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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MusicA Year in Records #3: TV On The Radio – Dear Science,
TV On The Radio loosen the coils of angst and sonic density they once wound so tight Read more »| 09 Dec 2008 -
MusicBlur Announce Reunion
After years of speculation, solo albums, cheese making and Monkey operas, it was announced today that Alex James, Dave Rowntree and Damon Albarn will reunite... Read more »| 09 Dec 2008 -
MusicNick Cave and the Bad Seeds @ Corn Exchange, 26 Nov
“You’ve got the wrong band, mate.” We’re only two songs in when Nick Cave politely draws a line in the sand and waves away a plea for... Read more »| 09 Dec 2008 -
MusicA Year in Records #4: WHY? - Alopecia
“Sometimes I claim to know a guy, but I can’t tell you what his hands look like,” mutters Jonathan ‘Yoni’ Wolf part-way through... Read more »| 08 Dec 2008 -
MusicVideo Nasties- Albatross EP
Video Nasties are a great band in search of congruence. Opener Albatross sounds like Iggy Pop singing for Part Chimp- it's less of a song and more of a music... Read more »| 08 Dec 2008 -
Music
A Year in Records #5: Portishead - Third
Let's admit it: Third is a flawed album. A handful of songs, including the mesmerising opener Silence, end too quickly, and Hunter is ambitious but lifeless.... Read more »| 05 Dec 2008
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Music
A Year in Records #6: Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
Since its June release, Fleet Foxes, by the Seattle band of the same name, has become a coveted artefact in its own right; a tasteful ornament for the discer... Read more »| 05 Dec 2008 -
Clubs
Night of the Living Shejay
Matthew Craig, a 21-year-old DJ and promoter, is telling me how it all began for him. “Kirsty Munro [resident at Arches' club night Death Disco] taugh... Read more »| 05 Dec 2008 -
Film
The Wackness
One of the busiest men in showbiz – he appeared in 11 films in 2008/2009, according to imdb.com - Sir Ben Kingsley is usually a sign of quality in even... Read more »| 05 Dec 2008 -
Film
The Man from London
In an interview with Tilda Swinton in the Guardian in 2007 she talks about seeing Bela Tarr’s The Man from London for the first time. In particular she... Read more »| 05 Dec 2008 -
Film
Oh My Gort! Another 50s Remake?
With the remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still hurtling towards our cinema screens Becky Bartlett investigates the trend of the 1950s remake. Read more »| 05 Dec 2008 -
Music
Come on Gang / Kid Canaveral - Start the Sound / I Don't Have the Heart for This
Indie-pop peddlers Kid Canaveral seem to be revelling in Magic Numbers comparisons with their turn on this split 7". It’s a short and sweet ballad, cer... Read more »| 04 Dec 2008 -
Music
A Year in Records #7: A Silver Mt. Zion -13 Blues For Thirteen Moons
A stirring, tectonic collision of folk and classical music Read more »| 04 Dec 2008 -
Clubs
Numbers present Squarepusher
The trustworthy fellas at Numbers prove to be a beacon of light in a somewhat dark winter month as they host the one-man musical juggernaut that is Squarepus... Read more »| 04 Dec 2008 -
Music
Semaphore - Semaphore
Mark Lanegan, Johnny Cash, Nick Cave, that scary bloke from Crash Test Dummies: you can add Semaphore’s Louis Brennan, a 23-year-old Dubliner with the ... Read more »| 04 Dec 2008