into the Wild
A transatlantic combination, the hard-working Sparrow and the Workshop consists of American born Jill O’Sullivan, Scottish drummer Gregor Donaldson and... Read more »| 23 Nov 2009 -
MusicSilverclub - Answers EP
Silverclub are a Manchester supergroup of sorts – maybe not on the same level as Electronic, but its members include Jim Noir, the pop-folk cha... Read more »| 23 Nov 2009
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Music
Kin - Dot Dot Dot EP
Manchester-baed Kin has one of the strangest and most compelling voices you’re ever likely to hear. It swells and builds like a more disturbing Karen O... Read more »| 23 Nov 2009 -
Theatre
A Christmas Carol – with Extra Sauce
The fat man in the red suit is coming, putting stress on the credit cards and overdrafts. Blond Ambition urge us to treat ourselves. Read more »| 23 Nov 2009 -
Film
Paranormal Activity
Continuing the budgeting tradition of Blair Witch, Paranormal Activity is the similarly marketed, much-hyped story of young couple Kate Featherstone and Mica... Read more »| 23 Nov 2009 -
Music
2010: Year of the Rabbit?
As they prepare to unleash album number three, Finbarr Bermingham speaks to Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison to find out what 2010 holds in store. Read more »| 23 Nov 2009 -
Music
Eagleowl - Sleep the Winter
A song’s beauty can reside in the slightest of touches, the line separating a graceful composition from a shiver-inducing one sometimes as ephemeral as... Read more »| 20 Nov 2009 -
Music
Mariachi El Bronx @ Òran Mór, 18 Nov
It's hard to know what to expect from a Mariachi band's support act, but Finnish duo Jakko and Jay transcend any such pondering with an intensely eccentric s... Read more »| 20 Nov 2009 -
Music
The Clientele - Bonfires On The Heath
When US tastemakers Pitchfork unveiled their list of the decade’s greatest albums, UK readers would have been excused for quizzically raising e... Read more »| 20 Nov 2009 -
Film
Orzel
Is it art or film? It's both, and painfully exciting. Gareth K Vile reviews 85a and LowSalt's recent performance event. Read more »| 20 Nov 2009 -
Theatre
Citizens: Venue of the Month
With more scenery and name changes than perhaps any other theatre, the story of The Citizen's Theatre is as intriguing as those it has produced for the stage. Read more »| 20 Nov 2009