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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MusicThis Is Bat Country: Jehst and Kashmere on Kingdom of Fear
As evidenced by the likes of EL-P, Death Grips and Quakers, 2012 was a particularly strong year for hip-hop. One album we felt deserved another look was Kingdom of Fear, a Hunter S. Thompson-inspired road movie soundtrack conceived by Jehst and Kashmere Read more »| 14 Dec 2012 -
FilmElectric Man
Electric Man is a micro-budget feature shot in Edinburgh which follows Jason and Wolf, two hapless comic shop owners, on the trail of a rare and valuable com... Read more »| 14 Dec 2012 -
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Jamie Fitzpatrick @ The Telfer Gallery
Into the Hands of Housewives and Children continues Jamie Fitzpatrick’s fascination with the contentious issue of genetic research. The show takes its ... Read more »| 14 Dec 2012 -
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The sparkiest scene in Peter Jackson’s eagerly anticipated return to Middle Earth is a battle of wits between Gollum (Lord of the Rings' tragic, ring-c... Read more »| 13 Dec 2012 -
ArtThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 12 December
In today's Bulletin: Neil Young mounts his Crazy Horse once more, Macca jojns Nirvana, Attenborough and Badgers for Xmas No. 1, a look at this weekend's Tinderbox Festival, The Cameo bought by Cineworld, and we unveil the new Star Trek preview! Read more »| 12 Dec 2012 -
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Baytown Outlaws
The Baytown Outlaws is one of those films that come trailing the epithet "Tarantino-esque." The common denominator here is a cast of lowlifes waving their gu... Read more »| 12 Dec 2012
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Andy Hope 1930 @ Inverleith House
Meeting dinosaurs and partaking in a bit of evolutionary time travel are not everyday occurrences, but according to the work of artist Andy Hope 1930, they r... Read more »| 11 Dec 2012 -
Music
Fowl Play: Dam Mantle in interview
Glasgow has long been known for innovative, experimental electronic music, with no shortage of bands and producers. With a new record on Gold Panda's Notown label and a host of future projects up his sleeve, Dam Mantle is leading the pack Read more »| 10 Dec 2012 -
MusicThe Fence Connection: Randolph's Leap recap a year of working with their heroes
As an eventful 2012 winds down, we get acquainted with Adam Ross of indie-folk ensemble Randolph’s Leap to discuss albums, 'proper' albums, and the perks of Fence patronage. Read more »| 10 Dec 2012 -
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Mission of Burma @ Mono, 5 December
A decade into their second wind, Mission of Burma have arguably set the criterion standard for how to reform a cult act and not only preserve your reputati... Read more »| 10 Dec 2012 -
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Love Crime
Love Crime is the last film Alain Corneau made before his death, and it initially looks like it might act as a fitting swansong. Kristin Scott Thomas and Lud... Read more »| 10 Dec 2012 -
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Sonica: Luke Fowler and Jean-Luc Guionnet @ CCA
Lit by a single yellow bulb, Luke Fowler and Jean-Luc Guionnet’s live electronic performance is pleasantly devoid of that aesthetic staple of sonic art... Read more »| 10 Dec 2012 -
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Harland Miller @ Ingleby Gallery
Harland Miller’s first exhibition in Scotland draws on his parallel career as a writer in his almost obsessive adaptations of Penguin book covers from ... Read more »| 10 Dec 2012 -
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Chasing Ice
Is it possible to take a picture of climate change? Ask James Balog. Back in the more innocent pre-crash noughties, this National Geographic photographer fou... Read more »| 10 Dec 2012 -
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
With its sparkling divas and muscled he-men, Hollywood in its heyday was a barely closeted champion of queer culture. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, ... Read more »| 10 Dec 2012