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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MusicDamien Jurado – Maraqopa
Damien Jurado’s last album was a game changer. Having spent 15 years churning out folk/folk-rock albums that were sometimes excellent, but otherwise sh... Read more »| 06 Feb 2012 -
MusicLapalux – When You're Gone EP
Recent Brainfeeder releases, such as the superlative funk and jazz of Thundercat and the forceful Paradise Garage tribute of Martyn's Ghost People, have adde... Read more »| 06 Feb 2012 -
Film
A Dangerous Method
Where is the danger in A Dangerous Method? This exploration of the relationship between Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) and Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) sh... Read more »| 06 Feb 2012 -
FilmUrbanized
With smutty infographs and high-rise money shots, Urbanized slips the panties down on modern city living. This documentary has no sexy Grand Designs narrator... Read more »| 06 Feb 2012 -
MusicHot Ticket of the Month: Errors
It’s one thing to be a great band but it’s quite another to make a great record. Definitive statements can become something of an albatross aroun... Read more »| 03 Feb 2012 -
MusicThe Dirty Dozen – February 2012
Remember Remember speak their minds on the February singles Read more »| 03 Feb 2012
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Music
Crocus – Our Memories Dress Me in A Dead Lust
At times, progressive hardcore can be something of a joyless business. Hailing from Holy Roar Records, the same stable that gave us the excellent and refresh... Read more »| 03 Feb 2012 -
Film
GFF 2012: The Youth of Today
Youth is wasted on the young and the same goes for the Glasgow Youth Film Festival, which has an eclectic programme that will delight all age ranges Read more »| 03 Feb 2012 -
Music
On the Bog: The GZA
Wu-Tang's Gary 'GZA' Grice tells us how he spends his downtime and stays tight-lipped on Liquid Swords II Read more »| 02 Feb 2012 -
Music
Lambchop – Mr. M
At this stage, it’d be mad to expect sweeping changes from a new Lambchop record, and the loungy, intricate and patient Mr. M (Mr. Met until a libelous... Read more »| 02 Feb 2012 -
Music
Shearwater – Animal Joy
Shearwater have come a long way from their origins as a humble side project for songwriters and former Austin roommates Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff. In t... Read more »| 02 Feb 2012 -
Film
The Muppets
Old-fashioned dastardly danger is threatening the, now abandoned, Muppet studios as a maniacally laughing oil tycoon (Chris Cooper) looks set to plunder the ... Read more »| 02 Feb 2012 -
Art
Parallel Worlds: Errors vs Alex Frost
Glasgow-based artist Alex Frost and Steev from Errors have teamed up to make a portrait in the form of a record, available during the Glasgow International Festival this April. We chat to the collaborators and hear how it all came about Read more »| 02 Feb 2012 -
Art
Beholder @ Talbot Rice
The show’s premise is bold: a diverse group of artists, institutions and academics are invited to nominate an artwork that explores contemporary notion... Read more »| 02 Feb 2012 -
Clubs
Justice: "We're just trying to keep it raw and minimal"
Gaspard Auge explains why the French duo won't let technology define them Read more »| 02 Feb 2012