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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Theatre
Nova Scotia, Traverse
The 1970s saw an incredible rise in the profile of Scottish theatre. The Edinburgh festival season continued to grow in size and importance, and Scottish st... Read more »| 24 Apr 2008 -
Music
Atmosphere - Shoulda Known
Atmosphere have delivered a welcome shot in the arm to a genre (hip-hop) that was in dire need of a fresh approach, waxing lyrical about paranoia, egos and w... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Art
Nature Study @ Inverleith House
Inverleith's parents are renewing their vows. Miss Art and Master Science's house-on-the-hill love affair will be celebrated with an exhibition of John Hutto... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Art
Asking For It
There has become something of a standard in the exhibiting of art made outwith the European tradition whereby the work of a variety of artists of common orig... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Art
To Be Alert Is To Be Decorative
Ten til Ten’s inaugural show on the first floor of a Tradeston commercial building is a positive start for an undeniably exciting new space and curator... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Art
Freee @ Collective Gallery
The tone of this exhibition is both meaty and rousing, drawing in visitors with a catchy simplicity reinforced by the use of primary red and blue emulsion pa... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008
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Art
An Exhibition In Waiting
An Exhibition in Waiting at Glasgow’s Tramway is what will comprise Rachel Mimiec’s newest exhibition, Looking Out, Looking In. This temporary co... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Art
A. Vermin
The artist-run initiative A.Vermin has set up camp in The State, a dingy, wood-panelled drinking establishment. The show, entitled A Stranger Home and curate... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Clubs
V/A - Soma Coma Vol 2
For a label usually associated with full-on techno, it’s a surprise to discover that this compilation of acts on the Soma roster is actually a relaxing... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Clubs
Ming & Ping - Causeway Army
This is the third album from the Hong Kong identical twins who specialise in modern-sounding electronic pop, which they say is influenced by New Order, Erasu... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Clubs
Neon Neon - Stainless Style
Innovative and vibrant Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Clubs
Larry Tee & Princess Superstar - Licky
Princess Superstar has been cropping up on many recent tracks, including some from Mason and The Glimmers. While last year’s crossover hit Perfect Exce... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Clubs
The Shortwave Set - No Social
It was a complete surprise when the London sample-based psychedelic-influenced group announced that Danger Mouse was to produce their second album. But based... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Clubs
SP - Trust Nobody
The latest instalment from the Tempa label sees new contributor SP deliver his first slab, and he doesn’t short change. If you’ve heard enough fr... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008 -
Clubs
Guilty Simpson - Ode to the Ghetto
Byron Simpson’s not got the biggest profile in hip-hop, but he’s making moves to rectify that. He’s been involved with a number of solid pr... Read more »| 23 Apr 2008