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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ClubsWorld On The Beat, Aug 08
Everybody knows that Edinburgh is where the world descends in August, but with all the attention Edinburgh gets this month, I decided to divert my gaze furth... Read more »| 01 Aug 2008 -
Theatre
The Lighthouse Keeper
The Lighthouse Keeper is aimed at children, yet reveals a far darker narrative. Gareth K Vile deliberately misreads. Read more »| 01 Aug 2008 -
MusicSneakin' in After Hours
After dispelling the pocketful of flyers for ‘the next big thing’ or something ‘you MUST see’ during the festival, spare a thought for the tremendous selection of club nights. Not part of the festival per se, but late licences and a bustling city attract the very best of the electronic world so grab a slice of the action Read more »| 01 Aug 2008 -
MusicThe Pictish Trail Music Playlist: Guest Selector
For your listening and reading pleasure, a mixtape track listing and a diary update from Fence Records' co-gaffer Johnny Lynch AKA The Pictish Trail Read more »| 01 Aug 2008 -
Music
I Hear a New World - August, 2008
Innovative and unusual music from Scotland and Beyond Read more »| 01 Aug 2008 -
Music
The Dirty Dozen - August, 2008
August proves a lean time for singles, but can anyone emerge gleaming from the garbage? Nick Mitchell gets his ears dirty Read more »| 01 Aug 2008
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MusicSub Pop: Going Out of Business Since 1988
The record label that unleashed everybody from Nirvana, Soundgarden and Mudhoney to The Shins, CSS and Fleet Foxes on an unsuspecting world just turned 20, Sub Pop's leading lady tells The Skinny why it's in tougher shape than ever. Read more »| 31 Jul 2008 -
Music
Märtini Brös – The MB Factor
It’s like Kraftwerk if they took pills instead of lounging around reading about robotics Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
Music
Tricky: Real Gone Kid
Having built up a head of steam during his absence from the music scene in the last five years, Tricky returns with a daring new record and talks to Dave Kerr about reclaiming his youth, the real problem behind gang culture, and why he can't work with Bernard Butler Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
MusicTop of the Sub Pops
"Sub what?" you say? Why not come away from the dark side, young pilgrim, you are entreated to delete your Razorlight MP3s and cast an ear over the indelible treasures contained in the bountiful vaults of Sub Pop. Ignore these albums at your peril! Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
Music
Xavier Rudd @ The Corn Exchange, 19 Aug
If you've felt a distinct lack of didgeridoo in your life in recent times, Xavier Rudd can help you fill that void. The tranquil Australian has a new album ... Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
Music
Metal Up Your Ass - August, 2008
A weekend with Shed Seven and Scouting For Girls isn't quite the kind of riff massacre MUYA had in mind this month Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
Clubs
August DJ Chart: Norman Jay
We are honoured to welcome a chart from Norman Jay, the man behind Notting Hill Carnival's Good Times soundsystem, and the successful compilation series of the same name Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
Music
Joe Lean & the Jing Jang Jong
Bands with funny sounding names usually only ever descend into a narcissistic shambles, or they work that wee bit harder to prove their mettle. One need only... Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
Music
Sub Pop from the Inside: 20 Years, 5 Essential Gigs
Having gone from punter to Vice President since the label's inception, Sub Pop’s Megan Jasper charts the most memorable gigs across the span of the label’s history so far. Read more »| 30 Jul 2008