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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ArtRSA New Contemporaries 2012
Some images from the opening reception of the RSA New Contemporaries exhibition 2012. Photography by David Grinly and Rosie Ellis Read more »| 27 Mar 2012 -
Books
Tallula Rising by Glen Duncan
Tallula Rising is the middle book in Glen Duncan's werewolf trilogy, the sequel to the critically-acclaimed The Last Werewolf. Tallula is not only the last o... Read more »| 27 Mar 2012 -
Music
Talib Kweli @ The Arches, 23 March
Nasty P's support set is an exercise in multimedia turntablism, as Edinburgh's favourite hip-hop DJ and producer employs two decks, an iPad serving as a drum... Read more »| 27 Mar 2012 -
FilmGFF 2012: Babycall
Noomi Rapace (Millennium Trilogy) turns in another ferociously intense performance as Anna, a traumatised mother relocated with her young son to escape an ab... Read more »| 27 Mar 2012 -
BooksBreathless by Anne Sward
Anne Sward's Breathless is told from the perspective of Lo, who in looking back on her childhood examines a relationship she has been unable to escape. When ... Read more »| 27 Mar 2012 -
BooksWe The Animals by Justin Torres
An autobiographical account of a childhood in upstate New York, We The Animals tells the story of three mixed-race brothers born to very young parents, growi... Read more »| 27 Mar 2012
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Music
Blanck Mass @ Glasgow School of Art, 18 March
Promising strong experimental never-before-showcased material for his Art School performance, Konx-om-Pax's Tom Scholefield showcases his bizarre multi-colo... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
Music
Wu Lyf @ SWG3, 17 March
Before they come on stage, Wu Lyf's set is dominated by the symbol which represents the band. It's more magickal glyph than logo: anyone who has tried thei... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
Music
Souls of Mischief @ Electric Circus, 13 March
Immortalised as four of the faces to grace A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders sleeve when they recorded one of the great paeans to easy living t... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
Theatre
Slice @ Oran Mor
A comedy writer for over twenty years, Mel Giedroyc is best known for her double act with Sue Perkins, as well as successful shows on Radio 4. Slice marks no... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
Theatre
Victim Sidekick Boyfriend Me @ Traverse
If you can get passed the awkward title it’s difficult not to enjoy the sinister journey of Victim Sidekick Boyfriend Me. A callous teenage studen... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
Theatre
Betrayal @ Citizens, Glasgow
With all the Pinterisms present and correct (verbal games of cat and mouse; awkward weighty pauses, endless filling and re-filling of wine glasses) the one m... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
Theatre
Cirque du Soleil – Alegria @ SECC
Cirque du Soleil, despite having become the circus equivalent of Coldplay, began in 1984 as a group of street performers. Their evolution into a touring phen... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
Music
In Pictures: The Sunshine Social @ Oràn Mór, 22 March
Previous Billy Kelly Award winner Calum MacDonald fronts The Sunshine Social during launch week for the 2012 initiative at Oràn Mór on Thursday... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
Music
Various – Late Night Tales: Belle and Sebastian Vol. 2
In a 26-part history, Belle and Sebastian are only the second act to add a volume 2 to their Late Night Tales mix, and as before, they’ve cultivated so... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012