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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MusicA Camp @ ABC 2, 2 May
The Swedish semi-super-group tour in support of sophomore LP Colonia. Read more »| 17 Apr 2009 -
Music
Dananananaykroyd - Hey Everyone!
Dananananaykroyd may be a little late to the party, but their stunning debut album has been well worth the wait Read more »| 16 Apr 2009 -
MusicThe Australian Pink Floyd Show @ The Alhambra, Dunfermline, 11 Apr
Having received the ultimate endorsement when they were asked to play David Gilmour’s 50th birthday celebration, the Australian Pink Floyd Show has com... Read more »| 16 Apr 2009 -
ClubsDJ Funk & Shadow Dancer @ Sub Club, 1 May
When Numbers first brought DJ Funk and his accelerated ghetto-tech to the Sub Club, sweat literally dripped off the walls. It dripped off the ceiling and ran... Read more »| 16 Apr 2009 -
MusicAlasdair Roberts - Spoils
On first listen, Spoils sounds like a faithful revival of traditional old Scots songsmithery and not a whole lot more. Only after several spins does the inno... Read more »| 15 Apr 2009 -
Music
Magik Markers: Enjoy the Silence
With their new LP, Magik Markers push the boat out beyond their comfort zone to find solace in silence. Jamie Scott talks noise with their drummer Pete Nolan Read more »| 15 Apr 2009
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Film
In the Loop
Armando Iannucci’s political satire In the Loop is brilliant. Why? Well, for a start it’s hilarious (what do you expect from one of the UK’... Read more »| 15 Apr 2009 -
Music
Peaches - Talk to Me
Whatever has happened to everyone’s favourite hotpants-wearing, hermaphrodite-shagging pop tart? “This ain't no Peaches show, it’s just me ... Read more »| 14 Apr 2009 -
Music
Evil Nine - Icicles
Neither evil or nine, Tom Beaufoy and Pat Pardy are Adam Freeland’s favourite pets. Since signing to the electro maverick’s Marine Parade label, ... Read more »| 14 Apr 2009 -
MusicDoves - Kingdom of Rust
It's a truism that you can't judge a book by its cover, one that could equally apply to music. Doves look like the archetypal northern band, seemingly origin... Read more »| 14 Apr 2009 -
Music
Stórsveit Nix Noltes: For Indie Kids and Their Grannies
Chaotic and all-encompassing, mayhemic Icelandic 11-piece Stórsveit Nix Noltes let Billy Hamilton know how much crunch there is in their musical credit... Read more »| 14 Apr 2009 -
Music
HEALTH - Die Slow
HEALTH provide the soundtrack to the apocalypse, and it's funky. Read more »| 14 Apr 2009 -
Music
Magik Markers - Balf Quarry
After years of numerous CD-R releases and punishing live shows, Magik Markers release their first album for Drag City Records. Read more »| 13 Apr 2009 -
Art
Mass Damper @ Generator Projects
At the centre of George Henry Longly’s show Mass Damper, in the middle of a darkened gallery, a snake eats a mouse on an endless loop. The DVD is shot ... Read more »| 13 Apr 2009 -
Music
The Prodigy @ SECC, 7 Apr
Reintroducing the SECC to an inimitable brand of chaos with World’s on Fire, only Liam Howlett could wrap a sample of Jim Morrison around a twisted fai... Read more »| 10 Apr 2009