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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FilmDelicacy
Delicacy offers two love stories for the price of one: a marriage cut short by a traffic accident, and the tentative relationship between widow Nathalie (Tau... Read more »| 23 Jul 2012 -
FilmAirborne
Airborne opens with the UK gripped by severe storms: shop fronts blown out, transport networks gubbed – typical summer weather basically. It’s th... Read more »| 23 Jul 2012 -
MusicTune-Yards / Muscles of Joy @ Òran Mór, 11 July
Muscles of Joy’s art-folk melange isn’t one for dipping into half-heartedly: for best results, immersion is recommended. This puts them at a disa... Read more »| 16 Jul 2012 -
MusicBaroness @ Stereo, 10 July
Tonight's been a long time coming; when Baroness last rolled through Glasgow some two and a half years ago, Sleazy's patrons stood witness to their progressi... Read more »| 16 Jul 2012 -
Music
Meursault @ The Queen's Hall, 7 July
The ornate Queen’s Hall is more usually host to choirs and string ensembles. Tonight, Sparrow and the Workshop's Jill O'Sullivan and Strike the Colours... Read more »| 16 Jul 2012 -
Music
Ondotropica – Ondotropica
This double LP showcases the vitality and diversity of the Colombian music scene, bringing together a total of 42 musicians to merge a mixture of mod... Read more »| 16 Jul 2012
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Film
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Steve Carrell once again does the introverted, white-collar schlub thing alongside a horribly miscast Kiera Knightly as they come to terms with the impending... Read more »| 13 Jul 2012 -
Film
License to Drive
In 1988 Corey Haim and Corey Feldman were bigger than high tops and heroin. License to Drive sees the two at their most potent. When 16 year old Les (Haim) f... Read more »| 13 Jul 2012 -
Music
Ben Butler and Mousepad: Scandinavian Conflict R&B
Meet Joe Howe, aka Ben Butler and Mousepad, formerly of Gay Against You. In the past few years he's written music for conceptual operas, collaborated with music legend Momus, and brought the sound of Skwee to Glasgow Read more »| 11 Jul 2012 -
Film
Magic Mike
Steven Soderbergh has form as a cinematic tease. Films like Full Frontal, the Sasha Grey-starring Girlfriend Experience and Sex, Lies and Videotapes, his Pal... Read more »| 11 Jul 2012 -
Music
David Ward – The Arrival
Split into three sections of three songs each, which collectively forward a thematic progression, The Arrival is, essentially, a concept LP. Couple that wit... Read more »| 10 Jul 2012 -
Art
In Pictures: Leith Late 2012
In Pictures: Leith Late 2012 Some images from Leith Late 2012: Photography by Damien McGlynn Read more »| 09 Jul 2012 -
Music
Purity Ring: Future Pop Fables
On their debut album Shrines, Canadian duo Purity Ring showcase their subversive take on pop, with sticky-sweet, dark-as-pitch lyrics and forward-looking, futuristic electronic beats Read more »| 09 Jul 2012 -
FilmDetachment
When substitute teacher Henry Barthes (Brody) walks into a classroom of troubled teens, we are primed to expect a story of education and redemption, but that... Read more »| 09 Jul 2012 -
Theatre
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Radio Show – Live! @ The Theatre Royal
We hit the Theatre Royal in dressing gowns, towels slung over arm, receiving knowing glances and smiles from fellow enthusiasts as we approach... Read more »| 06 Jul 2012