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 #8: Deerhunter - Microcastle
Deerhunter ain't playing hard to get no more. Before, it was a bit difficult to find the patience to absorb a body of work like Cryptograms, an album that cr... Read more »| 03 Dec 2008 -
MusicNightjar - The Moth Trap
First EP from contemporary folk legend Kris Drever and limbs from Aberfeldy. Read more »| 03 Dec 2008 -
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Findo Gask - One Eight Zero
Findo Gask soar forth with a follow-up single to the acclaimed Va Va Va just in time for Christmas: apt, because it sounds like Aled Jones running downstairs... Read more »| 03 Dec 2008 -
ArtKill Your Timid Notion On Tour
Mark Herbert looks forward to KYTN's imminent arrival in Glasgow, fresh from a cross-Britain tour. Read more »| 03 Dec 2008 -
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The Virgins - One Week of Danger
Miami beach meets spunky Paris; this is pop rock for the seemingly over-catered post Bowie glory era. As fun and innocent as it seems, it leaves little to b... Read more »| 03 Dec 2008 -
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Jean Muir @ National Museum of Scotland
Though perhaps not as instantly recognizable outside the fashion industry as her contemporary, Barbara ‘Biba’ Hulanicki, designer Jean Muir&rsquo... Read more »| 03 Dec 2008
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Micron Sixty Three - Death is Colder Than Love
Thumping industrial techno-rock Read more »| 02 Dec 2008 -
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Meursault - Pissing On Bonfires/Kissing With Tongues
After a spin of this sublime record only one word will pass your lips: Magnificent. Read more »| 02 Dec 2008 -
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A Year in Records #9: Foals - Antidotes
Coming into 2008, several genres commonly associated with Foals were either in crisis or hampered by growing pains: dance-punk was becoming as stale as week-... Read more »| 02 Dec 2008 -
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A Festive Clubbing Guide
The end of the year is the time where every club night worth their salt throws the biggest party imaginable, all to celebrate Santa’s birthday or something like that. Read more »| 02 Dec 2008 -
MusicGogol Bordello @ Carling Academy, 19 Dec
Just in time for Christmas, Gogol Bordello, your favorite Eastern Europeans based in New York, are descending on Glasgow. With a sound like a cross between a... Read more »| 02 Dec 2008 -
MusicRob St John - Like Alchemy EP
Recorded live one evening in Edinburgh's Stockbridge Church and accompanied by members of the city's underground folk scene, this short EP is a fragile and h... Read more »| 02 Dec 2008 -
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A Year in Records #10: Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
After overcoming growing pains with the uncomfortable (but excellent) Plans, Death Cab For Cutie settle into their status as major label chart toppers with Narrow Stairs Read more »| 02 Dec 2008 -
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SELFISH CUNT - ENGLAND MADE ME II
From the band behind such charming ditties as Britain Is Shit comes England Made Me II. It's as angry as one might expect from a band with such a contentious... Read more »| 02 Dec 2008 -
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The Dirty Dozen - December, 2008
December isn't all about Cliff Richard and the X Factor. There's some damn fine music out there too, Nick Mitchell finds Read more »| 01 Dec 2008