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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MusicHoly Mountain: It's Only Doom 'n' Roll
Holy Mountain are a Glasgow-based duo whose bluesy, sludgy sonic assault and daring live performances are currently wrecking ears around Glasgow and beyond. As the band's first year together draws to a close, The Skinny grabs a few words with messrs Flett and McGlone to hear the story so far. Read more »| 30 Nov 2009 -
Film
The Box
If a stranger left a box at your door, offering you a million dollars to push a button that results in the death of someone you don’t know, wou... Read more »| 30 Nov 2009 -
FilmDecember Film Events
If you happen to find yourself near the Highland village of Cromarty you might want to check out their compact film festival which runs from the 4 – 6 ... Read more »| 30 Nov 2009 -
ArtGraffiti in Scotland: Inspiring Change
A new project sends artists into prisons to teach inmates how to paint with spray paint. The dailies have been up in arms at the plans, so we thought we'd see if there was any more to the story. Read more »| 30 Nov 2009 -
MusicScottish Albums of the Decade #12: Arab Strap - The Red Thread
Arab Strap’s previous effort, 1999’s Elephant Shoe, did not receive the critical success the band had enjoyed since its inception. Two years late... Read more »| 27 Nov 2009 -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #13: Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out Of This Country
Initially hampered by constant comparisons to Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura have picked up that baton and accelerated away. Established now as one of... Read more »| 27 Nov 2009
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Film
Law Abiding Citizen
Since 9/11, Hollywood has been resistant to give us the kind of evil geniuses who dominated genre cinema throughout the nineties, no doubt because Am... Read more »| 27 Nov 2009 -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #14: Mogwai - Happy Songs For Happy People
The short but sweet Rock Action may have set a new course for Blur-botherers Mogwai, but Happy Songs For Happy People was where the journey really began. Ope... Read more »| 27 Nov 2009 -
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Arctic Monkeys @ SECC, 24 Nov
Eagles of Death Metal’s sound could be drawn in broad strokes from image alone. Moustaches, aviators, flying-V posing and other iconography cribbed fro... Read more »| 27 Nov 2009 -
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A Modern Mixtape: Notes on Compiling The Bowery Bundle For Ten Tracks
This month brought the sad news that The Bowery, the atmospheric Edinburgh venue established by Ruth Moir and Jane Flett, will be closing (in its current form at least). Ten Tracks invited Ruth to compile a bundle of tracks as a swan song; here she reflects on the curatorial process. Read more »| 27 Nov 2009 -
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Edinburgh's Hogmanay Music Guide
What are you doing for Hogmanay? Read more »| 27 Nov 2009 -
MusicThe Metal Column - December 2009
Although the cold snaps of December typically signal a lull in all metallic operations, a broad range of both seasoned and unrefined heaviness rounds out the... Read more »| 26 Nov 2009 -
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Robot Koch - Death Star Droid
It seems 'wonky' is the default beat setting these days, as producers shun the 4/4 which has served electronic music so well in favour of time signatures bey... Read more »| 26 Nov 2009 -
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Public Image Ltd: John the Revelator
The Skinny speaks to the man once described as "the biggest threat to our youth since Hitler" to learn that despite mounting evidence, John Lydon has no intention of mellowing out just yet. Read more »| 26 Nov 2009 -
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Trans Am - What Day is it Tonight?
A limited edition in advance of a new studio album slated for next year, What Day...? serves as a neat overview of the Washington minimalists' 16-yea... Read more »| 26 Nov 2009