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 - January 2010
From George Formby to Mariachi horns, this month's Dozen is as weird as that time Steve Coogan dated Courtney Love. Finbarr Bermingham casts a scrutinous eyeball over January's singles. Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
MusicDark Side of the Falco
Two years after dropping their debut album into the musical ring, Future of the Left returned for round two last year with the brilliant Travels With Myself and Another. Andrew Falkous came out fighting (eventually) to take on writer’s block, success haters and pin-dick journalists, The Skinny steps up to referee before they hit King Tut's this month. Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
Music
Thao with The Get Down Stay Down - Know Better, Learn Faster
US singer-songwriter Thao Nguyen's second album in collaboration with The Get Down Stay Down is a singular creature: a break-up record which somehow evokes t... Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
ArtState of the Art Nation: Glasgow's Children of the Evolution
The saying goes that when a recession hits and stock is down, skirt hemlines go up. So too, it would appear, do the motivations and aspirations of the nation... Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
Film
The Secret People
Most of what you need to know about Dickinson’s spy story can be found in the title: despite the pulpy connotations, it’s actually an exi... Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
Music
The Metal Column – January 2010
The Southern State of Georgia has become an unlikely metal mainstay of sorts over the last decade in a grassroots rebranding feat that draws attention away f... Read more »| 01 Jan 2010
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Clubs
Co-operative Clubbing
The weekend is here and there are various nights battling for your attendance and door tax. Is there anyway promoters could work together better? We asked Subculture/Sunday Circus DJ Esa Williams and Sarah David from the Cabaret Voltaire for their opinions on the matter. Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
MusicHiM - ?
They may have started out under the dub umbrella, but HiM, the portal through which California-based Doug Scharin pushes his sonic envelope, are now a very d... Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
Art
State of the Art Nation: Edinburgh's Got Talent
To get your art noticed, sometimes you have to showcase it yourself instead of taking the traditional route. Artist-run spaces across the country have been p... Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
Comedy
One to Watch in 2010: Mark Nelson
Scottish comedians recommend Glasgow's Mark Nelson as the number one to keep an eye out for this year. Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
Music
A Roadmap For New Bands In 2010
Greg Kane is a musician (one half of pop-soul duo Hue and Cry), and an expert on digital content production. As a board member of the newly established Scottish Music Industry Association, here he offers guidelines to musicians on how to maximise their chances of success. Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
Music
State of Play: An Economist's Overview of the Music Industry
Will Page is an influential music industry economist. As head of economics for the UK's PRS for Music collection agency, he's principally concerned with representing and researching on behalf of UK artists. At the start of a new decade, he gives his take on the forces at play. Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
Theatre
State of the Theatre Nation
A look at today's Scottish theatre world reveals that the credit crunch doesn’t seem to have damaged it too much: if anything, 2009 saw an even more diverse programme from the major players. Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
Clubs
Pollyn: Going It Alone
Los Angeles trio Pollyn have taken time out from high profile remixing duties to create a stellar debut album. The Skinny speaks with founding member Adam Jay Weissman about the origins of their downtempo electronica and why they are holding out for the right record deal. Read more »| 30 Dec 2009 -
Books
The State of Books to Come
What's happening in the literary scene in 2010? Let's have a look... Read more »| 29 Dec 2009