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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FilmI Give It a Year
I Give It a Year writer/director Dan Mazer has described his raunchy feature debut as an ‘anti-rom-com'; a subversion of those well-worn boy-... Read more »| 06 Feb 2013 -
MusicCaitlin Rose – The Stand-In
Tiptoeing the divide between showiness and subtlety, Caitlin Rose has a voice all-but guaranteed to melt hearts. Velvet-soft and effortlessly emotive, the ... Read more »| 06 Feb 2013 -
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Alice Russell – To Dust
Five LPs in, Alice Russell’s take on classic soul continues its gradual evolution; her longstanding production and songwriting partner TM Juke is aga... Read more »| 06 Feb 2013 -
MusicGolden Grrrls Music Playlist: Under the Influence
Glasgow's Golden Grrrls make no secret of their penchant for the often overlooked Kiwi music scene. Founder Ruari MacLean presents '5 Cool Things to Check Out If You Like New Zealand Pop Music, 1978-the Present Day' Read more »| 05 Feb 2013 -
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Dinosaur Jr. @ The Arches, 30 January
J. Mascis confesses that Dinosaur Jr. are still "shaking off the dust" having not played together for a while. This is the first night of a tour that will se... Read more »| 05 Feb 2013 -
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METZ / Battery Face / Blades @ Broadcast, 29 January
Three, they say, is the magic number. Tonight, Broadcast has three bands, each of them a trio, which must count as a good omen for the sizable crowd who have... Read more »| 05 Feb 2013
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FilmHitchcock
The filming of Psycho is the focus of Sacha Gervasi’s muddled but endearing biopic of/homage to The Master of Suspense. Flitting uneasily between comed... Read more »| 05 Feb 2013 -
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The Joy Formidable: “Success for us is not about playing stadiums"
The Joy Formidable's Ritzy Bryan on Wolf's Law, highland rescues, and why major label status hasn't blinkered the Welsh trio Read more »| 05 Feb 2013 -
Music
Atoms For Peace – AMOK
Does age mellow everyone? The Thom Yorke we encounter on Amok is not the alienated, fractured personality from The Eraser. Although similar in some respects,... Read more »| 05 Feb 2013 -
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Golden Grrrls – Golden Grrrls
With a dramatis personae split across Glasgow and London, Golden Grrrls (Eilidh Rodgers, Ruari Maclean and Rachel Aggs) reference DIY punk from Australia and... Read more »| 05 Feb 2013 -
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Al Lewis – Battles
There’s little to discover on Welsh songwriter Al Lewis’s second English-language album, but that’s not to say there’s nothing to en... Read more »| 05 Feb 2013 -
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Doldrums – Lesser Evil
From the opening of Doldrums' eccentric debut album, you're in for treats. Recorded on a laptop borrowed (or lifted, if you believe the interview in this month's magazine) from Grimes, using entirely analogue gear, it's a work of ambitious, experimental i Read more »| 05 Feb 2013 -
Film
CineSkinny Reloaded
Like Arnie, or a particularly aggressive fungal infection, The CineSkinny is back to enliven your experience and embolden your cinematic choices at this year’s Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 04 Feb 2013 -
Music
TM404 –TM404
TM404 is the latest alias of Swedish glitch pioneer Andreas Tilliander; this project turns his considerable talents to spacious, dubby techno in the vein of ... Read more »| 04 Feb 2013 -
Music
Dobie – We Will Not Harm You
Despite his reclusive nature, Anthony Campbell has built a devout following over the last couple of decades from admirers across the London dance underground... Read more »| 04 Feb 2013