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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TheatreChouf Ouchouf @ Macrobert
Traditional dance and acrobatics are increasingly under threat. Every year, another company rolls up at the Fringe, with a spectacular show, based on a natio... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011 -
MusicThe Douglas Firs – Happy As A Windless Flag
Considering it was recorded in bits and pieces over a seven year period, Happy As A Windless Flag is remarkably coherent, flowing together with a finely-cali... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011 -
MusicFor Abel – Greater Inventions
Back when For Abel were still Nacional (blame The National’s management for the name change – though the cap-tip to Alligator in the new moniker ... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011 -
Music
Mark E – Stone Breaker
Great unmixed full-length house albums are as rare as hens’ teeth, but with Stone Breaker Mark E has delivered the goods in fine style. This may be his... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011 -
Film
Balibo
From the outset, Balibo impresses both the truth and the seriousness of the events featured. Three timelines are established: present day East Timor, where a... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011 -
Books
Island of Wings by Karin Altenberg
Karin Altenberg's story of a newly-wed minister and his pregnant wife is a leap of faith. For the couple it's a chance to set up stall on a remote island. Fo... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011
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Film
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
A whimsical, exposition-spouting narrator is something English speaking audiences have come to think of as de rigueur in French cinema, possibly in the same ... Read more »| 22 Apr 2011 -
Music
What Would Jesus Drive – Black and Blue
With a tune called Boomtown Twats this bratty-sounding London four piece were off to a running start, but sadly their choppy brand of yelping pop just doesn&... Read more »| 22 Apr 2011 -
Comedy
Funny Women: Money Women?
Funny Women instate ‘pay-to-play’ policy, causing outrage in the comedy community Read more »| 21 Apr 2011 -
MusicL'Altra – Telepathic
Infidelity is usually quite an unpleasant affair, but Lindsay Anderson and Joseph Desler Costa take a distinctly different approach to the matter. Their brea... Read more »| 20 Apr 2011 -
Music
Various – One Inch Badge Presents Sea Monsters: The Best of Brighton
Though they’ve since delivered records from the likes of Why? and Casiotone For the Painfully Alone, Brighton-based label One Inch Badge remain besotte... Read more »| 20 Apr 2011 -
Music
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead / Rival Schools @ The Garage, 17 April
Whilst not visible from inside the Garage, there’s a full moon out tonight which may explain why the crowd opt to pose along the bar rather than headin... Read more »| 19 Apr 2011 -
Music
The Unthanks @ Queen's Hall, 15 Apr
It’s probably praising with faint damnation to suggest that Glasgow-based four-piece Trembling Bells definitely have more convincing live performances ... Read more »| 19 Apr 2011 -
Music
Kafka – Geografia
Geografia, the soundtrack to Frank Micheletti’s identically-monikered dance, even without the benefit of a visual accompaniment still manages to retain... Read more »| 19 Apr 2011 -
Music
Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part 2
This material has been in existence for pushing on two years now and was originally to be released as Part 1, which will now be released at some unknown late... Read more »| 19 Apr 2011