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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FilmLords of The Wing
Michael Gillespie talks to the makers of the visually breath-taking documentary The Crimson Wing Read more »| 05 Oct 2009 -
ClubsTorture Garden: No Pain, All Gain
Get exotic and erotic with Torture Garden's happening of burlesque beats and beautiful bodies. Read more »| 05 Oct 2009 -
Music
Japanese Voyeurs - Sicking & Creaming EP
One of the oft-forgotten facts about 90s grunge is that quite a lot of the bands involved weren't actually any good [presumably you're talking about the wave... Read more »| 05 Oct 2009 -
MusicSufjan Stevens - The BQE
A soundtrack to a highway – Stevens' races toward brilliance. Read more »| 05 Oct 2009 -
Music
Offshore – Aneurysm EP
Despite clocking in at under 15 minutes in length, Aneurysm still manages to display significant stylistic breadth. The title track brings together c... Read more »| 04 Oct 2009 -
MusicKings of Convenience - Declaration of Dependence
In making an album with a limited palette of sounds, you tread a fine line between producing something stark and something monotonous. Whilst Declaration of ... Read more »| 03 Oct 2009
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Theatre
About A Goth
About a Goth: must we insult vibrant sub-cultures in this way? Read more »| 03 Oct 2009 -
Music
Thavius Beck – Hip-Hop: Louder, Faster
You might recognise Thavius Beck as Saul Williams' right hand man of recent years. This month he prepares to strike out on his own with a masterclass in rhyme and rhythm. Read more »| 02 Oct 2009 -
Music
Franz Ferdinand: The Heather's On Fire
In the five years since they shook up British indie rock, Franz Ferdinand have become one of Scotland's established acts. But, as Alex Kapranos tells The Skinny, they've still got the hunger and the vision to change the game all over again Read more »| 02 Oct 2009 -
MusicArchiteq - Gold + Green
It’s 10.30 on Sunday night in Glasgow. You’ve been waiting in a good-natured queue in Jamaica Street, and suddenly you’re past the bouncers... Read more »| 02 Oct 2009 -
Film
Up
Up is the latest venture from animation house Pixar, destined to delight children and adults alike with its old-fashioned tale of a 78 year old who decides t... Read more »| 02 Oct 2009 -
Theatre
Tell Me A Story
Storytellers come together to keep the festival spirit rolling and establish a claim to Performance Art. Read more »| 01 Oct 2009 -
Music
The Low Miffs and Malcolm Ross: A Chance Meeting
The Low Miffs and Malcolm Ross may not seem the perfect match, but as The Skinny finds out on the eve of their collaborative LP, they're really a match made in heaven Read more »| 01 Oct 2009 -
Music
AA Bondy - When The Devil's Loose
Alabaman mirrors Ryan Adams' earlier solo endeavours with fine second album Read more »| 01 Oct 2009 -
Music
Get Back Guinozzi! - Carpet Madness
The relationship between the French and the English has not always been smooth, but this debut album by the joyously unhinged Get Back Guinozzi! ... Read more »| 30 Sep 2009