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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MusicLive Music Highlights - May 2010
Featuring former members of the much missed Uncle John and Whitelock, Jacob Yates & The Pearly Gate Lockpickers plough a similarly fertile furrow of wild... Read more »| 28 Apr 2010 -
MusicThe New Statesmen: The National Talk High Violet
Cool, calm and collected: The National cut refined figures amongst the indie fraternity. The Brooklyn quintet's principal songwriters Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner talk humble beginnings and reveal how accurate a depiction that really is Read more »| 28 Apr 2010 -
Music
Ganglians - Monster Head Room
Acid folk, psychedelic lo-fi, forest pop. Brand them how you will – Ganglians couldn’t care less. The Sacramento ensemble’s latest offering... Read more »| 28 Apr 2010 -
Music
Double U - Pineapple Dream
With ‘dream pop’ being a legitimate category on your iPod these days, Franck Rabeyrolles’ alter ego Double U will provide a perfect... Read more »| 28 Apr 2010 -
MusicPhosphorescent - Here's to Taking it Easy
Those familiar with the music of Matthew Houck, aka Phosphorescent, won’t be surprised by the title of his first batch of original songs since 2007&rsq... Read more »| 28 Apr 2010 -
Film
Bill Hicks: Outlaw Comic
One of stand up comedy's true originals, Bill Hicks was many things: passionate, persuasive, puerile and profound. His rebellious, punkish spirit has captured many an imagination, including those of filmmakers Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas. The Skinny quizzed them about their documentary, American: The Bill Hicks Story Read more »| 28 Apr 2010
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TheatreBeltane
Edinburgh's Carlton Hill is lit up by fires from an ancient source. Read more »| 28 Apr 2010 -
Music
Fuck Buttons @ The Arches, 24 April
The giant leap that Fuck Buttons boldly took with last year's Tarot Sport is in full evidence tonight at the Arches. Previously the Bristol duo’s live ... Read more »| 27 Apr 2010 -
Music
Melissa Auf der Maur - Out of Our Minds
Part of a multi-media art project that includes a film, a graphic novel and numerous slightly flaky blog posts, Auf der Maur is aiming high with Out ... Read more »| 27 Apr 2010 -
Theatre
Greene with Envy
An adaptation that is worth the effort? Exeter's Alibi bounce between pulp action and philosophical musings Read more »| 27 Apr 2010 -
Music
The National - High Violet
There’s something strangely beautiful about an unexpected dusk: when you realise early evening has segued into night imperceptibly and without fanfare;... Read more »| 27 Apr 2010 -
ClubsFlying Lotus: Sound of a Seeker
With his third album, celebrated producer Flying Lotus has hit upon a rich seam of invention, combining jazz with the best of electronica, and transcending both Read more »| 27 Apr 2010 -
Theatre
Misery and Song
The most important thing about the tour of Les Miserables currently playing Britain is that it is NOT the famed West End/Broadway production from the 1980s Read more »| 27 Apr 2010 -
Music
Deftones: Garage Days Revisited
As Deftones prepare to emerge from their Sacramento bunker, Chino Moreno and Abe Cunningham talk going back to basics with Diamond Eyes, a love of Risk and a lasting wish to collaborate with Mogwai Read more »| 26 Apr 2010 -
Film
Parent Lines: Ian Hart discusses A Boy Called Dad
We talk to Ian Hart, one of Britain’s most prolific character actors, about his latest film A Boy Called Dad Read more »| 26 Apr 2010