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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ArtNew beginnings: The Embassy and St Margaret's House
Rosamund West caught up with The Embassy's committee as they spent a pleasant Sunday afternoon in a cloud of dust, taking up the carpeting in their new gallery in the arts complex of St Margaret's House. Read more »| 02 Mar 2009 -
TheatreStation House Opera
Gareth K Vile gets mindful. Read more »| 01 Mar 2009 -
TheatreBurlesque
Burlesque is a genuine grassroots phenomena. Gareth K Vile immerses himself in a world of glamour and humour Read more »| 28 Feb 2009 -
TheatreWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Dundee Rep is tackling the challenging modern classic Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee Read more »| 28 Feb 2009 -
Music
Live Music Highlights - March, 2009
Y'all is Fantasy Island are well placed to make 2009 their bitch, and they ain't slouchin' Read more »| 27 Feb 2009 -
Music
Joe Gideon And The Shark @ Cabaret Voltaire, 23 Mar
They may have an irritating tendency to talk about themselves in the third person, The Shark is also known as Viva, and they used to be in Bikini Atoll, but ... Read more »| 27 Feb 2009
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Music
Metal Up Your Ass - March, 2009
Fittingly enough for a month named after the Roman god of war, March this year has a bit of fight about it. The 13th Note in particular seems intent on havi... Read more »| 27 Feb 2009 -
Music
Wounded Knee - Shimmering New Vistas
Before sampling, before microphones and Pro-Tools, before guitars, and before musical instruments, there was the human voice. A capella vocal delivery draws ... Read more »| 27 Feb 2009 -
MusicBlk Jks - Mystery EP
The hype is building around Blk Jks, and with good reason. Imagine the zeitgeist creativity of Brooklyn transposed to the raw, head-to-head soundclash of Sou... Read more »| 27 Feb 2009 -
Film
One Girl and Her Dog
Kelly Reichardt is establishing herself as the creator of beautiful, meditative indie gems. Gail Tolley meets her to discuss her new film Wendy and Lucy. Read more »| 27 Feb 2009 -
Music
Woodpigeon @ Captain's Rest, 22 Feb
There’s silence when The Miserable Rich (***) ask if anyone owns a hotel that could put them up after the show, but if anyone were to offer, they could... Read more »| 27 Feb 2009 -
Clubs
Rhumba Club presents: 2 Many DJs @ The Ice Factory, Perth, 14 Mar
This preview page is usually held in the vice like grip of Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh, with the three cities offering so much for every type of clubber.... Read more »| 27 Feb 2009 -
Music
U2 - No Line on the Horizon
The band will argue vehemently that this is a departure from their previous work but the reality is there’s no way that No Line on the Horizon will ali... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009 -
Music
Crystal Stilts @ Sneaky Pete’s, 22 Feb
Crystal Stilts are all about intensity. And in a space as small as Sneaky Pete's (imagine your living room, minus furniture, plus 100 indie misfits), the int... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009 -
Music
FOUND – The Fidelities EP
Apparently designed to give the lie to those who say the Scottish music scene is too ponderous or introspective, Edinburgh collective FOUND are specialists i... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009