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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MusicWild Nothing @ Stereo, 30 November
On record, Jack Tatum's Wild Nothing project have a dreampop, shoegaze bent – synths are pushed to the fore, and vocals are often drenched in reverb, g... Read more »| 07 Dec 2012 -
MusicSome Songs Side-By-Side Album Launch @ Stereo, 29 November
Since Some Songs Side-By-Side is the debut release from Stereo’s fledgling record label, the bar’s basement space seems the natural place to la... Read more »| 07 Dec 2012 -
MusicUnder the Influence: The Twilight Sad
Ahead of their landmark gig at the Barras this month, James Graham and Andy MacFarlane revisit the albums that inspired them to form a band in the first place Read more »| 07 Dec 2012 -
Music
The Dirty Dozen – December 2012
Former Ride vocalist and guitarist Mark Gardener sets about December’s singles along with the issue of overblown chorus syndrome and the repetitious strains of Manc rock Read more »| 07 Dec 2012 -
Clubs
Subcity: The Next Generation
Subcity Radio, the student-run station based in Glasgow University, has been broadcasting for close to 20 years. We caught up with newly-appointed Station Manager Niall Morris to ask about his plans for this cultural landmark... Read more »| 07 Dec 2012 -
Music
A Band Called Quinn – Red Light Means Go
A Band Called Quinn’s third album was ready for release three years ago, but other projects delayed its arrival till now. With such a lengthy build-u... Read more »| 07 Dec 2012
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Comedy
Esoteric Christmas Gift Guide 2012
Following in the bloody footprints of last year’s Esoteric Xmas Gift Guide, Mystic Mark and Dr. Darren Icke once again investigate some of the many ways you can liberate yourself of soul-crushing wealth Read more »| 07 Dec 2012 -
MusicConverge / Touché Amoré / A Storm of Light / The Secret @ Classic Grand, 28 November
Italy's The Secret waste no time in blowing the doors open tonight.Their chaotic, nihilistic blend of hardcore, grind and black metal is simply unforgiving;... Read more »| 06 Dec 2012 -
Music
Rob Zombie / Marilyn Manson @ SECC, 28 November
The spooky kids adore Marilyn Manson – they mouth the words to every song as the God of Fuck goes through several costume changes and stage sets. Dis... Read more »| 06 Dec 2012 -
Music
Shearwater @ Broadcast, 27 November
With Animal Joy ranking amongst their best work, Shearwater feel like one of 2012’s great overlookeds, their seventh album receiving only a fraction ... Read more »| 06 Dec 2012 -
Music
Menomena / Empty Pools @ Nice N' Sleazy, 23 November
With their slightly off-kilter approach to indie rock songwriting, Bristol's Empty Pools are right at home on tonight's bill. With a sound that's less predi... Read more »| 06 Dec 2012 -
Theatre
Dirty Dancing @ The Playhouse, 5 December
'Remember – this is the summer of 1963,' intones the voiceover guy as the lights dim. That means rock 'n' roll, a holiday resort in the Catskills, an u... Read more »| 06 Dec 2012 -
Music
The Albums of 2012 (#1): Death Grips – The Money Store (Epic)
Amid a howling storm of hypertext hype, copyright controversy and multimedia performance art excess, Death Grips emerged into the mainstream to produce The Skinny's Album of the Year - The Money Store Read more »| 06 Dec 2012 -
Art
The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 6 December
In today's Bulletin: Das Racist announce split, The Horrors to release deluxe box set, Kraftwerk announce new UK shows at the Tate, plus: watch the trailer for Zero Dark Thirty Read more »| 06 Dec 2012 -
Music
The Albums of 2012 (#2): Django Django – Django Django (Because Music)
From relative obscurity to lauded Mercury Prize nominees – via the unconventional route of FIFA International Soccer – Dave Maclean of Django Django looks back on his band’s whirlwind year Read more »| 06 Dec 2012