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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MusicWooden Shjips @ Stereo, 17 April
Another sold-out Saturday night at Stereo, and a nice way to launch a short European tour, notwithstanding volcanic ash and aviation after-effects. This San ... Read more »| 19 Apr 2010 -
Books
The Pacific by Hugh Ambrose
It's a horrible irony that the OED defines “pacific” as “characterized or tending to peace; tranquil”; between 1941 and 1945,... Read more »| 19 Apr 2010 -
MusicThis Morning Call - All Quiet at 4AM
This Morning Call – a.k.a. Ben Heyworth – has been described as “Portishead on anti-depressants” and “LCD Soundsystem with a ha... Read more »| 17 Apr 2010 -
Music
Clogs - The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton
Not only would it be unfair to call Clogs a National side project, it’d be inaccurate too, since they predate them and are arguably a larger influence ... Read more »| 16 Apr 2010 -
ClubsSandwell District @ Animal Farm, 23 Apr
After their festive debut outing at the Sub, which saw Berlin’s Ben Klock make an appearance; this time round Animal Farm are welcoming Sandwell District. Read more »| 16 Apr 2010 -
MusicSlash - Slash
It’s not hard to look humble next to Axl Rose, but Slash takes it to new heights by making a bit-part player of himself on his own solo album. Typicall... Read more »| 15 Apr 2010
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Music
Three Blind Wolves - The Sound of the Storm
Ross Clark’s first album You Brought Evil (2009) was one of significant promise: a spacious, nebulous record, built around the Glaswegian singer’... Read more »| 15 Apr 2010 -
Music
Grails @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 14 May
From their early self-financed EPs to the release of The Burden of Hope onwards, the lush instrumental rock of Grails has been revered by fans of Dir... Read more »| 15 Apr 2010 -
Music
Foals @ O2 ABC, 2 May
Remember nu-rave? Four posh white boys with keyboards come to save us all from other white boys with guitars? Yeah, it’s a bit hazy for me too,... Read more »| 15 Apr 2010 -
Music
Meursault @ Cabaret Voltaire, 10 April
Conquering Animal Sound spend half of their time on-stage crouched, and if you're at the front you can see why: pedals and knobs, wires and cables, gizmos an... Read more »| 13 Apr 2010 -
Theatre
You Only Sing When You're Drinking
Scottish Opera's latest production is very much a tale of two halves. Read more »| 13 Apr 2010 -
Film
The Ghost
Playing out impressively like a dark Hitchcockian thriller, The Ghost – directed by Polanski and taken from a Robert Harris bestseller &nd... Read more »| 13 Apr 2010 -
Art
New Contemporaries
Now in its second year, the RSA’s graduate show learns fast. While 2009 marked a dramatic change of pace from the previous everyone’s-a-winner st... Read more »| 12 Apr 2010 -
Film
Crying with Laughter
“If you want to be a stand up comedian, Scotland’s the place to be!” So says lead character Joey Frisk, and he’s got a point.... Read more »| 12 Apr 2010 -
Music
Vacuum Spasm Babies - Science EP
While music journalists aren’t inherently mischievous (honest), it’s hard to shake the feeling that Vaccum Spasm Babies – led by the former... Read more »| 12 Apr 2010