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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MusicSteve Adey – These Resurrections EP
With only the scarcest of offerings since his 2006 debut album All Things Real, 2011 looks to be a positively prolific year for Edinburgh-based Steve Adey, a... Read more »| 29 Apr 2011 -
MusicAcross Tundras – Sage
It's no secret that Neurot is a label that loves to reward hard work and Across Tundras definitely meet the specs, now releasing their fifth studio album (no... Read more »| 28 Apr 2011 -
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Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter @ Captain's Rest, 19 April
While it may have taken 2007’s Like, Love, Lust and the Open Halls of the Soul (not to mention the Southern Lord signing which went hand in hand with t... Read more »| 28 Apr 2011 -
MusicMatana Roberts – Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres
An avant-jazz concept album performed live, Coin Coin is an uncompromising listen. The intense noodling of opener Rise immediately intimidates, while the sub... Read more »| 28 Apr 2011 -
MusicTwin Atlantic – Free
Without a doubt, Twin Atlantic’s impact on your life is going to be decided largely on what you think of Sam McTrusty’s occasionally (or often, a... Read more »| 28 Apr 2011 -
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Matt Sweeney and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Must Be Blind/Life In Muscle
Picking up where 2005’s Superwolf album and I Gave You EP left off, Must Be Blind sees laconic folk champion Will Oldham reunited with erstwhile bandma... Read more »| 28 Apr 2011
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The Dodos – No Color
Now that the sun’s out, a quick blast of psychedelic pop all the way from San Francisco is just what the doctor ordered. And lo and behold, here come t... Read more »| 27 Apr 2011 -
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Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact
The fifth LP from New York electro/worldbeat outfit Gang Gang Dance sees their sound straying ever-closer into all-out prog excess – no bad thing, in c... Read more »| 27 Apr 2011 -
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Viva Stereo – Endure the Dark to See the Stars
Over ten years, three albums and numerous EPs, Viva Stereo have stacked hard electronics on a foundation of indie-rock, with previous releases kindred with C... Read more »| 27 Apr 2011 -
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Ulver – Wars of the Roses
When February MMX begins to pick up speed, you’re left wondering: have Norway’s former Black Metal exponents Ulver gone pop? It wouldn’t be... Read more »| 27 Apr 2011 -
Books
To The River by Olivia Laing
To The River charts its narrative along the banks of Sussex’s Ouse, as Laing documents her journey from the river’s confluence to its exi... Read more »| 27 Apr 2011 -
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MURDERBOT INVASION!
With his album Women’s Studies about to drop on Planet Mu, Chicago DJ legend Chrissy Murderbot is about to unleash his booty-fuelled mashup of juke, bashment and bass on the UK live circuit. We caught him for a quick Q&A! Read more »| 27 Apr 2011 -
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We See Lights – Twee Love Pop EP
If the title of this EP doesn’t shout “SCHMINDIE!” loud enough for you, how about a song called Hope You Like The Smiths? Edinburgh’s... Read more »| 27 Apr 2011 -
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Cat's Eyes @ St. Andrew's in the Square, 25 Apr
It's easy to see Cat's Eyes preference for more ornate surroundings given that their initial live outing took place in The Vatican; St Andrews on the Square ... Read more »| 27 Apr 2011 -
Art
Rob Churm @ Sorcha Dallas
A member of the bands Park Attack and Gummy Stumps, Rob Churm has been a prominent figure in the Glasgow music scene. His gig posters were once ubiquitous. B... Read more »| 27 Apr 2011