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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BooksWinter's Tales
With most 'graphic novels,' despite the term, barely boasting the page-count of a short story or novella, it’s welcoming to immerse yourself in these t... Read more »| 31 Jan 2014 -
Music††† – Crosses
Deftones vocalist Chino Moreno has kept himself busy with the release of the excellent Palms earlier last year, but he's also been making dramatic, electroni... Read more »| 31 Jan 2014 -
Comedy
Cassetteboy: Last Night a VJ Saved My Life
Viral mash-up pranksters Cassetteboy explain how they pull off the difficult concept of a 'comedy disco' when they're not watching endless footage of Jamie Oliver Read more »| 31 Jan 2014 -
MusicDeath Grips release stems for Government Plates and NO LOVE DEEP WEB
Death Grips have released the stems from their last two abums, Government Plates and NO LOVE DEEP WEB, online for free Read more »| 30 Jan 2014 -
FilmYoung Punks: Lukas Moodysson on GYFF opener We Are the Best!
Glasgow Youth Film Festival opens with a bang – and some dodgy drumming – with We Are the Best!, a joyous celebration of youth, friendship and punk rock. We speak to its mercurial director Lukas Moodysson Read more »| 30 Jan 2014 -
Music
Young Fathers – Dead
Releasing your debut album can be a nerve-wracking experience for any artist, but expectation levels are increased to gargantuan proportions when you've been... Read more »| 30 Jan 2014
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Music
Vulkano – Live Wild Die Free
This Swedish duo’s overdriven garage-pop sounds something like a more cutesy, melodic take on the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ sound, its relentless energy c... Read more »| 30 Jan 2014 -
Music
Young Fathers Get Back to Business
Edinburgh hip-hop trio Young Fathers looked a good bet to take over the world five years ago. So why has it taken them until now to release their remarkable debut album? We find them in the studio Read more »| 30 Jan 2014 -
Music
Scottish Gig Highlights – February 2014
A busy month ahead in February, with the world premiere of Admiral Fallow's new short film project, plus gigs from Thee Silver Mount Zion Memorial Orchestra, Ela Orleans, Danny Brown and many more Read more »| 30 Jan 2014 -
Books
Other People's Countries by Patrick McGuinness
A memoir from a Belgian backwater doesn't sound promising. And the contents page, listing titles like 'Boxes' and 'My Suits,' does little to counteract the a... Read more »| 30 Jan 2014 -
Music
CEO – Wonderland
This is an incredibly strange record. The experimentation with polished pop and avant garde electronics recalls Canada's Doldrums, but where Doldrums transfi... Read more »| 30 Jan 2014 -
Music
Augustines – Augustines
‘Earnestness’ has almost become a dirty word when applied to music. But on their debut album, Augustines managed to tread the tightrope successfu... Read more »| 30 Jan 2014 -
Art
Alex Millar: The Shiny Flivver
Winner of The Skinny Award at RSA New Contemporaries 2013, Alex Millar discusses his evolving practice ahead of his exhibition in CCA Read more »| 29 Jan 2014 -
Music
On Tour: De La Soul, and Thee Silver Mount Zion Memorial Orchestra
25 years on from the release of their seminal debut 3 Feet High and Rising, Long island hip-hop trio De La Soul will be touring the world to celebrate the le... Read more »| 29 Jan 2014 -
Music
Connan Mockasin / Teleman @ King Tut's, 22 January
Teleman's 'we sound like the Beach Boys but look like Kraftwerk' schtick carries remarkably well - in button down shirts, hair neatly parted, the London lads... Read more »| 28 Jan 2014