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 Foundling Wheel: Spinning the Wheel of Fortune
Sonically nihilistic, The Foundling Wheel is Edinburgh’s premier one-man octave cranker. But, during a chat with the amiable Ted Koterwas, Billy Hamilton discovers appearances can be a lot more than just deceptive Read more »| 27 Jul 2009 -
MusicJay Reatard - Watch Me Fall
Despite spending his teens in lo-fi garage-punk bands, Jay Reatard’s solo work is unashamedly pop. There are no attempts to undermine the hooks running... Read more »| 27 Jul 2009 -
MusicThe Cave Singers - Welcome Joy
The word may carry all sorts of unsavoury connotations, but a makeover isn’t always such a bad thing. Once members of various underachieving Seat... Read more »| 27 Jul 2009 -
Comedy
I like my comedy...to make me feel good: Stephen K Amos
Stephen K Amos can be found all over the place at this year’s Fringe. He talks to Edward Whelan about his solo show The Feelgood Factor, eighteenth ce... Read more »| 27 Jul 2009 -
FilmMesrine: Killer Instinct / Public Enemy No. 1
Jean-François Richet returns to the director’s chair for the first time since his so-so 2005 remake of Assault on Precinct 13 with this timely a... Read more »| 27 Jul 2009 -
Music
Under the Influence: The Telescopes
Melody Maker once surmised that resurgent space rock outfit The Telescopes were "like mad cultural terrorists, they've taken the norm and fed it through a psychedelic blender." Here, frontman Stephen Lawrie explains that many of the those early influences Read more »| 24 Jul 2009
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Music
The Bookhouse Boys - The Bookhouse Boys
“A soundtrack for a film that doesn’t exist” is up there with “voice of a generation” in the big book of irksome review clich&e... Read more »| 24 Jul 2009 -
FilmAugust Film Events: 2009
Edinburgh is awash with choices for film events in August. If peace is what you seek, head to the Filmhouse on 21 and 28 August, when the Festival of Spiritu... Read more »| 24 Jul 2009 -
Music
Esben and the Witch - Esben and the Witch EP
Ethereal romanticist folksters Esben and the Witch take their moniker from a Danish fairytale and fully live up to their literary flights of fancy, playing d... Read more »| 24 Jul 2009 -
Music
Chali 2na - Fish Outta Water
Impressively diverse debut from former J5 man Read more »| 24 Jul 2009 -
Music
David Byrne @ Edinburgh Playhouse, 8 Aug
The tenuous homecoming feel of Dumbarton-born David Byrne’s recent Glasgow show can’t feasibly be extended to Edinburgh. This month the naturaliz... Read more »| 23 Jul 2009 -
Comedy
Bratchy and The Wee Man's Comedy Pub Quiz
There’s always something a little staid about pub quizzes. The stilted, jocular delivery of questions over the inevitably crackly mic, the restrained smirking from the intellectuals at the other table. If you’ve ever been tempted to gloat over your opposing teams or pour drinks down their shirts, here's your chance. Read more »| 23 Jul 2009 -
Clubs
Death Disco: Back To Their Roots
Italian comic book lovers pull on masks, don't keep their identities secret, refuse to fight crime and become the darlings of the blogs. Same old story then... Read more »| 23 Jul 2009 -
Music
'Thank You Frankley' @ Captain's Rest, 23 Aug
In a collision of Glaswegian indie-pop, supergroup Piano Bar Fight return from a near 18 month hiatus to collide with new cult duo Over The Wall and Glaswegi... Read more »| 23 Jul 2009 -
Music
Mitchell Museum @ King Tut's, 1 Aug
Quite aside from the fact that their brilliant, infectious new single Tiger Heartbeat is due to be released on multi-coloured cassette, there is something wo... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009