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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MusicSuuns – Zeroes QC
Zeroes QC is the first full-length from Montreal kraut-prog quartet Suuns, and they’re already out exploring infrequently charted waters. When entering... Read more »| 24 Dec 2010 -
MusicStone Ghost Collective – Unrequited Lovesongs
That the press release for Unrequited Lovesongs can claim it mistakable for “an obvious and predictable grab for acceptance” reveals something of... Read more »| 24 Dec 2010 -
MusicBritish Sea Power – Valhalla Dancehall
Every discerning band or musician wants to make music that’s at the very least interesting. British Sea Power, though, have consistently strived to go ... Read more »| 24 Dec 2010 -
Clubs
Numbers & LuckyMe @ Sub Club, 7 Jan
Having both made huge strides in 2010 it comes as little surprise that LuckyMe and Numbers shall be joining forces to showcase some of the incredible talent ... Read more »| 24 Dec 2010 -
Music
The Proposition: The Hoi Polloi Are Ruining Music
Never shy to state his opinion, controversy-baiter Marc DeSadé attempts to incite class warfare over the Christmas singles chart Read more »| 22 Dec 2010 -
BooksThe One O'Clock Gun
The One O'Clock Gun, which regularly startles unwary tourists and is an instinctive time-check for the locals, is a well-established institution at t... Read more »| 21 Dec 2010
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Theatre
The Snow Queen @ Royal Lyceum
Appropriately titled for the season, the Lyceum's non-pantomime seasonal show Read more »| 20 Dec 2010 -
Theatre
Gisele Vienne's Jerk @ Traverse, 3 Feb
Gisele Vienne is a theatre maker who is not frightened by the darkest side of human nature. Kindertotenlieder, her last work to appear in Scotland, was a min... Read more »| 20 Dec 2010 -
Books
Ryan Van Winkle: A Work In Progress
Ryan Van Winkle, reader in residence at The Scottish Poetry Library, Editor of The Edinburgh Review, and used to write reviews for The Skinny. So when he said his first book of poems was being published, our Reading Editor was so sure it’d be great that he thought it be best to get him to critique it himself… Read more »| 20 Dec 2010 -
FilmBill Bailey: Dandelion Mind
If you’re still scrabbling around for that last minute Christmas present, Bill Bailey’s new DVD is a pretty good bet for, well, almost anybody; y... Read more »| 17 Dec 2010 -
Comedy
Hero Worship: Dylan Moran
The Skinny's Travel editor tries to make amends with his hero Read more »| 17 Dec 2010 -
Music
Delta Mainline – In a World of Madness, the Simple Joy of Melody Can Pull You Through EP
Don’t let the title put you off, this EP isn’t nearly as sappy as the moniker suggests and not to get too hung up on it but it’s also rathe... Read more »| 17 Dec 2010 -
Music
The Green Door Kids – Musikal Yooth
What a delightfully skew-whiff record this little creature is. If you’ve ever wanted to hear a bunch of kids ripping up The Stooges' I Wanna Be Your Do... Read more »| 17 Dec 2010 -
Clubs
The VEGAS! Grand Hogmanay Ball
Hogmanay is an event often subject to over-hype. What’s set to be one of the most uninhibited social events of the year can be reduced to a som... Read more »| 17 Dec 2010 -
Film
The Last Exorcism
The “found footage” horror movie has become a staple of low budget film-making. But they’re hard to get right and for every hit like REC or... Read more »| 17 Dec 2010