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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MusicSam Amidon – Bright Sunny South
A folk singer cast from an old-fashioned mould, Sam Amidon rearranges and repurposes songs from the ages, his albums to date principally reinterpreting hymns... Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
Music
Saltland – I Thought it Was Us But it Was All of Us
Rebecca Foon is in some ways the archetypal Constellation artist, a Montreal-based cellist who has previously played in Thee Silver Mt. Zion and Set Fire To ... Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
Music
Various Artists – Grime 2.0
Big Dada's sprawling, two-disc grime compilation aims to bring the focus back onto the producers and beat-makers of the scene, and give them due credit for p... Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
MusicPTTRNS – Body Pressure
Cologne's PTTRNS' live shows are summed up best by their one-sentence bio - “Everyone plays everything.” This includes the crowd, who are invited... Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
Clubs
Scotland Clubbing Highlights – May 2013
This month's highlights include house heads Theo Parrish and Prosumer, techno pioneer Derrick May, local disco duo 6th Borough Project and many more Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
ArtSarah Wright: Operation Inkjet
For anyone who’s studied at art school, the world is a wearying minefield of cultural signs and texts – cross them at your peril. Art made in del... Read more »| 30 Apr 2013
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MusicSavages' Jehnny Beth on their fearless debut
Technology may make us feel safe but it could be lost in the blink of an eye. Are you ready to turn Savage? Jehnny Beth lays out a very particular manifesto Read more »| 29 Apr 2013 -
Art
Peles Empire: Dissolving the Past
What happens when you copy a copy of a copy, until no trace of the original remains? Since 2005, Peles Empire have recreated rooms from Peles Castle in Romania. Ahead of their show at GSS, we quizzed them about a work that disappears even as it expands Read more »| 29 Apr 2013 -
Music
Grunge, Golf, and Wedded Bliss: 30 Years of The Melvins
As peerless post-punk mavericks The Melvins ring in their third decade with a daring covers LP, Mudhoney's Mark Arm asks Buzz Osborne the secret to a healthy marriage and whether it's high time they brought in a keyboardist Read more »| 29 Apr 2013 -
ArtThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 29 April
David Shrigley nominated for Turner Prize; listen to The Skinny's new netaudio podcast; more on the Boards Of Canada mystery; Grimes hits out at sexism; plus new music from Iggy & The Stooges, David Yow, The Pastels and Quasimoto Read more »| 29 Apr 2013 -
Music
NETVERK Podcast: May 2013
Exploring the world of netaudio, the NETVERK column returns to The Skinny as a brand new audio podcast – stream it exclusively here, with tracks from Flying Lotus aka Captain Murphy, The Underachievers, Loki, Koda, and Louie of Hector Bizerk Read more »| 29 Apr 2013 -
Film
The Lords of Salem
Rob Zombie’s love of 70s grindhouse has been apparent throughout his often crass, brutal filmmaking career. With The Lords of Salem, however, the headb... Read more »| 29 Apr 2013 -
Film
Quartet
Dustin Hoffman's shameless Bafta-bait arrives on DVD and is a pleasant diversion, if ultimately lacking in substance. Maggie Smith leads an all-star cast as ... Read more »| 29 Apr 2013 -
Books
Granta Best of Young British Novelists: Jenni Fagan
Jenni Fagan is the sole Scottish writer included in Granta's once-a-decade Best of Young British Novelists list. We catch up with her shortly after the announcement to discuss dancing celebrations, her new novel and the future. Read more »| 29 Apr 2013 -
Books
(New)man vs Establishment: Rob Newman on his new novel
In which we try to discover what a politically-charged comedian like Rob Newman is doing writing a swashbuckling, historical adventure novel Read more »| 29 Apr 2013