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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MusicKingdom of Fear – Kingdom of Fear
Remember when hip-hop used to be fun? Not cartoon hip-hop, not novelty hip-hop. Just fun. If you do, and you've been feeling alienated by the swathes of eith... Read more »| 22 Oct 2012 -
BooksThe Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling
JK Rowling’s first post-Potter book is never less than readable, as expected, but it's somehow unadventurous. There’s some superficial excitement... Read more »| 22 Oct 2012 -
MusicItal – Dream On
This is Ital's second release on Mu this year, a follow-up to the understated but intriguing Hive Mind. On Dream On, Ital leads us firmly in the direction of... Read more »| 22 Oct 2012 -
BooksThe Raven by Lou Reed and Lorenzo Mattotti
Lou Reed meant this quite sincerely, but it’s really rather dreary, Starting its life a staged and musical tribute to the works of Poe – When i... Read more »| 22 Oct 2012 -
Film
Room 237
It's obvious that The Shining is much more than a mere horror film, but what exactly is it? Rodney Ascher's highly entertaining Room 237 invites a group of S... Read more »| 22 Oct 2012 -
Music
DJ Yoda – Chop Suey
DJ Yoda is arguably the single most important DJ to oversee the popularisation of turntablism as an art-form. Q-Bert may put on a more impressive technical d... Read more »| 22 Oct 2012
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Music
Ingen – Lusher EP
Edinburgh's Ingen has developed an outstanding live reputation with his live sets of dark electro, thundering breakbeat and pitch-black future bass. With rel... Read more »| 19 Oct 2012 -
Art
Ellie and Oliver's Friendship Festival
There’s nowt like a right good blether with your chums. Artists, flatmates and bosom pals, Ellie Harrison and Oliver Braid set up their popular radio s... Read more »| 19 Oct 2012 -
Theatre
The Ktten Has Claws - The Miss Kitty Show / Funk 'n' Love @ Arches Live!
The Kitten Has Claws: The Miss Kitty ShowIn The Miss Kitty Show, a one woman performance, Catriona Ruth Paterson performs as Miss Kitty, bringing out th... Read more »| 19 Oct 2012 -
Art
Olivia Plender @ CCA
Showing at CCA, the third and final installment of Olivia Plender’s show Rise Early, Be Industrious, utilises drawing, installation and historical... Read more »| 17 Oct 2012 -
Music
James Iha – Look to the Sky
James Iha's first solo album (1998's winsome Let It Come Down) served as a pleasant-enough, if underwhelming, soft rock missive from one of the alternative... Read more »| 17 Oct 2012 -
Music
Dirty Projectors @ The Arches, 15 October
On most billings, Dirty Projectors’ fellow Brooklynites Callers would comfortably be the most inventive and striking outfit. Sara Lucas’ richly ... Read more »| 17 Oct 2012 -
Music
In Pictures: WHY? at SWG3, 12 October
WHY? at SWG3, Glasgow, 12 October Indie-rap raconteur Yoni Wolf and co make their return to Glasgow after a three year absence, giving fans an early taste o... Read more »| 16 Oct 2012 -
Theatre
21 Years in The Arches
Jackie Wylie, artistic director of The Arches, looks back over the illustrious history of the multi-discipline arts space, and tells us what's in store for the birthday celebrations Read more »| 16 Oct 2012 -
Music
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Maybeshewill @ The Liquid Room, 13 October
Walking in to Leicester post-rockers Maybeshewill is a thunderous experience. Commanding attention with their skull-shaking bass sound, muscular riffage and ... Read more »| 16 Oct 2012