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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ClubsMoon Unit @ Optimo, Sub Club, 5 Oct
The always interesting Optimo tonight present Moon Unit, the musical offspring of Paul Mogg and former Terranova member Xaver Naudascher. Mogg and Naudascher... Read more »| 10 Oct 2008 -
ClubsHalloween Clubbing 2008
You reach an age where knocking on old ladies’ doors and shouting “TRICK OR TREAT!?” stops being cute and starts to run the risk of landing... Read more »| 10 Oct 2008 -
Music
How To Swim - Genesis P and Me/From Here to Dundee Slash Eternity
For anyone whose knowledge of avant-garde industrial pioneers is rusty, Genesis P-Orridge was the artist/singer from Throbbing Gristle who, with his late wif... Read more »| 10 Oct 2008 -
Theatre
Back to the Underground
Gareth K Vile looks at another slice of damnation. Read more »| 10 Oct 2008 -
Comedy
Elizabeth and Raleigh: Late But Live
Acclaimed Fringe show by Stewart Lee tours to the Eden Court Theatre, Inverness Read more »| 10 Oct 2008 -
Clubs
Substance 2nd Birthday @ The Caves, 25 Oct
Substance are celebrating their second anniversary of bringing mixed breakbeats and strange frequencies to their loyal crowd by hosting a rave in The Caves. ... Read more »| 10 Oct 2008
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MusicDe Rosa @ Rubix, The GRV, 2 Oct
On this evidence De Rosa could teach Bloc Party a thing or two about getting indie-kids to dance rather than pout Read more »| 09 Oct 2008 -
Music
Foals @ Barrowland, 5 Oct
Whilst watching Dananananaykroyd's (****) contagious brand of jitter-punk unfold onstage, a fellow concertgoer asks me what their name is. “I really li... Read more »| 09 Oct 2008 -
MusicBodies of Water @ Captain's Rest, 3 Oct
“We’re really interested in meeting some neds,” jest married front-couple David and Meredith Metcalf. “Yeah, we’ve watched them... Read more »| 09 Oct 2008 -
ClubsJacopo Carreras: Somnambulism and Sofas.
Jacopo Carreras’ From Bed To Couch is one of the most complex and challenging electronic albums of recent years. Liam Arnold asked him what gets him out of bed in the morning. Read more »| 09 Oct 2008 -
Art
RSA Research Exhibition
Concealed behind closed doors, down a discreet corridor to the left of the main gallery entrance, this year’s Research show at the Royal Scottish Acade... Read more »| 09 Oct 2008 -
Music
Comet Gain - Broken Record Prayers
At times terrifically potent Read more »| 09 Oct 2008 -
Music
A Muso's Top 10: Aaron North
As well as procuring the usual track list for a desert island mix-tape, this month we asked former Icarus Line and Nine Inch Nails axe man Aaron North to env... Read more »| 08 Oct 2008 -
Music
Ladyhawke @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3 Oct
Fizzles like a mouthful of Space Dust and Cherry Coke Read more »| 08 Oct 2008 -
Music
The Streets @ Barrowland, 4 Oct
“I want to try something out,” Mike Skinner declares. He wants the crowd to wait for the appropriate moment, then – basically –&lsquo... Read more »| 08 Oct 2008