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 Dirty Dozen - May, 2008
From Philadelphia to Norway (via Dundee, of course) Nick Mitchell treks the sonic globe in search of this month's best song. Read more »| 26 Apr 2008 -
BooksBad Traffic
The birth of Bad Traffic came in response to the real life crimes concerning the deaths of dozens of illegal Chinese immigrants in a lorry container, and the... Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
BooksBloodshot Monochrome
Bloodshot Monochrome is a collection of poems by one author, all of good quality, but the tone and structure and type of language used varies considerably. A... Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
BooksParis to the Moon
This collection of lengthy and absorbing essays about French life were originally written for The New Yorker magazine, which Adam Gopnik works for, between 1... Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
Books
Being Emily is pure great, but...
Keir Hind interviews Anne Donovan about her new book, and his PC’s spell checker will never forgive him... Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
Clubs
Stick 430, Frog Pocket @ Wonky Wallpaper, The GRV, 16 May
Wonky Wallpaper is currently establishing itself as Edinburgh's most experimental and intriguing club night, with its aim to cover everything from glitch and... Read more »| 25 Apr 2008
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Music
No Sleep Till Brooklyn
New York will always be home to the coolest cats in music, but every so often (almost cyclically) a new wave of bands emerge to remind us where it's at. Over... Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
Music
MGMT For Dummies
Maybe Google isn't the most reliable information source in the world, as Finbarr Bermingham found out when he sat down with Brooklyn duo MGMT and accused them of being a couple of recovering acid heads Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
Music
Xiu Xiu As Birdwatchers
Ahead of Xiu Xiu's Glasgow date to support latest album Women As Lovers - Matt Gollock speaks to Jamie Stewart from the experimental indie outfit about about art, music and birdwatching Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
Music
Errors - Big in Finland
While some bands dream of breaking America, Errors accidentally broke Finland. Now, working backwards, the Glaswegians have their sights set on us, Nick Mitchell hears Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
Theatre
Molly and Me - It's Not About Us
Molly and Me have home advantage in Glasgow: recently, the difficult performance scene has grown in both size and enthusiasm. Perhaps the sell-out at the Nat... Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
Music
¡Forward Russia! - Life Processes
This album will surprise you. Whether it’s the monstrous Muse-like riff which breaks up the near incessant disco rhythm drums on Gravity & Heat, or... Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
Music
Y'All Is Fantasy Island - Rescue Weekend
Falkirk resident Adam Stafford seems to be reaching the end of his tether, as he complains, "New fans can't be swayed, promoters will not speak to me unless ... Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
Music
Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
There’s a line in the song Listen To The Math, from Tokyo Police Club’s exceptional debut album Elephant Shell, that goes some way to summing up ... Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
Music
Thrice - The Alchemy Index Volumes III & IV: Earth and Air
As the title suggests, this record embodies the second half of a four EP opus undertaken by Thrice. The two halves on display are substantially different fro... Read more »| 25 Apr 2008