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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MusicChurch of Noise – May 2013
From eerie folk to avant-punk, Scotland's underbelly is rife with esoteric treats in the coming weeks Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
MusicO2 Love Music Column – May 2013
The month of May kicks off at the O2 with a night of old-school hip hop. Former Juice Crew affiliates Big Daddy Kane and Masta Ace will b... Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
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Northwest Gig Highlights – May 2013
We might be grinning at spring finally having sprung, but May in the Northwest promises a live calendar for all outlooks – from the homely tones of Phosphorescent to the squall of Metz, and from a woozy Vondelpark to a confrontational Mykki Blanco Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
MusicDeerhunter – Monomania
Having operated amongst a mire of genres within their self-proclaimed ‘ambient punk’ label, fans of Atlanta quintet Deerhunter should hold no tru... Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
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Thirty Pounds of Bone – I Cannot Sing You Here, But For Songs of Where
I Cannot Sing You Here, But for Songs of Where is Johnny Lamb’s third album as Thirty Pounds of Bone, and its title is evocatively apt. As Lamb si... Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
MusicSam Amidon – Bright Sunny South
A folk singer cast from an old-fashioned mould, Sam Amidon rearranges and repurposes songs from the ages, his albums to date principally reinterpreting hymns... Read more »| 30 Apr 2013
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Saltland – I Thought it Was Us But it Was All of Us
Rebecca Foon is in some ways the archetypal Constellation artist, a Montreal-based cellist who has previously played in Thee Silver Mt. Zion and Set Fire To ... Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
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Various Artists – Grime 2.0
Big Dada's sprawling, two-disc grime compilation aims to bring the focus back onto the producers and beat-makers of the scene, and give them due credit for p... Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
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PTTRNS – Body Pressure
Cologne's PTTRNS' live shows are summed up best by their one-sentence bio - “Everyone plays everything.” This includes the crowd, who are invited... Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
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Scotland Clubbing Highlights – May 2013
This month's highlights include house heads Theo Parrish and Prosumer, techno pioneer Derrick May, local disco duo 6th Borough Project and many more Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
Art
Sarah Wright: Operation Inkjet
For anyone who’s studied at art school, the world is a wearying minefield of cultural signs and texts – cross them at your peril. Art made in del... Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
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Savages' Jehnny Beth on their fearless debut
Technology may make us feel safe but it could be lost in the blink of an eye. Are you ready to turn Savage? Jehnny Beth lays out a very particular manifesto Read more »| 29 Apr 2013 -
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Peles Empire: Dissolving the Past
What happens when you copy a copy of a copy, until no trace of the original remains? Since 2005, Peles Empire have recreated rooms from Peles Castle in Romania. Ahead of their show at GSS, we quizzed them about a work that disappears even as it expands Read more »| 29 Apr 2013 -
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Grunge, Golf, and Wedded Bliss: 30 Years of The Melvins
As peerless post-punk mavericks The Melvins ring in their third decade with a daring covers LP, Mudhoney's Mark Arm asks Buzz Osborne the secret to a healthy marriage and whether it's high time they brought in a keyboardist Read more »| 29 Apr 2013 -
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The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 29 April
David Shrigley nominated for Turner Prize; listen to The Skinny's new netaudio podcast; more on the Boards Of Canada mystery; Grimes hits out at sexism; plus new music from Iggy & The Stooges, David Yow, The Pastels and Quasimoto Read more »| 29 Apr 2013