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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ClubsRyan Crosson @ Hotbox, 15 Jan
After giving a Glasgow debut to Lee Curtiss, Hotbox welcomes another member of Detroit techno’s next generation, Ryan Crosson. Belying his strict, mid... Read more »| 04 Jan 2010 -
MusicGift of Gab - Escape 2 Mars
As one half of prolific hip-hop duo Blackalicious, Tim Parker lived up to his alias with a flow that's seen him described by AllMusic as "one of the top MCs ... Read more »| 04 Jan 2010 -
BooksThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
The Master and Margarita, once banned by the Soviets, is now regarded as a classic of Russian Literature. Its plot, concerning what happens when Sata... Read more »| 04 Jan 2010 -
ComedyEnjoy the Last Laugh at The Dullest Show
However bad life might seem, there are always a host of comics out there more bitter, twisted and broke than you could ever imagine and this dull January, The Skinny is offering you the opportunity to indulge in a little schadenfreude whilst they entertain you. Read more »| 04 Jan 2010 -
Art
State of the Art Nation: To Dundee and beyond
Away from the clamour of other, bigger, metropolitan art sites, Dundee is proving more than capable of holding its own. A thriving, close-knit scene of artis... Read more »| 04 Jan 2010 -
Music
Them Crooked Vultures @ Corn Exchange, 15 Dec
Josh Homme embraces an expectant crowd consisting of – let’s not fool ourselves now – curious Queens, Foos and Zeppelin fans like he&rsquo... Read more »| 02 Jan 2010
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Music
The Dirty Dozen - January 2010
From George Formby to Mariachi horns, this month's Dozen is as weird as that time Steve Coogan dated Courtney Love. Finbarr Bermingham casts a scrutinous eyeball over January's singles. Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
Music
Dark Side of the Falco
Two years after dropping their debut album into the musical ring, Future of the Left returned for round two last year with the brilliant Travels With Myself and Another. Andrew Falkous came out fighting (eventually) to take on writer’s block, success haters and pin-dick journalists, The Skinny steps up to referee before they hit King Tut's this month. Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
Music
Thao with The Get Down Stay Down - Know Better, Learn Faster
US singer-songwriter Thao Nguyen's second album in collaboration with The Get Down Stay Down is a singular creature: a break-up record which somehow evokes t... Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
Art
State of the Art Nation: Glasgow's Children of the Evolution
The saying goes that when a recession hits and stock is down, skirt hemlines go up. So too, it would appear, do the motivations and aspirations of the nation... Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
FilmThe Secret People
Most of what you need to know about Dickinson’s spy story can be found in the title: despite the pulpy connotations, it’s actually an exi... Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
Music
The Metal Column – January 2010
The Southern State of Georgia has become an unlikely metal mainstay of sorts over the last decade in a grassroots rebranding feat that draws attention away f... Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
Clubs
Co-operative Clubbing
The weekend is here and there are various nights battling for your attendance and door tax. Is there anyway promoters could work together better? We asked Subculture/Sunday Circus DJ Esa Williams and Sarah David from the Cabaret Voltaire for their opinions on the matter. Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
Music
HiM - ?
They may have started out under the dub umbrella, but HiM, the portal through which California-based Doug Scharin pushes his sonic envelope, are now a very d... Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
Art
State of the Art Nation: Edinburgh's Got Talent
To get your art noticed, sometimes you have to showcase it yourself instead of taking the traditional route. Artist-run spaces across the country have been p... Read more »| 01 Jan 2010