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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BooksTrieste by Dasa Drndic
Many contemporary writers believe that in order to overcome the sense of ineffability surrounding the horrors of the Holocaust one must attempt radical innov... Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
ArtArika: Episode 3, Copying without Copying
The final part of Arika's triptych of programmes presents a weekend of four free events dealing with originality and identity Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
MusicSoulfly – Enslaved
Anyone even vaguely familiar with Soulfly will probably know the drill by this point in the band's career, and indeed, those who have been following along ov... Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
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Little Doses – Rock Riot Soul
It’s difficult to imagine how Snow Patrol could ever have served as the platform for creative quarrel (not if you dug Songs for Polarbears &ndas... Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
Books
This Is Life by Dan Rhodes
Misguided but enthusiastic heroine Aurelie Renard is struggling to come up with a project for Art College which will blow the socks off her lecherous profess... Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
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Furnace by Wayne Price
In his debut collection of short stories, Price has done the paring down already. Not even a foreword makes it in. The stories are raw and precise, and ea... Read more »| 29 Feb 2012
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Sarah Thornhill by Kate Grenville
Gosh, what a shame. Where The Secret River had a deserved debutante sparkle and The Lieutenant had an adventurous and poetic grace, Sarah Thornhill is an un... Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Jack Hudson
Jack Hudson introduces himself. "I'm an Illustrator and Designer currently based in Salamanca, Spain. I studied Illustration in Bristol, UK for three ... Read more »| 28 Feb 2012 -
Music
New Blood: Die Hard
Not the John McClane nuts you were expecting, Glasgow trio Die Hard are a talented band of mysterons who arrived overnight with a Technicolor debut. We sat down for an introductory blether... Read more »| 28 Feb 2012 -
Music
Under the Influence: School of Seven Bells
Benjamin Curtis, one half of New York dream pop duo School of Seven Bells and part-time guitarist for Michael Rother's Hallogallo, recommends a handful of his all-time favourite records Read more »| 28 Feb 2012 -
Music
VCMG – SSSS
SSSS represents one of the most intriguing reunions in the history of electronica, bringing Vince Clarke and Martin Gore back together for the first time sin... Read more »| 28 Feb 2012 -
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Do Not Miss: Mark Lanegan Band @ O2 ABC, 9 March
Having cut a record with everyone but your mother (actually, better check that), modern bluesman Mark Lanegan returns – band in tow – to show off... Read more »| 28 Feb 2012 -
ClubsCapital Crisis: Save The Bongo!
The proposed closure of The Bongo Club could be the nail in the coffin for Edinburgh's alternative club culture Read more »| 28 Feb 2012 -
Music
Lambchop: "I’m sure my doctors would prefer me to become a little more prudent"
As the world around him rushes from pillar to post, Lambchop's Kurt Wagner has always been happy to keep his own pace Read more »| 28 Feb 2012 -
Music
Yeti Lane – The Echo Show
Despite the repugnant title, psych-pop’s been carving out a respectable comeback of late. Following the release of 2009’s acclaimed eponymous deb... Read more »| 28 Feb 2012