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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ComedyLimmy: Comedy 2.0
Cult internet comedian Limmy swaps screens this month for his first TV show. Euan Ferguson talks to him to find out if the future of online comedy is actually on the telly. Read more »| 16 Dec 2008 -
ClubsBleep @ Pivo Pivo, 3 Jan
Consider the rumours confirmed and cast all doubt from your mind. The 'Brazilian Love Machine' that is Carlos Adolfo Dominguez will be giving his last ever l... Read more »| 16 Dec 2008 -
ArtTwo Alasdairs Retrospective
Apart from their name and the fact that they attended Glasgow School of Art, Alasdair Gray and Alasdair Taylor do not appear at first glance to have a lot in... Read more »| 16 Dec 2008 -
Music
The Vaselines @ ABC, 12 Dec
"The last time we played in Glasgow we were paid £12.50 and two tabs of acid." This is the Vaselines' first official gig in their home city for two dec... Read more »| 16 Dec 2008 -
Music
Slipknot @ SECC, 8 Dec
Much more mayhem than anyone could hope for on a Monday night by the Clyde Read more »| 16 Dec 2008 -
Music
WhiskyCats - WhiskyCats
WhiskyCats play a sort of world-influenced knees-up skiffle, a sound that places them on the dangerously fine line between quirky and annoying. It’s a ... Read more »| 16 Dec 2008
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MusicNightmare Before Christmas 2008 @ Butlins, Minehead, 5-7 Dec
To some people, the idea of an event curated by Mike Patton and The Melvins is enough to keep them up at night, excitedly memorising Mr Bungle lyrics and try... Read more »| 15 Dec 2008 -
Music
Always Read the Label: One Little Indian
Spawned in the depression of Thatcherism, One Little Indian has become one of the UK’s finest Indies. Twenty-four years on from the label’s conception, Billy Hamilton finds Digital Manager Tony McColl talking up its continued evolution... Read more »| 15 Dec 2008 -
Music
Ten Kens For Ten Tracks
Compared with a multitude of indie luminaries, Ten Kens' debut LP was one of 2008's forgotten gems. So, in the middle of a recent UK tour, Billy Hamilton cornered vocalist Dan Workman to find out who this Toronto ensemble really are Read more »| 15 Dec 2008 -
Music
Metallica – All Nightmare Long
The fifth offering from the mighty ‘Tallica’s Death Magnetic not only sees a true return to form but probably one of the best tracks to be record... Read more »| 15 Dec 2008 -
Theatre
Sub Rosa: Beneath the Citizens Theatre, Dark Passions Rage
Gareth K Vile hunts beneath the stage for dark tales of revolution and death Read more »| 15 Dec 2008 -
Music
In the Pit: Coldplay @ SECC, 9 Dec
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MusicRalfe Band - Attics/Stumble
Ralfe Band run a line in stomping feet and energetic grooves. Rich, considered melodic changes reveal themselves like the blue sky through clouds, uncovering... Read more »| 15 Dec 2008 -
Clubs
Slakah the Beatchild Brings Back the Soul
Omar Jenning makes the case for Slakah the Beatchild, the fresh soul/hip hop producer from Canada who'll make your winter that much sweeter Read more »| 15 Dec 2008 -
Theatre
The Man Who Had All The Luck
Agata Maslowska checks out Arthur Miller's rare moment of optimism. Read more »| 15 Dec 2008