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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MusicBlack Lips: "We Love Our Job"
…And if you spent January evading authorities in India before jetting off to Berlin before a UK tour, you would too. Jason Morton talks shops with Ian... Read more »| 09 Mar 2009 -
MusicLe Reno Amps - Tear It Open
Aberdonian quartet Le Reno Amps' third outing is a polished, entertaining listen Read more »| 09 Mar 2009 -
Music
State Broadcasters - The Ship and the Iceberg
The dusty, rootsy sound of the American Midwest is termed ‘Americana’, the sound of Iceland is supposedly ‘glacial’ and, while the St... Read more »| 09 Mar 2009 -
Theatre
Companhia Paulo Ribeiro: Masculine and Feminine
Gareth K Vile generally enjoys being confused, with reservations. Read more »| 08 Mar 2009 -
MusicFrightened Rabbit – Liver! Lung! FR!
Liver! Lung! FR! is an intermediary fan-pleaser in which Frightened Rabbit serve up a no-nonsense semi-acoustic live set, rigidly following the track-listing... Read more »| 06 Mar 2009 -
Music
A Muso's Top 10: Jack Black
I’ve been making some good music for my deep tissue massage lately. You don’t want to just leave it up to the masseuse, because he’ll bring... Read more »| 06 Mar 2009
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Music
Operator Is Go
Laptop? Check. Beeps, bleeps and technical geekery? Check. Electronica's best-dressed laptop wizard is back. Rosie Davies finds out exactly what he's been doing, and just how many computers he's destroyed Read more »| 06 Mar 2009 -
Music
I Hear a New World - March, 2009
Unusual and innovative music from Scotland and beyond. Read more »| 06 Mar 2009 -
Film
Two Lovers
Oy vey! Is Joaquin Phoenix really giving up acting for rapping? Let’s hope not because Two Lovers is his best performance since 2005’s Walk the L... Read more »| 06 Mar 2009 -
MusicShred Yr Face 2 @ The Garage, 27 Feb
There's something special about hardcore; while the music might not be for everyone, the energy, the spirit and the message certainly should be. Enter: Shred... Read more »| 05 Mar 2009 -
Music
Hockey @ Captain's Rest, 26 Feb
As the most straight-laced band tonight, Bear Hands (****) could easily have been overshadowed by their more hyped, more flamboyant touring partners. But in ... Read more »| 05 Mar 2009 -
Music
More Acts Announced for Hinterland
April looks set to be a tuneful month for Glasgow, with the increasing quality and assortment of U.K artists performing at the forthcoming Hinterland Festiva... Read more »| 05 Mar 2009 -
Music
The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
Even though The Decemberists have been lobbed in the "folk rock" musical genre since they broke out with debut album Castaways and Cutouts nearly eight years... Read more »| 05 Mar 2009 -
Music
Condo Fucks - Fuckbook
Yo La Tengo have spent the past 20-odd years making an art form out of goofing off, and this month the trio release an album of covers (their third) under th... Read more »| 05 Mar 2009 -
Music
Friska Viljor - Tour De Hearts
Hot on the heels of Ida Maria and Lykke Li come Friska Viljor with another masterclass in Swedish pop excellence. The duo’s second album draws elements... Read more »| 05 Mar 2009