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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ArtJack Vettriano: The Art World's Barry White
Ahead of his major retrospective at the Kelvingrove, Scotland's most successful artist gets down to the nitty-gritty of human nature Read more »| 26 Sep 2013 -
MusicYour Loyal Subjects – Austerity Measures
Led by guitarist and vocalist Doug MacDonald, one-time duo Your Loyal Subjects return 50% larger, using an additional six-string to open out their sound. The... Read more »| 26 Sep 2013 -
MusicGary Numan – Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)
With production from techno stalwart Ade Fenton, Gary Numan's first widely-available release since 2006's Jagged convincingly keeps up with latter day effort... Read more »| 26 Sep 2013 -
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Boardwalk – Boardwalk
Boardwalk have evoked comparisons with another LA-based male guitarist/female vocalist duo, Mazzy Star, and as their debut lazily unwinds, it’s easy to... Read more »| 26 Sep 2013 -
Music
DARKSIDE – Psychic
The first full-length outing for Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington’s DARKSIDE project opens with Golden Arrow, 11 minutes of arrestingly beautiful ambie... Read more »| 26 Sep 2013 -
Art
Andrea Büttner @ Tramway, until 13 Oct
Increasingly viewed as a hotbed for extremists, crazies, perverts and toxic small-mindedness, organised religion has some serious PR problems. Cleaning up it... Read more »| 25 Sep 2013
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Music
Islet – Released By The Movement
Musical misfits Islet would like to take you on a journey. The places you pass along the way may well feel familiar – woozy psych, groove-led post-punk... Read more »| 25 Sep 2013 -
Music
Bailterspace – Trinine
In their original incarnation, Bailterspace’s tendency towards crushing, voluminous noise saw them frequently compared to Sonic Youth. If the New Zeala... Read more »| 25 Sep 2013 -
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Don Cavalli – Temperamental
The second LP from this idiosyncratic Frenchman sees him augment the psych-blues template of his 2008 debut Cryland with touches of electro (Santa Rita), sit... Read more »| 25 Sep 2013 -
Music
The Field – Cupid's Head
Recorded using only hardware, and no computers, Axel Willner’s fourth solo album since 2007’s much-lauded debut From Here We Go Sublime is, ... Read more »| 25 Sep 2013 -
Theatre
First Person Shooter: Rob Drummond talks Bullet Catch
Rob Drummond’s award-winning Bullet Catch returns to the Glaswegian stage this October after having toured the globe. We catch up with the playwright to hear about life on the world stage Read more »| 24 Sep 2013 -
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Jaws @ East Village Arts Club, Liverpool, 22 September
Duuun dun, duuun dun, dun dun dun dun… It’s clear that the hype gathering around tonight’s headliners, Jaws, in their native Birmingh... Read more »| 24 Sep 2013 -
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The Grand Gestures – Second
For his second collection as The Grand Gestures, Spare Snare’s Jan Burnett invites faces old and new to supply vocals for diverse compositions. Returni... Read more »| 24 Sep 2013 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Penny Davenport
Showcase: Penny Davenport Liverpool-based artist Penny Davenport makes drawings of characters and scenes. “I always struggle with the explanati... Read more »| 23 Sep 2013 -
Theatre
Forced Entertainment @ Tramway
Among Britain’s pioneers in the art of devised theatre, Forced Entertainment – directed by Tim Etchells – bring two shows to Tramway t... Read more »| 23 Sep 2013