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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MusicIndians – Somewhere Else
One year ago, Indians – aka Copenhagen’s Søren Løkke Juul – had yet to release a song or play a gig. Now he’s got 4AD ... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
MusicTomahawk – Oddfellows
Coming five years after their enjoyably leftfield, Native American-flavoured Anonymous album, Oddfellows finds Tomahawk (now augmented by... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
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Biffy Clyro – Opposites
Double albums are usually a daunting prospect for musicians and listeners alike, but it's a move that makes sense for Biffy Clyro, an outfit who went from ma... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
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The Ruby Suns – Christopher
On fourth album Christopher, New Zealander Ryan McPhun has pushed The Ruby Suns further still from their psychedelic-threaded indie origins, embracing a da... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
Music“Depression, alienation, sexual frustration, anger, violence, black comedy – Fat Goth has it all!"
As seasoned players from Dundee's alternative rock fraternity, Fat Goth aren't exactly shy of riffs on their startling second album, but they're not scared of rolling out the ballads either. Turns out they're taking sexy back Read more »| 07 Jan 2013 -
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From Death to Death and Other Small Tales
Following the success of last year’s The Sculpture Show, the National Galleries continues to break brave new ground with another sprawling behemoth of ... Read more »| 07 Jan 2013
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Boduf Songs – Burnt Up on Re-Entry
Mat Sweet’s first Boduf Songs LP for Southern – following four on Kranky – marks an appropriate shift in direction. Where the earlier reco... Read more »| 07 Jan 2013 -
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The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 7 January
In the first Bulletin of 2013, new music from Factory Floor, a 2012 'best of' from Ghostly, the latest on the Creative Scotland shakeup, DJ Shadow's infamous 'too future' mix, rumours of a Twin Peaks reboot, and a new online archive of Scottish painting Read more »| 07 Jan 2013 -
Film
Under the Influence: Django Unchained
Cinema magpie Quentin Tarantino's dipped his toe in blaxploitation, samurai, kung-fu and war movies. It was only a matter of time before he tried the spaghetti western. We cast our eye over the sub-genre's dark underbelly Read more »| 07 Jan 2013 -
MusicRick Redbeard – No Selfish Heart
Rick Anthony’s intentions with his piratical alter-ego Rick Redbeard were laid out earlier this year via his split single with Adam Stafford, another w... Read more »| 07 Jan 2013 -
MusicThe Joy Formidable – Wolf's Law
“Oh wow!” exclaimed Withered Hand when he recently guest reviewed The Joy Formidable’s lead single Cholla in these very pages. “That&... Read more »| 07 Jan 2013 -
Film
Bad Movie Night: Showgirls Revisited
Released to a storm of ridicule and notoriety in 1995, Showgirls is often held up as the epitome of a bad film. With it due to screen to a baying audience at Glasgow Film Theatre’s monthly Bad Movie Night!, The Skinny reassesses its legacy Read more »| 07 Jan 2013 -
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Les Misérables
Les Misérables, Tom Hooper’s follow-up to Oscar-bothering Heritage bromance The King’s Speech, offers all the pageantry of the 8... Read more »| 07 Jan 2013 -
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Satellites – Satellites.01
Satellites.01 originally touched down in early 2011, in a limited run that was evidently too niche for such an ambitious-sounding record. Though imperfect,... Read more »| 07 Jan 2013 -
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Roots Manuva – Banana Skank EP
The Banana Skank EP is a departure for Rodders, with two of the four tracks comprised of raps by Smith and collaborator Kope over four-to-the-floor beats. Th... Read more »| 07 Jan 2013