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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ComedyCrystal Baws - November Horoscopes
ARIES You commence November still wriggling on that spike you fell on in October like a grub on a hook, desperately trying to reach your mobile phone with y... Read more »| 01 Nov 2011 -
MusicGreg Werckman presents 'The Ipecast'
We asked Ipecac Records' esteemed boss if he'd sequence a compilation of highlights that represented the influential label's past and present. Mr Werckman kindly obliged; complete with liner notes that offer a personal insight, here it is in one free downloadable bundle for you dear Skinny reader Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
Music
Mike Patton – The Solitude of Prime Numbers
Featuring music created for the film (and inspired by the book) of the same name, The Solitude of Prime Numbers is being touted as a "sonic departure" for Mi... Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
MusicUgly Duckling @ King Tut's, 28 October
Ugly Duckling take the stage after rousing support slots from local hip-hop heroes, beatboxer Bigg Taj, a stalwart of the local scene, and Hector Bizerk. Taj... Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
Music
Ane Brun – It All Starts With One
A couple of years ago, a Cyndi Lauper cover for a Sky HD ad looked like it just might break the stalemate scenario whereby Norwegian-born, Sweden-residing An... Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
Clubs
Bed Bug presents Jack Beats
‘Traversing the boundaries of all things electronic’ is the adopted motto from the intriguingly named monthly night, Bedbug. Serendipitously or n... Read more »| 31 Oct 2011
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Music
M+A – things.yes
The ‘M’ of ‘M+A’ is Michele Ducci, the ‘A’ is Alessondro Degli Angioli, but the ‘plus’ affixing them is less ... Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
Books
Atrocitology by Matthew White
The premise of Atrocitology seems morbid, at the very least. Author Matthew White has compiled a list of humanity’s 100 deadliest ‘achievements&r... Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
ComedyWicked Wenches: 'Why isn't there an angry woman on TV?'
Wicked Wenches is The Stand's monthly all-women stand-up show. The Skinny spoke to last month's Wenches about why they don't just talk about "cake & cushions" Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
Comedy
TWITTER: Telling our planet's most exciting celebrities that you're a fucking idiot
Blogger Fred Fletch finally catches on to the Twitterverse and uses it to upset respected actor John Lithgow Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
Music
Captain Quentin – Instrumental Jet Set
It’s hard to get a handle on Captain Quentin’s eclectic sound; maybe it’s a cultural disconnect (the band hails from Italy), or maybe the... Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
Art
Torsten Lauschmann: The Machines of Loving Grace
Glasgow-based, German-born artist Torsten Lauschmann's star has been on the rise in recent years. We popped round his house for a chat ahead of his solo exhibition at Dundee Contemporary Arts Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
Art
Once Were Warriors
Good Wives and Warriors were first Showcased in The Skinny in 2008. Now based in London, and making a name for themselves in Europe, they have produced a set of four limited edition prints for our new Culturelabel project Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
Books
Neil Forsyth: The Funniest Men In Dundee
Think that title's a bit underwhelming? You don’t know how wrong you are Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
Clubs
Clubbing Highlights – November
After spending the last month gliding around the darkened streets in my strictly imagined 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle listening to the Drive soundtrack on repeat... Read more »| 31 Oct 2011