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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MusicThe Asphodells – Ruled By Passion, Destroyed By Lust
Andrew Weatherall's collaboration with Timothy J. Fairplay (ex-Battant) immediately comes with a weight of expectation – after all, Weatherall was the ... Read more »| 15 Jan 2013 -
ArtThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 14 January
In today's Bulletin: Black Sabbath to record new material, Tarantino takes on Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Peter Howson paints the crucifixion, Kompakt turns 20, plus new music from Outkast, Frank Ocean, Brokeback, Comanechi, Lapalux and Golden Grrrls Read more »| 14 Jan 2013 -
FilmV/H/S
Conceived and co-produced by Bloody-disgusting.com’s Brad Miska, V/H/S unites horror movie formats past (the anthology) and ever-present (found-footag... Read more »| 14 Jan 2013 -
FilmThe Sessions
With the majority of American films being terrified of approaching sex in anything like an honest fashion, the frankness and good humour of The Sessions is a... Read more »| 14 Jan 2013 -
Theatre
A Taste of Honey @ The Lyceum
Written by an 18 year old, A Taste of Honey introduced a fresh new voice to the British stage, challenging the lazy assumptions of class prejudice and r... Read more »| 14 Jan 2013 -
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The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 11 January
In today's Bulletin: Fence Records announce Gnomegame, new music from The Bronx and Tom Tom Club, Cry Parrot bring darkness to Dundee, a cheeky Scottish hip-hop mix from El Green, plus! A new life awaits you in the off-world colonies... Read more »| 11 Jan 2013
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Music
Acres of Lions – Collections
Over a year since its Canadian release, the second album from British Columbia’s Acres of Lions arrives in the UK tripping over its own peppiness and... Read more »| 11 Jan 2013 -
Film
Tarantino’s Magpie Moments
Quentin Tarantino's never been shy about his cinematic larceny. We revisit five of his finest homages Read more »| 10 Jan 2013 -
Film
The Foreign Duck, The Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker
This gentle Japanese film starts out as a nice guy, and nobody really likes a nice guy; they never get the girls. A meandering story of love, dogs and ... Read more »| 10 Jan 2013 -
Music
Phantom Band frontman Rick Redbeard unveils solo debut
While The Phantom Band cook their third LP, frontman Rick Anthony prepares his stirring songbook of dark Americana for release this month Read more »| 09 Jan 2013 -
Art
The 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 -
Film
The 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 -
Music
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 -
Music
Qluster – 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