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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ClubsThundercats Assemble
How does a new club night manage to sell out an almost unknown venue without booking any guest DJs or live acts? Welcome to the surprising case of Thunder Disco Club. Read more »| 15 Oct 2009 -
MusicConfusion is Sex
Confusion is Sex feels tough tonight. Not only is DJ Dolby Anol banging out hard electro to a crowd of face-painted girls and topless rave boys, Parisian tec... Read more »| 15 Oct 2009 -
TheatreWide Asleep
Scotland's big name playwright hits the stage alone. Read more »| 15 Oct 2009 -
Theatre
"I am not a ginger activist, but.."
Helen Cuinn gets medieval on the ginger-haters in her new show for Glasgay. Read more »| 14 Oct 2009 -
Film
Ip Man
Grandmaster Ip Man trained Bruce Lee. Frankly, he could have done nothing else and died a proud and happy man. But he also survived the Japanese invasion of ... Read more »| 14 Oct 2009 -
Comedy
Eddie Izzard
Grab your tickets quick for Eddie Izzard's first UK tour in six years. Read more »| 14 Oct 2009
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Music
Hudson Mohawke - Butter
LuckyMe's Hudson Mohawke finally delivers his debut album, with exceptional results. Read more »| 13 Oct 2009 -
Music
Spiral Stairs - The Real Feel
Despite being voted Most Likely to Succeed alongside childhood friend Stephen Malkmus in the 1999 Pavement yearbook, Scott Kannberg has made only modest busi... Read more »| 13 Oct 2009 -
MusicMeretto - Street Talking
Meretto have a difficult battle ahead of them. With the lad-rock market currently saturated by the likes of The Enemy, Reverend and the Makers, Pigeon Detect... Read more »| 13 Oct 2009 -
Music
Portico Quartet – Isla
Jazz isn’t a genre that features heavily in these pages, so the question that arises when reviewing the new Portico Quartet album is this: ... Read more »| 13 Oct 2009 -
Music
Massive Attack @ O2 Academy, 29 Sep
“So many new songs,” rasps Robert “3D” Del Nadja as he takes a breather from shadowboxing smoke and whispering his way through the we... Read more »| 12 Oct 2009 -
Music
Rain Machine: Time for a Kyp
With TV on the Radio announcing a year-long hiatus this past month, guitarist Kyp Malone is afforded the time necessary to strike out on his own as Rain Machine. Some ten years in the making, Malone's stripped down alter ego pushes his inimitable voice to the forefront whilst eschewing the anthemic tendencies of his day job to produce a gentle and affecting debut. The Skinny patches in a call before the down-to-earth axeman embarks on an extensive stateside tour. Read more »| 12 Oct 2009 -
Film
Agnes Varda on The Beaches of Agnes
The Beaches of Agnes is an inspiring journey through the life of an often overlooked director: Agnes Varda. Read more »| 12 Oct 2009 -
Music
Jonathan Richman at Òran Mór, 10 Oct Review
Rock 'n' roll idolatry has effects both positive and negative. Blinkered dedication to onstage heroes can electrify a gig, but it also means every mediocre i... Read more »| 12 Oct 2009 -
Music
Sparrow and the Workshop @ Captain's Rest, 8 Oct
When it comes to observational banter, “you know when you swallow a load of lip gloss and it’s all scratchy?” isn’t the most universa... Read more »| 12 Oct 2009