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 Dwarves @ Ivory Blacks, 10 Aug
Dwarves' reputation for being loud and licentious troublemakers stretches all the way from their '80s hardcore roots up to their present role as Chicago's fi... Read more »| 19 Jul 2010 -
Music
Cherry Ghost – Beneath This Burning Shoreline
As with his Ivor Novello award winning debut Thirst for Romance, Simon Aldred here continues his efforts to chronicle the misfortune of life’s losers. ... Read more »| 19 Jul 2010 -
MusicThe Roots – How I Got Over
To put it fairly simply, The Roots are as incredibly diverse and disgustingly talented a live act as you're ever likely to see. Thankfully, this shows on rec... Read more »| 19 Jul 2010 -
Art
Staged @ the City Observatory
A terribly important writer once declared that “all the world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” I think it is fair to say th... Read more »| 19 Jul 2010 -
Music
Professor Green – Alive Till I'm Dead
Who likes this? No really, it's a genuine enquiry. After several spins, it's really hard to know who's benefiting from listening to Professor Green's debut. ... Read more »| 19 Jul 2010 -
TheatreDinosaurs, Giant Robots and East Anglia in Peril
What is missing from the classical musical? Mark Hibbett has a modest suggestion Read more »| 19 Jul 2010
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Music
Converge @ The Garage, 14 Jul
Luckily for everyone this gig takes place in the backspace of the Garage, a smaller and better sounding venue for such a loud and energetic lineup. Kylesa gi... Read more »| 16 Jul 2010 -
MusicAlice in Chains @ O2 Academy, 2 Aug
Ask anyone what the top five bands of the 'grunge era' were, and you can bet your daughter that Alice in Chains will be right up there, along with Nirvana, M... Read more »| 16 Jul 2010 -
Music
Wu-Tang Clan @ O2 Academy, 1 Aug
In the 17 years since Wu-Tang Clan first swarmed out of Staten Island, New York – that's Shaolin to you Wu-philes – armed with wanton levels of k... Read more »| 16 Jul 2010 -
MusicJazz (We Got)
Glasgow may have that whole indie rock and dance thing sewn up, but Auld Reekie has long been the place to see live jazz. This year's Edinburgh Jazz and Blue... Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Clubs
Local Takeover @ The Assembly, 11 Aug
We show the tourists how it is done during our showcase at the Festival Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Music
Slash @ HMV Picture House, 1 July
“What we’ve got here is failure to communicate, some men you just can’t reach.” The sampled dialogue from Cool Hand Luke is missing f... Read more »| 14 Jul 2010 -
Clubs
Hector @ Sunday Circus, 25 July
On the verge of celebrating its third birthday, Sunday Circus is now very much a key player in Glasgow’s clubscene Read more »| 14 Jul 2010 -
Film
Trash Humpers
Trash Humpers, as the title suggests, is a film about people who have sex with rubbish. Three disfigured characters squeal, squark, sing and jeer as they per... Read more »| 14 Jul 2010 -
Music
M.I.A. – MAYA
Everything's gone smoothly for M.I.A. up 'til now, but success is a double-edged sword. She's been forced to adjust for third album MAYA – also known as '/\/\/\Y/\' – and the result isn't as compelling as either of her first two records Read more »| 13 Jul 2010