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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Artsomewhereto_: Call for young artists and curators
somewhereto_, in association with The Skinny, is looking for a new generation of artists and curators aged between 16 and 25 to take part in a touring art sh... Read more »| 14 Jun 2012 -
TheatreSouth Pacific @ Playhouse
Since its first run in 1949, South Pacific has enjoyed enormous success and the unwavering admiration of generations of fans. Set, indeed, on a South Pacific... Read more »| 13 Jun 2012 -
TheatreScott Miller is a Lying Cheat @ Vespbar
Sonic Boom blast forth with the self-styled 'one-man rom-com' directed by Claire Sheppard and starring Kenny Boyle who co-founded Sonic Boom while at univers... Read more »| 13 Jun 2012 -
TheatreConcerning Zombies @ The Vale
Repent! The end is nigh, the apocalypse is upon us, all are surely doomed to meet their fate... and everyone concerned is strangely blasé about it. Wh... Read more »| 13 Jun 2012 -
Film
Reel Talk: To Tweet, Or Not To Tweet
Jamie Dunn holds forth on viral movie marketing campaigns, Cannes and Ridley Scott's Prometheus Read more »| 13 Jun 2012 -
Clubs
Mixed Bizness: Closing Time
After eight years of putting on some of Glasgow’s best parties, Mixed Bizness are preparing one final outing, but not before sharing a few stories about the nights that stick out and what they plan to do with all that new spare time Read more »| 13 Jun 2012
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Music
Various Artists – Blam Lord's Quest
A 49-track heartfelt tribute to classic video games from underground electronic label Aural Sects Read more »| 13 Jun 2012 -
Comedy
Crystal Baws: June 2012 Horoscopes
Ready to find out what June has in store for you? What do you mean, no?! Gaze into our Crystal Baws. We command you... Read more »| 12 Jun 2012 -
Music
The Field / Konx-om-Pax @ Glasgow Art School Union, 9 June
In theory, Glasgow’s Konx-om-Pax is a fitting opener for The Field’s hypnotic, loop-based minimal electronica; Tom Scholefield’s mixture... Read more »| 12 Jun 2012 -
Music100% Silk Showcase @ Nice N' Sleazy, 7 June
Los Angeles label 100% Silk are key players in the new wave of synth music currently sweeping the hipsterverse, and tonight's showcase gig sets out to demon... Read more »| 12 Jun 2012 -
Comedy
What the hell is going on at...Bright Club?
A night of amateur comedy can be a daunting prospect for an audience. You never know what you’re going to get, there are no guarantees, and there&rsquo... Read more »| 12 Jun 2012 -
Music
Capitol K – Andean Dub
The sixth LP from the London-based electronica artist Capitol K, aka Kristian Craig Robinson, represents something of a new direction, another shift in ... Read more »| 08 Jun 2012 -
Music
Variety Lights – Central Flow
Though they’ve continued to dazzle throughout the last two decades, Mercury Rev’s identity splintered the day they parted ways with original vo... Read more »| 08 Jun 2012 -
Comedy
The Road to Kiev
Scotland may not have qualified for Euro 2012 but that's not dented the excitement of the ScottishComedyFC.com guys. Team Captain Teddy tells us what to expect Read more »| 08 Jun 2012 -
Music
Olympic Swimmers – No Flags Will Fly
2012’s probably not the smartest year for Olympic Swimmers to release their debut longplayer. Not only does a quick online scan for the Glasgow qu... Read more »| 07 Jun 2012