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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MusicJónsi @ O2 Academy, 5 Sep
Tonight’s backdrop animations – woodland creatures; a wolf prowling the forest – make compelling viewing, affirming what television produce... Read more »| 07 Sep 2010 -
MusicTakka Takka – Migration
Danger! Afro-pop alert! If you refer to the dos and don’ts in the Modern Musicians Guide to Alternative Rock, then venturing into world music territory... Read more »| 07 Sep 2010 -
MusicMinus the Bear @ Cabaret Voltaire, 31 Aug
The Bear is slow to emerge from hibernation this Tuesday night, but the high octane combo of My Time/Secret Country from the Seattle group's latest collectio... Read more »| 07 Sep 2010 -
Music
Doves @ Òran Mór, 2 Sep
Back in April, off-hand comments from Jimi Goodwin suggested Doves’ then impending Greatest Hits tour would be their last. Though apparently misquoted,... Read more »| 07 Sep 2010 -
Art
Studio Projects 22 & 23 @ Market Gallery
Market Gallery runs an extensive residency programme, showcasing young artists in the east end of Glasgow. For two months this autumn the gallery gives over ... Read more »| 06 Sep 2010 -
Music
Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter is no fan of the sudden, bloody kill. There’s no adrenalin-soaked chase across the hillsides with this bunch of self-proclaimed ‘ambie... Read more »| 06 Sep 2010
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Books
Heaven and Hell by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
Heaven and Hell is set in Iceland around the start of the 20th Century, and it concerns a boy named Bardur, and a boy who goes unnamed. Both are taken as pas... Read more »| 06 Sep 2010 -
Clubs
Paul Woolford @ Karnival, 25 Sep
As part of Cabaret Voltaire's 'alternative freshers week' is Karnival, who welcome Paul Woolford to the decks on 25 Sep. Through his work as DJ, producer, re... Read more »| 06 Sep 2010 -
FilmThe Dead of Winter
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and a stand out work at Edinburgh International Film Festival, Winter’s Bone is one of the most inspiring examples of recent American cinema. Director Debra Granik discusses the film Read more »| 06 Sep 2010 -
Art
Robert Barry: Words and Music @ The Common Guild
There is nothing about conceptual art to be scared of. It was developed in the 1960s as an incremental step in the ongoing discussion around the nature of vi... Read more »| 06 Sep 2010 -
FilmMy Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?
Following the commercial and critical success of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Werner Herzog returns with the equally long-titled but far... Read more »| 04 Sep 2010 -
Music
Divorce Recommends Three Very Good Split Records
Divorce and Comanechi follow a great tradition of quality punk bands who climbed into bed to make sexy split magic... Read more »| 03 Sep 2010 -
Music
Hidden Orchestra – Night Walks
Following in the footsteps of hip-hop inflected brethren The Cinematic Orchestra, the similarly named, similarly styled Hidden Orchestra have set an Olympian... Read more »| 03 Sep 2010 -
Comedy
Twitter – a blessing or a curse?
Big news in the comedy community has recently focussed on 'Cheggersgate', where Keith Chegwin has been stealing jokes from other comedians. Local act and prolific tweeter Teddy tells us about his own experiences Read more »| 03 Sep 2010 -
Music
Chapter – III (A Collection of Monsters)
A Collection of Monsters is a compelling record that excites and frustrates in equal measure. The songs - fusing elements of folk, electronica and chamber-po... Read more »| 03 Sep 2010