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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MusicThe Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride
Heretic Pride is a breath held too long and let out all at once, revelling in the resulting noise. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
MusicThe Cave Singers - Invitation Songs
In the release of this surprising sounding long-player, The Cave Singers have created their own unique take on shock and awe. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Music
Talkingmakesnosense - The Winter Drones
Absorbing to the point of suffocation. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Theatre
NRLA 2009
SF: Not one but two thought-provoking arts festivals visit the Tramway in quick succession this month. The Skinny meets the people behind this hive of activity and finds out what it's all about
PQ: ""The image I always use when people ask me what the hell it is all about is of a great big swimming pool. Just jump in and splash around"" - Ian Smith Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Theatre
Horse's mouth
The revival of Peter Shaffer's Equus had London critics in transports of delight. The Skinny's Adam McCully talks to the man himself, lead actor and national institution Simon Callow, to see what all the fuss is about Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
MusicBob Mould - District Line
There's not a lot to write home about District Line, though it's nothing to blemish Mould's repertoire either Read more »| 05 Feb 2008
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Books
The Poison That Fascinates by Jennifer Clement
Moves easily through shades of light and dark. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Books
The Delegates' Choice by Ian Sansom
Sharp, pacey and full of laugh-out-loud moments Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Books
Crap Ghosts by Gavin Inglis
Inglis is blessed with spot-on comic timing Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
BooksCome On In! by Charles Bukowski
Mixes bar-room pugnacity with comic irony, tenderness and the quiet pride of a loser made good Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Books
Autofiction by Hitomi Kanehara
Kanehara unravels the story, a dark and affecting Tokyo-set tale, with amazing fluidity Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Clubs
Vetiver - Been so long/You May Be Blue
A refreshing, unique and quite simply astounding plethora of beautiful and powerful music Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Clubs
House of Techno Highlights February 2008
This month I'm taking a slightly different angle: in a recent interview with Hot Chip, Clash Magazine scribe Adam Park notes that Ricardo Villalobos was so a... Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Theatre
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty.....I'd rather be Little Red Riding Hood
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Music
Okkervil River at Cabaret Voltaire Preview
Oh shit! He's gonna fill himself with sprouts, lie on his arse playing video games all January and never want to tour again! Read more »| 05 Feb 2008