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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Clubs
A State of Mind
Following on from its successful debut at Cabaret Voltaire, Lower returns, but with a twist. This time, it’ll be taking the form of a three hour, tri-p... Read more »| 24 Apr 2008 -
Clubs
Swaparama
Now here's a novel spin on everyone's favourite cheesy night out - Swaparama. Come to The Garage wearing as many of your unwanted clothes as possible, swap t... Read more »| 24 Apr 2008 -
Clubs
Pacou @ Noise Pollution, Blackfriars, 31 May
Noise pollution is still going strong thanks to resident Sean Matthews and presents a night of underground techno. Berlin born DJ Pacou (live) will top the b... Read more »| 24 Apr 2008 -
Theatre
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
One hundred and forty couples, 879 hours of dancing, a possible one thousand pound cash prize. Set at the end of a pier in 1930s America, the Citizens Theat... Read more »| 24 Apr 2008 -
Theatre
Romeo and Juliet, around Scotland, May-Jun 2008
As the Scottish Ballet prepares to tour its world premiere of Shakespeare’s classic, Susannah Radford speaks to choreographer Krzysztof Pastor about what audiences can expect Read more »| 24 Apr 2008 -
Theatre
Nova Scotia, Traverse
The 1970s saw an incredible rise in the profile of Scottish theatre. The Edinburgh festival season continued to grow in size and importance, and Scottish st... Read more »| 24 Apr 2008
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Music
Atmosphere - Shoulda Known
Atmosphere have delivered a welcome shot in the arm to a genre (hip-hop) that was in dire need of a fresh approach, waxing lyrical about paranoia, egos and w... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Art
Nature Study @ Inverleith House
Inverleith's parents are renewing their vows. Miss Art and Master Science's house-on-the-hill love affair will be celebrated with an exhibition of John Hutto... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Art
Asking For It
There has become something of a standard in the exhibiting of art made outwith the European tradition whereby the work of a variety of artists of common orig... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Art
To Be Alert Is To Be Decorative
Ten til Ten’s inaugural show on the first floor of a Tradeston commercial building is a positive start for an undeniably exciting new space and curator... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Art
Freee @ Collective Gallery
The tone of this exhibition is both meaty and rousing, drawing in visitors with a catchy simplicity reinforced by the use of primary red and blue emulsion pa... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Art
An Exhibition In Waiting
An Exhibition in Waiting at Glasgow’s Tramway is what will comprise Rachel Mimiec’s newest exhibition, Looking Out, Looking In. This temporary co... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Art
A. Vermin
The artist-run initiative A.Vermin has set up camp in The State, a dingy, wood-panelled drinking establishment. The show, entitled A Stranger Home and curate... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Clubs
V/A - Soma Coma Vol 2
For a label usually associated with full-on techno, it’s a surprise to discover that this compilation of acts on the Soma roster is actually a relaxing... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Clubs
Ming & Ping - Causeway Army
This is the third album from the Hong Kong identical twins who specialise in modern-sounding electronic pop, which they say is influenced by New Order, Erasu... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008