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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Music
The Breeders @ ABC
They have crafted the eternal indie-disco classic Cannonball, but a much stronger body of work lies beneath such immediate delights. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Comedy
The World Stands Up Opening Gala - 6 Mar, The Stand
A cowboy, an African American, a German and a Glaswegian walk into a bar... Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
MusicThe Mars Volta @ Academy
Epic? Too right. Genius? In league with Hendrix, mate. So it's a major frustration that they also dabble in 'bloody tedious' Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
MusicEmpire Strikes Back
Alec Empire, prolific producer and DJ that he is, remains best known as a founding member of Berlin-based digital hardcore group Atari Teenage Riot. Paul Mitchell speaks to a man hellbent on avoiding the past Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Music
Andrew Bird - Words from a Whistling Gypsy
Violinist, whistler, songwriter extraordinaire. Andrew Bird has got the Midas Touch. In the build up to his hotly anticipated Triptych performance later this month, Finbarr Bermingham caught up with a knackered Bird post-set, to try and drag a few words out of him...
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MusicThe Dirty Dozen - April, 2008
Well-travelled beatniks, white soulsters, thrash metal and Scouting For Girls. It could only be this month's singles round-up. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008
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Music
The Kills @ The Liquid Room
Mosshart is the embodiment of late 70s DIY Punk—abrasive, antagonistic, alluring—and backed by Hince's minimalist riffs the duo make for an enthralling live proposition Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Music
Dirty Projectors @ Cabaret Voltaire
Obscure? No doubt. Breathtaking? Absolutely Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Music
Growing Old Disgracefully - The Return Of The B-52s
Along with REM, they put Athens, Georgia on the map and had a part in the rise of College Rock. With a new album on the way, Finbarr Bermingham caught up with B-52s founding member Cindy Wilson to talk about the past, present and of course, the Love Shack... Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
ComedyWil Hodgson: Straight Outta Chippenham, 9 Mar, Brel
There is a fine line between comedy and therapy. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Comedy
Stewart Francis: 148 People Can't Be Wrong - 7 Mar, Blackfriars Basement
Francis cuts a laid back figure on stage and his amiable Canadian drawl only accentuates the tongue digging into his cheek. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
ComedySimon Munnery - 19 Mar, The Stand
Munnery is a pleasure to watch in any guise Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Comedy
Richard Herring: Oh Fuck I'm 40 - 9 Mar, Tron Theatre
He's now middle aged and this gives him license to be as grumpy as possible. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Comedy
Phil Nichol: Hiro Worship - Wed 12 Mar, The Glasgow Stand
With a voice like sandpaper and a crazed, frenetic, stage-pacing energy, Nichols has the crowd all wired up. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Comedy
Lemoncustard Comedy Club - 16-23 Mar, Brel
Lemoncustard is a demented child's miscellany of comedy fun, and a good time for it. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008