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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MusicJenny Lewis: Born to Do It
From Hank III to Hayseed Dixie, subverting the old model of country music is no new phenomenon, nor is the rhetoric of the traditionalists who can’t get their heads around it. Rilo Kiley's frontwoman tells Dave Kerr how she cut her own path... Read more »| 02 Oct 2008 -
MusicAttic Lights - Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights won’t win any awards for innovation, but it’s the familiar things in life that hit that sweet spot in your soul. Read more »| 02 Oct 2008 -
Music
Rozi Plain - Inside Over Here
There is a problem when trying to review an album like this, which woos you with its easy charms, which stills your spirit with its banjos rippling like a bu... Read more »| 02 Oct 2008 -
Theatre
Light Falling: Janis Claxton Interview
Susannah Radford follows the latest movements of Edinburgh's vibrant choreographer. Read more »| 02 Oct 2008 -
Music
Frank Turner @ Oran Mor, 23 Oct
Formerly of hardcore upstarts Million Dead, Frank Turner has spent the last three years touring and refining his punk-folk sound across the UK. And while son... Read more »| 02 Oct 2008 -
ClubsMagnetic Man @ Fortified Sessions 2nd Birthday, The Art School, Glasgow, 17 Oct
It has been 24 months since the Electric Eliminators exploded on the scene with the Fortified Sessions, spinning tinnitus inducing beats and bass wobble. Join them as they celebrate turning terrible 2. Read more »| 02 Oct 2008
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Music
Seasick Steve @ The Music Hall, 23 Oct
Dodging a beer cup thrown from the T in the Park crowd, Seasick Steve barked in his deep southern drawl: “Anyone throws any more shit at me and I&rsquo... Read more »| 02 Oct 2008 -
Music
Enjoy Destroy - Enjoy Destroy EP
Contains enough moments of real astute writing to suggest that these guys could learn from their predecessors' mistakes Read more »| 02 Oct 2008 -
Music
Catz 'n' Dogz - Stars of the Zoo
Better known for their work as 3 Channels with releases on Crosstown Rebels, Trapez, Pokerflat and pretty much every other underground techno label, Poland&r... Read more »| 02 Oct 2008 -
BooksEver Had a Day Like These?
Here’s one from the department of phenomenally good ideas: The Scottish Book Trust and BBC Scotland have teamed up for a project called ‘Days Lik... Read more »| 02 Oct 2008 -
Film
Chemical Wedding
If Wayne and Garth got the budget to make a film, they'd probably make Chemical Wedding. It's dire beyond belief, but... cripplingly, cringingly funny in pa... Read more »| 02 Oct 2008 -
Clubs
DJ Chart - Âme
1. Tokyo Blackstar - Game Over (Locodice remix) (Innervisions) Fantastic remix from the Locodice/Buttrich camp for our own label Innervisions; it's a journe... Read more »| 02 Oct 2008 -
Clubs
Optimo @ Origin, Aberdeen, 18 Oct
This deserves a good mention on a couple of counts. First up, the Optimo duo of JD Twitch and JG Wilkes bring a party soundtrack to the club experience that ... Read more »| 02 Oct 2008 -
Music
Mogwai @ The Corn Exchange, 21 Oct
There's probably someone out there that hasn't heard about Mogwai. Some bearded, shuffling hermit, dragging behind him a shopping bag full of old newspapers.... Read more »| 01 Oct 2008 -
Film
Burn to Shine
The mandate for Burn to Shine is simple: find a house that is due to be demolished; recruit a number of local bands to play there; film the demolition of the... Read more »| 01 Oct 2008