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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MusicThomas Tantrum / Juno @ The Mill, Oran Mor, 20 Aug
If Juno grow up fast, they have the makings of a decent pop act Read more »| 26 Aug 2008 -
ClubsParklife @ Strathclyde Country Park, 13 Sep
Tired of looking at your mates’ Ibiza photos on Facebook and wishing you were there? Fret not, now you can round off your festival calendar and test yo... Read more »| 26 Aug 2008 -
Books
Linn Ullmann: An Island of Her Own
Whilst at the Edinburgh Book Festival, Keir Hind spoke to Linn Ullmann about her new novel, A Blessed Child. Read more »| 25 Aug 2008 -
MusicDizzee Rascal @ The Liquid Room, 21 Aug
Dizzee leaves The Liquid Room a sweat bath of satisfaction in relative awe of a rushed performance Read more »| 25 Aug 2008 -
MusicMeshuggah at The Garage Review
Glasgow, on your knees Read more »| 25 Aug 2008 -
Film
Under the Volcano
Adapted from Malcolm Lowry's 'unadaptable' 1947 novel, Under the Volcano gave Albert Finney one of the five Oscar nominations of his career, and brought dire... Read more »| 25 Aug 2008
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Music
King Khan and The Shrines - The Supreme Genius of...
A must for rock revivalists Read more »| 25 Aug 2008 -
Music
Wire @ The Arches, 11 Sep
135 compulsory reasons to go and see Wire: (1) They are Wire (2) They are still playing music after 30 odd (odd being the operative word here) years (3) They... Read more »| 25 Aug 2008 -
Music
We Were Promised Chit-Chat
The chiselled cheekbones of the new Indie™ order might be the nightmare of any discerning music hack, but when Billy Hamilton caught up with the lads from We Were Promised Jetpacks he found their infectious patter a breath of fresh air… Read more »| 25 Aug 2008 -
Music
Ballboy – I Worked On The Ships
Album number five, I Worked On The Shops looks set to continue Ballboy’s trend of garnering chin-stroking acclamation Read more »| 25 Aug 2008 -
Music
Tom Real & The Rogue Element - Disco of Doom
A musical attack from the internet radio stars Read more »| 25 Aug 2008 -
Music
The Foundling Wheel - The Foundling Wheel
A one man wail of screeching banshee sonics, San Francisco-born Ted Koterwas’ debut LP fucks and sucks its way into the skull’s decomposing grey matter Read more »| 25 Aug 2008 -
Clubs
DJ Rahaan @ Melting Pot, Glasgow, 6 Sept
Marking only his second appearance in Glasgow, Chicago’s legendary, über-talented DJ Rahaan started out playing house parties alongside The Chuck ... Read more »| 25 Aug 2008 -
ClubsVarious Production @ Numbers, Sub Club, 5 Sept
An amazing opportunity to witness one of the most exciting musical acts of our times Read more »| 25 Aug 2008 -
Music
Karine Polwart - This Earthly Spell
Taking inspiration from her historical, rural surroundings, borders lass Karine Polwart has produced a thought provokingly poetic, bittersweet album Read more »| 22 Aug 2008