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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MusicSix Organs of Admittance – Ascent
Adopting the maxim ‘if you’ve got it, flaunt it,’ Six Organs of Admittance’s Ben Chasny opens his latest album with a big, bold guit... Read more »| 01 Aug 2012 -
MusicPaul Vickers and Friends – Nest of Knickers
Like the shows at which it will be sold, Paul Vickers’ latest album offers a lot of variety. Previously-unreleased Dawn of the Replicants tracks si... Read more »| 01 Aug 2012 -
BooksTrain Dreams by Denis Johnson
Denis Johnson’s Pulitzer Prize nominated Train Dreams is the life story of a man called Robert Grainier, who “started his life story on a train r... Read more »| 01 Aug 2012 -
Film
Reel Talk: In Praise of Film Clubs
The return of Monorail Film Club and the start of Scala Beyond, a six-week nationwide film season dedicated to all forms of cinema exhibition, spell good news for Scottish film fans Read more »| 01 Aug 2012 -
MusicToddla T – Watch Me Dance: Agitated by Ross Orton & Pipes
Orton & Pipes are legendary figures on the Sheffield soundsystem circuit, and this remix project sees them deconstruct the populist ragga-meets-R'n'B-mee... Read more »| 01 Aug 2012 -
MusicScott Kelly and the Road Home – The Forgiven Ghost in Me
Given the steady incorporation of folk elements into his main band's palette, as well as that of side project Blood and Time, Scott Kelly's solemn, apocaly... Read more »| 01 Aug 2012
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Music
Urusen – This Is Where We Meet
Urusen have been gigging and recording for almost a decade now, never quite catching a wave of support big enough to bring them widespread recognition, but... Read more »| 01 Aug 2012 -
Theatre
The Colour Ham @ Just the Tonic
The Colour Ham does something new with the sketch show and an unpredictable mixture of illusion, mind-reading and comedy is fun, fresh and very, very silly.... Read more »| 01 Aug 2012 -
Film
Hero Worship: John Sayles
David Barras is making waves in the indie filmmaking world, with his Edinburgh-set debut feature Electric Man recently screening at this year's Comic Con. He pays tribute here to one of his biggest inspirations, American indie legend John Sayles Read more »| 01 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
Crystal Baws: August 2012 Horoscopes
ARIES This month your local priest finally agrees to consecrate your bottle of Buckfast, thus adding a heavy dose of caffeine, sodium glycerophosphate, dipot... Read more »| 01 Aug 2012 -
Music
Interview: Antony Hegarty talks Meltdown 2012 and Future Feminism
Antony Hegarty on his new album, curating Meltdown and his notion that we still have time to save ourselves as a species Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Music
The Unwinding Hours – Afterlives
With their self-titled debut as The Unwinding Hours, Craig Beaton and Iain Cook proved unequivocally that there was life after Aereogramme. Rarely does a b... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Music
Oberman Knocks – Beatcroff Splinters EP
Oberman Knocks were the first band to be released by Andrea Parker's ultra-hip aperture label back in 2009; 2012 sees them returning to the fold with a new... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Music
Eugene McGuinness – The Invitation to the Voyage
From quirky, well-regarded debut to playing guitar in musical shrug Miles Kane’s backing band in just four short years: Eugene McGuinness hasn’... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
Music
WHY? – Sod in the Seed EP
While still keen on Eskimo Snow’s more sedate direction, it’s a thrill to hear Why?’s Yoni Wolf in full flow for Sod in the Seed’s t... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012