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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MusicSummit Special: An Interview with Stephen Pastel
With a new album imminent, we chat to Stephen McRobbie of The Pastels about the record’s long history, and the band’s future Read more »| 14 May 2013 -
MusicDeafheaven / The Secret / No Island @ Ivory Blacks, 7 May
No Island's simplistic approach to aggressive music is at odds with the heavily textured nature of our headliners, but these local noisemakers aren't fazed; ... Read more »| 13 May 2013 -
MusicFirst Impressions: Daft Punk's Random Access Memories
We take a listen to this year's most hyped and anticipated album, Daft Punk's Random Access Memories, featuring guest appearances from Giorgio Moroder, Julian Casablancas and Nile Rodgers, among others Read more »| 13 May 2013 -
Art
The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 13 May
In today's Bulletin: First look at Joss Whedon's S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show; new music from Raekwon, Queens of the Stone Age, Killing Joke and more; new book to examine the history of 4AD; those Death Grips movie rumours; plus the latest festival news Read more »| 13 May 2013 -
Film
Lost & Found: 70s Hollywood Back in Cinema
This month Park Circus release two forgotten films of the American new wave, Jerry Schatzberg's Scarecrow and Bob Rafelson's The King of Marvin Gardens. We look at both and suggest some other forgotten gems itching to be rediscovered Read more »| 13 May 2013 -
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Youth in Revolt: Olivier Assayas on Something in the Air
Olivier Assayas talks to The Skinny about his new feature Something in the Air (Après Mai), the frustration of politics and his journey into cinema Read more »| 13 May 2013
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MusicBrazos – Saltwater
Since his 2009 debut Phosphorescent Blues, Martin Crane (who performs as Brazos, perhaps to avoid being confused with Frasier’s pop) has relocated... Read more »| 13 May 2013 -
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Exploitation: An Interview with Frank Henenlotter
Frank Henenlotter talks about exploitation cinema, censors and his films Basket Case, Brain Damage and Frankenhooker Read more »| 10 May 2013 -
ComedyEdinburgh University Revue Comedy Championships 2013
Once again, the students of Edinburgh University battled it out for the title of Comedy champion, and a prize which is basically a lump of rock with a piece ... Read more »| 10 May 2013 -
Film
The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 10 May
DFA Records documentary emerges; new music from ADULT., The National, CHVRCHES, Dope Body and Factory Floor; Spacemen 3 back catalogue reissued; plus a look at Margins Book & Music Festival and Dunoon Film Festival Read more »| 10 May 2013 -
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Hero Worship: Ken Loach
Take One Action Film Festival director Simon Bateson remembers his first encounters with the work of English-Scottish double act, Ken Loach and Paul Laverty Read more »| 10 May 2013 -
Film
Star Trek Into Darkness
J.J. Abrams’ latest instalment of his rebooted Star Trek franchise has the potential to divide audiences because of certain narrative decisions that, d... Read more »| 09 May 2013 -
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Mud
Jeff Nichols’ strong follow-up to 2011’s Take Shelter is another examination of male conflict; this time in the form of a coming-of-age adventure... Read more »| 09 May 2013 -
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Arika 13, Episode 5: Hidden In Plain Sight
For their second outing of 2013, Arika take on the world of voguing, drag, clubbing and gender Read more »| 09 May 2013 -
Theatre
Arika 13: 20 & 21 Apr, Tramway
Arika's second outing in 2013 is themed around the idea that 'freedom is a constant struggle,' examining the black radical tradition in relation to jazz, poe... Read more »| 09 May 2013