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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MusicMeursault - William Henry Miller Pt. 1 & 2
Meursault have had a good 2009: they’ve grown without losing lustre and garnered wide critical praise (including a place in our Scottish albums of the ... Read more »| 11 Dec 2009 -
FilmThe Red Shoes
All the best fairytales have a dark sub-theme and this certainly proves to be the case with the re-release of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s 1... Read more »| 11 Dec 2009 -
MusicDeer Tick @ The Dulcimer, Manchester, 3 Dec
American pseudo-hillbillies turn suburbian Chorlton into the OK Coral Read more »| 10 Dec 2009 -
Music
When Vultures Circle
From the belly of the rock world's most anticipated meeting of minds since Dio danced with Sabbath, former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones reveals the genesis, the chemistry and the future of Them Crooked Vultures. Read more »| 10 Dec 2009 -
MusicYeah Yeah Yeahs @ O2 Academy, 4 Dec
With the Yeah Yeah Yeahs it can be hard to cut through the fashion and get to the music. The queue outside buzzes mostly with conversations about Karen O&rsq... Read more »| 10 Dec 2009 -
Clubs
Test Pressing
Volume six of the rare and highly collectible White Label imprint is now ready for advance orders Read more »| 08 Dec 2009
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Music
Portishead's Geoff Barrow Gets His BEAK> On
Already loaded with his own label, some band called Portishead and a number of other recording personas, surely the last thing Geoff Barrow needs is another creative outlet? BEAK> says no. Read more »| 07 Dec 2009 -
Music
Homecoming Live: The Final Fling @ SECC, 28 Nov
The Final Fling marks the end of the year's Homecoming festivities, showcasing some of the finest musical talent the country has to offer. Stalwarts such as ... Read more »| 07 Dec 2009 -
Music
2009: A Year in Records (#1)
Merriweather Post Pavilion is going to be spoken of in rarefied terms for years to come, so you'd better get used to it Read more »| 07 Dec 2009 -
Music
2009: A Year in Records (#2-10)
2. GRIZZLY BEAR - VECKATIMEST Through no fault of their own, sometimes great bands acquire unhealthy legacies: Nirvana, I'm looking at you particularly. One ... Read more »| 07 Dec 2009 -
MusicSkeletonwitch @ Ivory Blacks, 30 Nov
Tonight is proof positive that the thrash resurgence continues to gain momentum, with mobs of younger fans wholeheartedly embracing the sounds of vintage met... Read more »| 07 Dec 2009 -
Clubs
Subculture vs Sensu Detroit Weekender @ Sub Club, 18 & 19 Dec
Sensu and Subculture lock horns across two evenings with guests Octave One and Derrick May. Read more »| 07 Dec 2009 -
Film
The First Day of The Rest of Your Life
Rémi Bezançon's second feature is a variegated portrait of the Duval family, each of whom we follow for one day, spanning 12 chaotic years of t... Read more »| 07 Dec 2009 -
Film
Unmade Beds
Unmade Beds is a beautiful and sensitive account of a handful of 20-somethings living in a squat in East London. We follow wide-eyed Axl (Fernando T... Read more »| 07 Dec 2009 -
Clubs
M_nus one
After a successful night at Sensu and a well received new mix for the world famous Fabric compilation series, the first lady of M_nus opens up about Detroit, Poland under communist rule and her listening habits changing with the season. Read more »| 04 Dec 2009