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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MusicThe Dirty Dozen – November 2010
Ash drummer Rick McMurray takes some time out to water The Skinny’s plants, have a cup of tea and cast a critical ear over November’s singles Read more »| 05 Nov 2010 -
FilmUncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Palme d'Or winner Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives is a unique and mesmerising piece of filmmaking, but it won't be to... Read more »| 05 Nov 2010 -
MusicGregory and the Hawk – Leche
Type ‘Gregory and the Hawk’ into YouTube and, alongside self-uploaded videos and phone-shot live clips, you’ll find an inordinate number of... Read more »| 04 Nov 2010 -
MusicOver the Wall – Treacherous
Marrying a resolutely indie aesthetic to the open-eyed, reach-for-the-stars sincerity of anthemic 80s rock, Over the Wall enfold you in an almost embarrassin... Read more »| 04 Nov 2010 -
Books
X'ed Out by Charles Burns
The first thing you notice about Charles Burns’ latest comic, X’ed Out, is that the art is clearly influenced by Herge. It’s right ... Read more »| 04 Nov 2010 -
Theatre
Scottish Dance Theatre
There is no excuse to miss Scottish Dance Theatre this November Read more »| 04 Nov 2010
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Film
The Kids Are All Right
A fitting queer comedy-drama with its heart in the right place. Read more »| 04 Nov 2010 -
Music
Twin Shadow – Forget
Like post-dawn melancholia after a glittering soiree, Forget is alternately bittersweet and euphoric. The debut album from Twin Shadow (AKA George Lewis Jr.)... Read more »| 04 Nov 2010 -
FilmThe American
The American is low on incident but rich in mood. Watching Corbijn’s follow-up to Control (2006) is like flicking through a portfolio of the former mus... Read more »| 04 Nov 2010 -
Music
Over the Wall: Working On a Dream
Having banked our house on Over the Wall being one of "the next guid things" in 2009, we subsequently lost everything and now run this magazine from a wigwam made of chip wrappers. But you can't rush perfection... Read more »| 03 Nov 2010 -
Music
My Little Cheap Dictaphone – The Tragic Tale Of A Genius
My Little Cheap Dictaphone might rank among the naffest band names you'll hear all year, but thankfully their music fares better. The group is the brainchild... Read more »| 03 Nov 2010 -
Music
Kyuss returning to Glasgow without Josh Homme
Following the success of frontman John Garcia's 'Plays Kyuss' tour earlier this year, fellow core members of the seminal Palm Desert stoner outfit are set to... Read more »| 03 Nov 2010 -
Music
Winnebago Deal – Career Suicide
To avoid confusion, I would like to point out that this third full length LP entitled Career Suicide is by punk rock 'n' roll duo Winnebago Deal; not the arg... Read more »| 03 Nov 2010 -
Music
Swans @ The Arches, 25 October
Opening for Swans must be one of the most daunting tasks an artist can face but James Blackshaw takes it calmly; almost too calmly, in fact. His nonplussed a... Read more »| 02 Nov 2010 -
Music
The Proposition: George Michael is the Most Dangerous Man in Rock'n'Roll
George Michael is the single most dangerous man in music. That, by the way, is not just because he might record again. Have you followed this maniac's path ... Read more »| 02 Nov 2010