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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MusicBand of Horses @ O2 Academy, 27 Jan
A seemingly relentless touring schedule finds Ben Bridwell and his Band of Horses making an early 2011 return to these shores following their high profile su... Read more »| 04 Feb 2011 -
ArtAdam Kennedy, Ship Painter
A 2009 graduate of the Intermedia course at Edinburgh College of Art, Adam Kennedy has successfully launched himself into the Scottish art scene. His mixed m... Read more »| 03 Feb 2011 -
MusicThe Cave Singers – No Witch
‘Authenticity’ is fetishised in folk and rock alike. It’s a vague, unempirical concept, the application of which relies upon a paraphrasing... Read more »| 03 Feb 2011 -
ArtRosemarie Trockel @ Talbot Rice
Talbot Rice Gallery eschews Rosemarie Trockel's multi-faceted work in film, sculpture and painting and begins with a meticulous survey of her considerable us... Read more »| 03 Feb 2011 -
MusicLykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
Following the success of her charismatic 2008 debut Youth Novels, Swedish Chanteuse Lykke Li returns with this much anticipated next move. Admirably tackling... Read more »| 03 Feb 2011 -
Film
Alan Jones: Maestro of the Macabre
With Film4’s FrightFest lurking round the corner like a restless Michael Myers ready to terrorise the closing weekend of the Glasgow Film Festival, we've hunted down the festival's founder and horror aficionado Alan Jones to pick his brains Read more »| 03 Feb 2011
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Comedy
In Profile: Steve Williams
The Welshman explains why heart trouble will always lure him back to Scotland Read more »| 03 Feb 2011 -
Music
Beans: The End Is The Beginning
Anti-Pop Consortium rapper Beans is back with a new solo LP on Anticon – and this time, he’s brought Four Tet, Interpol and his special jumper along for the ride Read more »| 02 Feb 2011 -
Music
The Twilight Singers – Dynamite Steps
Remaining true to The Twilight Singers’ founding ethos, Greg Dulli once again assembles a notable cast for the long-awaited return of his New Orleans t... Read more »| 02 Feb 2011 -
Music
Heeeere's...Jonny!
So Norman Blake bonded with Euros Childs when Teenage Fanclub toured with Gorky's Zygotic Mynci back in 1997. Sharing a sweet tooth and a passion for the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, one day they started calling themselves Jonny Read more »| 02 Feb 2011 -
Music
Gay For Johnny Depp: The Shape Of Punk To Come?
Sid Jagger of Brooklyn bruisers Gay For Johnny Depp ponders tough gigs, name changes and the future of hardcore punk Read more »| 02 Feb 2011 -
Art
The Atrocity Exhibition: Dan Miller & Alec Mackenzie
The David Dale Gallery and Studios is housed in an old college building in deepest, darkest Bridgeton, Glasgow. Later this month the gallery brings together Glasgow-based artists Alec Mackenzie and Dan Miller in a two man show called POINT/LINE/SURFACE/SOLID. The Skinny quizzed them on what to expect Read more »| 02 Feb 2011 -
Music
Mogwai: Hardcore 4 Life
On the brink of unleashing their startling seventh album, Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite explains the merits of the Scottish mindset, owning your own label, and eavesdropping on the rogue element Read more »| 02 Feb 2011 -
Film
Millar Time: Superheroes Take On The Arthouse
Mark Millar, the comic book writer behind The Ultimates and Kick-Ass, talks to The Skinny about bringing superheroes to the festival crowd, his Weegie superhero movie and an onanistic Peter Parker Read more »| 02 Feb 2011 -
Music
Hero Worship: David Bowie
Mischief La Bas head honcho and five-star solo artist Ian Smith introduces a familiar face Read more »| 02 Feb 2011