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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ClubsDJ Yoda @ Headspin, 7 Aug
Headspin announce their break after twelve years but promise to end on a high Read more »| 23 Jul 2010 -
Books
From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor by Jerry Della Femina
Jerry Della Femina’s memoirs centre on his rise to fame in the lucrative advertising business in the 60s. It became an instant cult classic in ... Read more »| 22 Jul 2010 -
ClubsRetro/Grade @ Sub Club, 6 Aug
What to do after dropping one of the best tracks of last year? Bugger off, work on a debut album and create a live spectacle the likes of which have never been seen, obviously Read more »| 22 Jul 2010 -
ClubsGhetto Fabulous
Forgo the 'upmarket' graveyards and follow us where technophobes and high heels fear to tread Read more »| 22 Jul 2010 -
Art
Black and White @ David Dale Gallery & Studios
Recently set up by embarrassingly young Glasgow graduates, the David Dale Gallery & Studios already looks to be a prominent part of the Scottish art scen... Read more »| 22 Jul 2010 -
Theatre
Wandering at the Fringes
An epic is updated via Lecoq and to Infinity and beyond Read more »| 22 Jul 2010
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ArtMarkus Thorsen @ Edinburgh Music Library
Regular readers may be familiar with the photographs of Markus Thorsen. He’s worked for The Skinny for a while now, and if you’re into gig photog... Read more »| 21 Jul 2010 -
Clubs
Jamie Jones & Seuil @ Tic Tac Toe, 14 Aug
The Circo Loco resident climbs aboard the Renfrew Ferry Read more »| 21 Jul 2010 -
Music
Michael Morph – Something For The Weakened
Michael Morph’s natural groove appears to be fidget house, but Something For The Weakened is packed with plenty of gear changes to please more catholic... Read more »| 21 Jul 2010 -
Music
T in the Park 2010 – Saturday
The man responsible for placing Hacienda on the international scene as a home of forward-thinking music opens the Saturday of the Slam Tent in suitable style... Read more »| 20 Jul 2010 -
Music
Richard Youngs – Beyond The Valley of Ultrahits
With this bafflingly titled 'pop' LP, Richard Youngs makes efforts towards a folk/electronica hybrid as much akin to Richard Thompson as to Four Tet, but lan... Read more »| 20 Jul 2010 -
Art
Insert Tiara @ SWG3
Someone has thought it a good idea to show the work of Michael White and Lila de Magalhaes in an intimate two man show. Both these New Work Scotland veterans... Read more »| 20 Jul 2010 -
Music
Klaxons @ King Tut's, 13 Jul
Yes, there are glowsticks (well, two) and crowd-surfing is permitted (for a while at least) but primarily the Klaxons (opening with the hypnotically manic Fl... Read more »| 19 Jul 2010 -
Theatre
Shimmy Once, Then Do It Again
The Skinny proudly announces the return of the Fringe's only dedicated dance magazine Read more »| 19 Jul 2010 -
MusicTunng @ Stereo, 22 July
Originally a studio collaboration between London-based songwriters Mike Lindsay and Sam Genders – who has since relinquished his creative duties &ndash... Read more »| 19 Jul 2010