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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ArtThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 9 January
In today's Bulletin: New music from Atoms for Peace, Iceage, Momus and Suede, a new arts centre for Inverclyde launches, we say goodbye to Chambre 69, plus the latest trailer for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby Read more »| 09 Jan 2013 -
FilmThe Django Chain
Django Unchained is the latest in a long line of Django knockoffs. Here are four of the best Django outings Read more »| 09 Jan 2013 -
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Various Artists – Stones Throw and Leaving Records present Dual Form
On a rather more experimental, far-out, noise-based tip than most Stones Throw outings, this team-up with fellow LA label Leaving Records serves as a breedin... Read more »| 09 Jan 2013 -
MusicQluster – Lauschen
The latest release from Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Onnen Bock – aka Cluster, and now Qluster – is a live collaboration with improv multi-instrume... Read more »| 09 Jan 2013 -
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NETVERK – January 2013
Your monthly guide to the world of netlabels and netaudio, this month featuring new chillwave, hip-hop, techno, dubstep and indie from Flying Lotus' alter-ego Captain Murphy, Cities Aviv, Ingen, Patscan, Kemper Norton, HLI, Hot Sugar, Rusko and more! Read more »| 09 Jan 2013 -
MusicOnes to Swatch in 2013
Never let it be said that The Skinny isn't a broad church; from neo-black metallers to robo-soul divas, here's just a few talents our music team will be rooting for in 2013 Read more »| 08 Jan 2013
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Under the Influence: Tomahawk's Duane Denison
Tomahawk's guitarist time travels back to 1972, the year glam rock broke Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
MusicMicall Parkinsun – Me, Myself & Akai
Behind the puntastic name lies a rapper with a tasty, Silver Age hip-hop flow, keeping it loose and elastic on tracks like Return of the Blaow! Coming on Jeh... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
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David Bowie announces first new material in 10 years
New material alert! Single Where Are We Now? out today, album to follow in March Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
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Martian Chronicles: Sinkane in interview
Sinkane's Mars was a thrilling mixture of African rhythms and melodies, abstract jazz and space-age soul. The Skinny talked to him about the album his time in bands like Yeasayer and Caribou, and the expiration of the term 'world music' Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
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The Revival Hour – Scorpio Little Devil
To make any sense of The Revival Hour’s debut LP Scorpio Little Devil, it’s necessary to understand the commonality that binds its creators.... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
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Indians – Somewhere Else
One year ago, Indians – aka Copenhagen’s Søren Løkke Juul – had yet to release a song or play a gig. Now he’s got 4AD ... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
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Tomahawk – Oddfellows
Coming five years after their enjoyably leftfield, Native American-flavoured Anonymous album, Oddfellows finds Tomahawk (now augmented by... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
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Biffy Clyro – Opposites
Double albums are usually a daunting prospect for musicians and listeners alike, but it's a move that makes sense for Biffy Clyro, an outfit who went from ma... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
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The Ruby Suns – Christopher
On fourth album Christopher, New Zealander Ryan McPhun has pushed The Ruby Suns further still from their psychedelic-threaded indie origins, embracing a da... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013