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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ClubsSandwell District @ Animal Farm, 23 Apr
After their festive debut outing at the Sub, which saw Berlin’s Ben Klock make an appearance; this time round Animal Farm are welcoming Sandwell District. Read more »| 16 Apr 2010 -
MusicSlash - Slash
It’s not hard to look humble next to Axl Rose, but Slash takes it to new heights by making a bit-part player of himself on his own solo album. Typicall... Read more »| 15 Apr 2010 -
MusicThree Blind Wolves - The Sound of the Storm
Ross Clark’s first album You Brought Evil (2009) was one of significant promise: a spacious, nebulous record, built around the Glaswegian singer’... Read more »| 15 Apr 2010 -
Music
Grails @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 14 May
From their early self-financed EPs to the release of The Burden of Hope onwards, the lush instrumental rock of Grails has been revered by fans of Dir... Read more »| 15 Apr 2010 -
Music
Foals @ O2 ABC, 2 May
Remember nu-rave? Four posh white boys with keyboards come to save us all from other white boys with guitars? Yeah, it’s a bit hazy for me too,... Read more »| 15 Apr 2010 -
MusicMeursault @ Cabaret Voltaire, 10 April
Conquering Animal Sound spend half of their time on-stage crouched, and if you're at the front you can see why: pedals and knobs, wires and cables, gizmos an... Read more »| 13 Apr 2010
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Theatre
You Only Sing When You're Drinking
Scottish Opera's latest production is very much a tale of two halves. Read more »| 13 Apr 2010 -
Film
The Ghost
Playing out impressively like a dark Hitchcockian thriller, The Ghost – directed by Polanski and taken from a Robert Harris bestseller &nd... Read more »| 13 Apr 2010 -
Art
New Contemporaries
Now in its second year, the RSA’s graduate show learns fast. While 2009 marked a dramatic change of pace from the previous everyone’s-a-winner st... Read more »| 12 Apr 2010 -
Film
Crying with Laughter
“If you want to be a stand up comedian, Scotland’s the place to be!” So says lead character Joey Frisk, and he’s got a point.... Read more »| 12 Apr 2010 -
Music
Vacuum Spasm Babies - Science EP
While music journalists aren’t inherently mischievous (honest), it’s hard to shake the feeling that Vaccum Spasm Babies – led by the former... Read more »| 12 Apr 2010 -
Music
The Futureheads - The Chaos
“Art”, novelist John Cheever reckoned, “is the triumph over chaos.” With a title track that lyrically rails against political apathy ... Read more »| 12 Apr 2010 -
Film
Clandestinos
One of very few films released on these shores addressing the Basque conflict, Clandestinos is an engaging if slight drama. Xabi (Rodríguez) pulls off... Read more »| 12 Apr 2010 -
TheatreLinder
It doesn't get much better than this. Linder takes over The Arches for thirteen hours. Read more »| 10 Apr 2010 -
Music
Eyehategod @ Ivory Blacks, 5 Apr
Prior to kicking off their downtuned set of dejected anthems, band members wholeheartedly encourage the crowd to both “smoke drugs now” and &ldqu... Read more »| 09 Apr 2010