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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ClubsSubstance Presents Jeff Mills
That’s right, it’s not a misprint. A few months ago Adam Richardson was celebrating Substance’s 5th birthday by looking back at some of the... Read more »| 30 Jan 2012 -
ClubsMixed Bizness Present Ifan Dafydd
Fresh on the scene after only debuting this summer, Ifan Dafydd is fast making a statement in electronic music and his growing fan base includes the likes of... Read more »| 30 Jan 2012 -
Clubs
Cabaret Voltaire: Lucky Number 7
February is usually a dreary month but thankfully this year the esteemed Cabaret Voltaire turns seven and to celebrate the team have lined up a healthy dose ... Read more »| 29 Jan 2012 -
MusicTrack-By-Track: Errors' Have Some Faith In Magic
Errors' Steev Livingstone exclusively presents his guide to the synth wizards' third LP Read more »| 27 Jan 2012 -
Music
Craig Finn – Clear Heart Full Eyes
Combining the beefy riffs of Tad Kubler, (erstwhile member) Franz Nicolay’s organ whirs and one-man sideshows and the pissed-up paeans of Craig Finn, T... Read more »| 27 Jan 2012 -
MusicMark Lanegan Band – Blues Funeral
It’s hard to believe that this is Mark Lanegan’s first solo album in eight years; such is the profile of the Seattle scene survivor who has assur... Read more »| 26 Jan 2012
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Music
Django Django – Django Django
Recorded entirely in drummer/producer David Maclean’s bedroom with nothing but rickety gear, Django Django, a London-based group of former Edinburgh Co... Read more »| 26 Jan 2012 -
MusicThe Twilight Sad – No One Can Ever Know
The new direction that third album No One Can Ever Know maps out for The Twilight Sad shouldn’t be too much of a curveball for avid fans. The trimmed-d... Read more »| 26 Jan 2012 -
Music
Boy Friend – Egyptian Wrinkle
Those looking for a short-cut introduction to Boy Friend’s sound could do worse than track down their cover of Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man after Midnig... Read more »| 26 Jan 2012 -
Books
So Much Pretty by Cara Hoffman
Cara Hoffman’s debut novel follows the disappearance of Wendy White, a teenage waitress in the small rural town of Haeden, New York. In a town where ... Read more »| 26 Jan 2012 -
Books
Edinburgh Street Furniture by David Brandon
Edinburgh Street Furniture is an informative guide to the capital’s landmarks and streets. Fittingly, it’s written by historian David Bran... Read more »| 26 Jan 2012 -
Music
The Horrors / TOY @ The Liquid Room, 16 January
From the ashes of Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong, London quintet TOY are more in thrall to the magpie-like sensibilities of their current tour mates than ... Read more »| 25 Jan 2012 -
Music
Speech Debelle – Freedom of Speech
Speech won a Mercury for her debut – the intimate, confrontational confessional of Speech Therapy. On Freedom Of Speech she turns her attention outward... Read more »| 25 Jan 2012 -
Comedy
What do comedians expect from reviewers?
Reviewers are an occupational hazard for comedians, but who reviews the reviewers? Local legend Teddy tells us what he'd like to see in critics. Read more »| 25 Jan 2012 -
Books
The Last Holiday by Gil Scott-Heron
The Last Holiday is a deeply personal, if self-conscious, telling of Gil Scott-Heron’s life. The writer and musician’s early life is described fr... Read more »| 25 Jan 2012