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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MusicTobacco – Maniac Meat
Throwing caution to the wind and risking a libel action against The Skinny editorial: Tobacco, aka Tom Fec of Black Moth Super Rainbow semi-fame, may have ... Read more »| 09 Jun 2010 -
TheatreElectric Circus Birthday
Is it a club, a gig or a cabaret show? The Electric Circus hits the big one Read more »| 08 Jun 2010 -
ArtThey Had Four Years @ Generator Review
For the past decade the Generator’s annual graduate showcase, They Had Four Years, has firmly established itself as the platform for many a glittering ... Read more »| 08 Jun 2010 -
Art
Art in the Age of Social Networking
Allotment returns with a fourth instalment which does not disappoint Read more »| 08 Jun 2010 -
Music
Quasi @ Captain's Rest, 28 May
To say there are ‘only’ two bands on tonight would be a mistake. Quasi, troubadors of indie rock’s old young team, and Dead Meadow, masters of psychedelic ro... Read more »| 08 Jun 2010 -
Music
Sailor Jerry Presents !!!
For those who look to the raw aesthetics of punk for their pleasure, Glasgow’s art-house institution The Arches will play host to an evening which is tailore... Read more »| 08 Jun 2010
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Music
Teenage Fanclub @ O2 ABC, 2 June
With ex-members of The Royal We and Sexy Kids at work, you’d expect a level of song-writing a notch above the average new-start. Expectations are met: ... Read more »| 08 Jun 2010 -
Music
The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
For the past few years, The Gaslight Anthem have gathered momentum mining classic rock standards – such as Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty &nda... Read more »| 07 Jun 2010 -
MusicLorn – Nothing Else
Does Lorn know his name sounds like a flat sausage popular in Scotland? His output betrays the fact he wouldn’t be too impressed with such an associati... Read more »| 07 Jun 2010 -
Music
George Demure – The Drifter
George Demure abandoned electronica in favour of guitars, and has revealed both an eccentric song writing sensibility and fruity baritone voice. Liza... Read more »| 07 Jun 2010 -
Music
Slash: Appetite For Distraction
Slash talks about his fight with technology, working with Ozzy, and the ongoing search for a frontman he won't fall out with Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
Music
It's DEVOlution Baby!
Hold the phone - DEVO are back with their first album in twenty years. As ever, there's a twist; Jerry Casale explains the band's new 'Corporate Identity' Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
Music
Black Carrot – Milking Scarabs for Dough
Few bands come with an in-house bard, but Black Carrot do – thus summing up their rather unwieldy brand of art rock pretty well. Helmed by Oliver Betts... Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
Comedy
An Evening With Kevin Bridges
Kevin Bridges gives a polished, friendly but not altogether imaginative performance at the SECC Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
Music
Mathew Jonson – Agents of Time
Like a troupe of dancing skeletons, Canadian electronic producer Mathew Jonson’s first solo LP is stripped-back, funky and slightly sinister in places.... Read more »| 04 Jun 2010