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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MusicRichard Anthony Jay – Imperfect Beauty
During the recording of Imperfect Beauty, Richard Anthony Jay apparently had “music theory textbooks never far from his side”, which anecdotally ... Read more »| 23 Jun 2011 -
MusicLas Kellies – Kellies
There are few words more abhorrent than ‘sassy’, loaded as it is with US sitcom clichés, but it’s difficult to find a more appropria... Read more »| 23 Jun 2011 -
MusicVarious Artists – The Tolbooth Sessions 2011
Bono and Lars Ulrich no doubt remain unimpressed with the impact of new patterns of music consumption on their LP sales; for new bands, however, the heighten... Read more »| 22 Jun 2011 -
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tUnE-yArDs @ Captain's Rest, 15 Jun
Thousands’ dual acoustic lullabies evoke gentle breezes, sun-dappled lakes, and other lovely things that unfortunately, placed against the abundant per... Read more »| 22 Jun 2011 -
MusicDananananaykroyd – There Is A Way
With the gut-punching intensity of their 2009 debut and those kinetic, literally bone-breaking shows, it’s perhaps not surprising that Dananananaykroyd... Read more »| 22 Jun 2011 -
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Foster the People – Torches
Foster the People’s sudden popularity and indie-disco affinities have prompted comparisons to MGMT, a resemblance sustained by their debut&rsqu... Read more »| 22 Jun 2011
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Zomby – Dedication
Despite a reputation for egotism and extreme unreliabilty in actually turning up to his own shows, Zomby has been lauded frequently as a 'genius' of the UK e... Read more »| 22 Jun 2011 -
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The Violet May – TV EP
That Sheffield could produce a band with a sound straight out of the Mojave Desert may seem incredulous but, make no mistake, these sleazy, swaggering riffs ... Read more »| 22 Jun 2011 -
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Chris O'Dowd joins the Apatow IT crowd
From IT slob to Hollywood love interest – The Skinny chats to Chris O'Dowd about his winning role in Bridesmaids Read more »| 22 Jun 2011 -
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Pensioner – Yearlings
The debut from Dundee math-rock quartet Pensioner provides some of the most indisputably silly song titles you'll ever encounter (this writer was particularl... Read more »| 22 Jun 2011 -
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Trapped Mice – Waving and Pointing EP
After Portrait of the Great Father saw Edinburgh’s Trapped Mice set out a confident but fairly conventional indie-rock stall, Waving and Pointing sees ... Read more »| 21 Jun 2011 -
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Breaking the Day – Survived By None
Since the days of Black Sabbath, Britain has been renowned as the birthplace of heaviness but it’s been a while since anything has come close to that s... Read more »| 21 Jun 2011 -
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Ramesses – Possessed by the Rise of Magick
There’s a stark, frost-ridden quality to opener Invisible Ritual that makes itself apparent within seconds, brought forth by buzzsaw guitars and vitrio... Read more »| 21 Jun 2011 -
MusicPinky Suavo – Go for the Gills EP
When your name is taken from an episode of Pinky and the Brain, it’s an immediate sign of genius, an appraisal that’s backed up by the high stand... Read more »| 21 Jun 2011 -
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Brontide – Sans Souci
Math-rock has lost its way somewhat in recent years, hamstrung by the need to develop an ever-more technically complex sound and compositional approach in or... Read more »| 21 Jun 2011