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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MusicParts & Labor @ Captain’s Rest, 16 Feb
There’s doing it yourself and there’s doing it before the head settles on a bystander’s Guinness; tonight Brooklyn quartet Parts & Labo... Read more »| 25 Feb 2009 -
MusicThe Long Lost - The Long Lost
The romantic ideals that hippies espouse are often more appealing than hippies themselves; free love and flower power all sound fine in principle, but they'r... Read more »| 25 Feb 2009 -
Theatre
The Mystery of Irma Vep @ The Lyceum Theatre
Even a solid comic duo can't pull Irma back from the brink in The Lyceum's latest production. Read more »| 25 Feb 2009 -
MusicFirst Aid Kit @ The Enterprise, London, 23 Feb
First Aid Kit are a pair of Swedish sisters aged 15 and 18. They play enigmatic, stripped-down folk, and much has been made of their seemingly world-weary ta... Read more »| 24 Feb 2009 -
Music
Dirty Projectors @ ABC, 29 Mar
David Byrne-endorsed Dirty Projectors encompass many of the eclectic influences into their music that Jeff Buckley did. Elements of jazz and avant-garde are ... Read more »| 24 Feb 2009 -
MusicDe Rosa - Prevention
The Lanarkshire lads are comfortable where they are, no longer subservient to ‘obvious single’ pretensions. Read more »| 24 Feb 2009
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Music
Lindsay Sugden & The Storm - Lindsay Sugden & The Storm EP
At times rattly and percussive, at others, delicate and intricate - and that only accounts for Lindsay Sugden’s guitar playing which blends distinctly ... Read more »| 24 Feb 2009 -
Film
Bronson
A prison warden looks straight at Charlie Bronson, and calmly informs him “you’re ridiculous”. In truth, Bronson ought to be just another c... Read more »| 24 Feb 2009 -
Music
The Second Hand Marching Band - A Dance To Half Death EP
Considering their vast ranks include members of Danananaykroyd, How To Swim, Eagleowl, Q Without U, The Just Joans and a dozen or so others, The Second Hand ... Read more »| 24 Feb 2009 -
Music
Empire of the Sun - Walking On A Dream
Luke Steele of The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau have joined forces to become electropop duo Empire of the Sun. Walking On A Dream, their debut,... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
Music
Magazine @ O2 Academy, 16 Feb
After a rambling off-stage monologue, pretentiously detailing the events that have led ‘punk-not-punk’ legends Magazine here tonight, singer Howa... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
Music
Black Lips @ ABC2, 17 Feb
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Music
Pete Doherty - Grace/Wastelands
Pete Doherty and Michael Jackson have one thing in common: it's very hard to disentangle both individuals from the music they are promoting. Both men have tu... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
Music
Fife Kills Tour @ Captain's Rest, 15 Feb
Pleasant folk evening, although many boats remaining to be rocked. Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
Music
Women @ Captain's Rest, 14 Feb
Moments of pure gold on show for those who have the patience Read more »| 20 Feb 2009