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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ArtAlex Frost - The Connoisseurs @ DCA
On entering Alex Frost’s solo show at the DCA, the visitor is met with a mural covering the whole of one wall displaying the WiFi logo rendered in swim... Read more »| 16 Mar 2010 -
Music
Josiah Wolf - Jet Lag
Those who unfairly balked at Eskimo Snow’s perceived middle-age spread would do well to skip Why? drummer Josiah Wolf’s first solo effort. Why?&r... Read more »| 15 Mar 2010 -
Theatre
Death and Burlesque
The twin muses of Experimental Performance and Burlesque battle for the soul of the theatre critic. What will happen? Read more »| 15 Mar 2010 -
MusicUlrich Schnauss - Missing Deadlines (Selected Remixes)
What makes Missing Deadlines great is that, if you knew neither Ulrich Schnauss’ signature style nor any of the remixed original tracks, you’d be... Read more »| 15 Mar 2010 -
Film
Salvage
In pursuit of ratings, Channel 4’s flagship soap Brookside went to desperate measures, from helicopter crashes, religious cult suicide pacts, i... Read more »| 15 Mar 2010 -
Music
Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain't No Grave
In Rick Rubin, Johnny Cash found perhaps his most sympathetic producer and for the most part Ain't No Grave is as candid and bare-bones as anything from the ... Read more »| 15 Mar 2010
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Music
Hinterland 2010 @ Various Venues (Glasgow), 3 April
It may only be heading in to its sophomore year, however Glasgow’s one-day, multi-venue Hinterland festival has already made its mark on Scotland&rsquo... Read more »| 12 Mar 2010 -
Clubs
Photonz @ Stay Plastic, La Cheetah, 19 March
Photonz make a rare appearance at Le Cheetah. Read more »| 12 Mar 2010 -
TheatreLa Bohème Review
Does opera reduce outsiders to something safe for the picture frame? Read more »| 12 Mar 2010 -
Music
Grizzly Bear @ Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 9 March
This billing is surely an indie purist's dream. And tonight's purists could be forgiven for leaving daytime reality at the door as Beach House cast their int... Read more »| 11 Mar 2010 -
Theatre
Rob Drummond talks control
Rob Drummond has been working up a reputation as one of Scotland's more prolific writers and performers. A long association with The Arches has seen him move... Read more »| 11 Mar 2010 -
Theatre
La Cheetah Burlesque March Show
The Burlesque scene within Glasgow is growing at a rapid pace, with new events popping up all over the place. La Cheetah! is the new brainchild of Dolly Tartan based in the heart of Glasgow City Centre. Read more »| 10 Mar 2010 -
Theatre
One to Watch: Kate Stannard
Kate Stannard, a performer at the NRLA, discusses her own work and the importance of this Live Art platform Read more »| 10 Mar 2010 -
Music
Jawbox Revisited: A Special Sweetheart
Post-hardcore forefathers Jawbox re-release their long out-of-print masterpiece this month, Chris Cusack rediscovers its charm and considerable influence. Read more »| 10 Mar 2010 -
Music
Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
Most musicians will never have to follow an album like Ys. Unwinding across three discs, the epic Have One On Me develops the ideas bubbling within its intim... Read more »| 10 Mar 2010