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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TheatreMary Rose
Michael Cox exorcises the spirit of Peter Pan's parent Read more »| 21 Oct 2008 -
MusicThings Get A Little Fucked Up
As Fucked Up's second full-length LP begins to ooze out of speakers across the land, Jorge Marticorena has a nice little chat with frontman Pink Eyes about punk rock, self-induced injuries, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and working out Read more »| 21 Oct 2008 -
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The Sontaran Experiment
A work of competent belligerence Read more »| 21 Oct 2008 -
Film
Solstice
Hinging on the desperate idea that the summer solstice is the most phantom-friendly day of the year (it says so in Fortean Times), this latest DTV release fr... Read more »| 21 Oct 2008 -
Music
Bombay Bicycle Club @ Barfly, 23 Oct
In an effort to equate cutting-edge music with, um, jeans, Levi’s has been picking up-and-coming bands to hit the road on their Ones to Watch tour. The... Read more »| 21 Oct 2008 -
Theatre
Marat/Sade
Gareth K Vile considers de Sade not cruel enough. Read more »| 21 Oct 2008
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TheatreMary Poppins
Michael Cox delights at the magic, as Disney bring their magical home help to the stage. Read more »| 20 Oct 2008 -
Film
Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic
Best known to British audiences for her Comedy Central sitcom and “f***ing Matt Damon (youtube it)”, Sarah Silverman specialises in the kind of s... Read more »| 20 Oct 2008 -
MusicLos Campesinos! - We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
As the days shorten and thoughts turn to best of year lists, Los Campesinos! pose a problem by releasing We Are Beautiful We Are Doomed mere months after the... Read more »| 20 Oct 2008 -
Music
Mt Wilson Repeater - Mt Wilson Repeater
Debut solo album from Radar Bros' Jim Putnam Read more »| 20 Oct 2008 -
Music
We Rock Like Girls Don't - Violence
Full of attitude and ready to make a point that perhaps isn’t particularly relevant anymore Read more »| 20 Oct 2008 -
Music
Rise Against - Appeal To Reason
Adrenaline-charged fifth offering from Chicago punks Read more »| 20 Oct 2008 -
Theatre
Cherry Blossom
Agata Maslowska explores bi-lingual performance Read more »| 18 Oct 2008 -
Music
Youthmovies – Polyp EP
The music runs the gamut from trumpet-led math rock to slick electro Read more »| 17 Oct 2008 -
Music
Deadmau5 – Random Album Title
Festival-goers may have been a little freaked out this summer when faced with what appeared to be a deranged Mickey Mouse spinning tracks behind the decks. T... Read more »| 17 Oct 2008