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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MusicExplosions in the Sky @ O2 Academy, 23 January
The influence of tonight's headliners on Lanterns on the Lake is readily apparent: the sextet's music oozes with prettiness, and although there's definitely ... Read more »| 01 Feb 2012 -
Music
Azari & III – Azari & III
Without wishing to sound like an ambassador for Mixmag, it wouldn't be inaccurate to suggest that hedonism and intoxication are cornerstones of dance music c... Read more »| 01 Feb 2012 -
TheatreBetrothal at a Monastery @ The Theatre Royal
It’s not the most original story for a comic opera: Louisa is a young lady who trades identity with her chaperone so she can marry the poor man whom sh... Read more »| 01 Feb 2012 -
FilmBombay Beach
After an outstanding festival journey, a Tribeca World Documentary Award, and praise from Alec Baldwin, music video director Alma Har'el's debut feature Bomb... Read more »| 01 Feb 2012 -
ArtArika: Episode 2, A Special Form of Darkness
Not just another weekend of gore in Glasgow Read more »| 01 Feb 2012 -
ComedyCrystal Baws: February 2012 Horoscopes
ARIESThis month you finally find your soul mate. Lucky for you it turns out to be twins.TAURUS10 minutes after taking the red pill you’re still enthusi... Read more »| 01 Feb 2012
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Comedy
Preparing for the Apocalypse
It has been predicted that the world is going to end on 21 December 2012. This column will now be dedicated to detailing exactly how prepared I am for this inevitable Apocalypse. The answer, as you will see, is 'TOTALLY FUCKING VERY' Read more »| 01 Feb 2012 -
Music
Picore – Assyrian Vertigo
Unlike their Mogwai/Shellac-endorsed Spanish namesakes, this French sextet ply a decidedly sinister trade in dark, noise-infused trip-hop combined with huge ... Read more »| 31 Jan 2012 -
Music
In Pictures: Admiral Fallow @ O2 ABC, 27 January
Photos from Admiral Fallow at the O2 ABC in Glasgow. Photography by Euan Robertson Read more »| 31 Jan 2012 -
Comedy
Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year 2012: Quarter-Finals
The Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year is a big deal for British newcomers, but there's yet to be a Scottish winner. Could 2012 be the year? Read more »| 31 Jan 2012 -
Music
Earth – Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II
You'll have a pretty solid idea of what to expect from the second half of Earth's latest opus if you've been paying any attention to their output over the pa... Read more »| 31 Jan 2012 -
Music
Field Music – Plumb
Album number four from the brothers Brewis is a notable departure from 2010’s Measure, which, like its title denotes, was restrained by a more ‘c... Read more »| 31 Jan 2012 -
Music
Ulrich Schnauss & Mark Peters – Underrated Silence
There’s little point in expecting the unexpected from German electronic pioneer Ulrich Schnauss. His shtick is a synthesised swoon from which he r... Read more »| 31 Jan 2012 -
Music
Mark Lanegan: "My natural inclination is to make as loud a noise as possible"
Returning this month with his first 'solo' album since 2004, Mark Lanegan assembles his band for a Blues Funeral and lays the past to rest Read more »| 31 Jan 2012 -
Music
Bonobo – Black Sands Remixed
The thing about doing a remix album on Ninja Tune is that you pretty much have the pick of the electronic music scene's most exciting contemporary talent to ... Read more »| 31 Jan 2012