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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MusicUnder the Influence: Steve Mason
From Fab 5 Freddy to Ennio Morricone, Steve Mason digs out the inspirational film scores that soundtrack his breakfast time Read more »| 08 Oct 2013 -
MusicDJ Rashad – Double Cup
Trap, footwork and juke all have the potential to be seen as disposable, relying on chopped-up samples, and beats that go as dumb as they go hard. In the han... Read more »| 08 Oct 2013 -
MusicRussian Circles – Memorial
Varied textures and technical proficiency are just about as common as a big chap grunting into a microphone in the modern metal world, but Chicagoans Russian... Read more »| 08 Oct 2013 -
Music
Rae & Christian – Mercury Rising
Rae & Christian return after more than a decade with an album inspired by 70s British folk, but the results, recorded and played immaculately, border on ... Read more »| 08 Oct 2013 -
Music
Future of the Left – How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident
“The music industry is lying to you” preaches Andy Falkous on serrated satire Singing of the Bonesaws, chiding listeners for “[confusing] e... Read more »| 08 Oct 2013 -
Music
Paper Tiger – Laptop Suntan
The appeal of Paper Tiger's debut full-length album is exactly the same thing that makes it slightly underwhelming, although absolutely competent. This is th... Read more »| 08 Oct 2013
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MusicHector Bizerk – Nobody Seen Nothing
The first thing to note about Hector Bizerk's second album is the serious step up in terms of production technique – recorded and engineered by dr... Read more »| 07 Oct 2013 -
Music
In Hindsight: Ben Deily explores The Lemonheads' punk origins
As The Lemonheads prepare their earliest recordings for a new lease of life, formerly estranged co-founder Ben Deily revisits the Boston band's punk origins Read more »| 07 Oct 2013 -
Music
Duet: Everything Everything vs Dutch Uncles
As they prepare to head out on tour together, Everything Everything and Dutch Uncles have a meeting of minds about arena experiences, songcraft and when to say 'I love you' Read more »| 07 Oct 2013 -
Theatre
20 Years of Glasgay!
Two decades on, Glasgay! continues to celebrate LGBT artists past and present across their annual multi-arts festival. We speak to playwright Stef Smith about one of this year's programme highlights, Cured Read more »| 07 Oct 2013 -
Theatre
Paul Bright's Confessions of a Justified Sinner @ Summerhall
An intelligent, interdisciplinary performance that brings together video, live performance, and a degree of object fetishism, Paul Bright's Confessions of a ... Read more »| 07 Oct 2013 -
Film
Not Your Average Sports Movie: Lucy Walker on The Crash Reel
Documentarian Lucy Walker speaks to us about her new film The Crash Reel, a compelling sports movie with a script written by real life Read more »| 04 Oct 2013 -
Music
Oneohtrix Point Never @ The CCA, Glasgow, 1 October
The music of Brooklyn-based producer Oneohtrix Point Never is a tricky beast from which to attempt to wrest meaning. The intersection of live visuals with hi... Read more »| 04 Oct 2013 -
Music
The Bulletin: Arts & Culture Roundup | 4 October
The fightback against misogyny in music, with Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES and Sinead O'Connor; the latest music videos from Fuck Buttons, Tim Hecker and Forest Swords; play with Tricky; be in a film with Nick Cave; plus crowdfunding and tour news Read more »| 04 Oct 2013 -
Books
Half the Kingdom by Lore Segal
In 1985, The New York Times declared that Lore Segal was "closer than anyone to writing the Great American Novel." Not only is this bewildering, it's harmful... Read more »| 04 Oct 2013