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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MusicBuy Tickets Now: Deerhunter @ Stereo, Glasgow, *20 May
Bradford Cox, Deerhunter’s undisputed creative epicentre, had a mixed 2008. The unscrupulous leaking of Microcastle, its bonus disc Weird Era Cont., an... Read more »| 06 Jan 2009 -
FilmThe Wrestler
After years in the wilderness, Mickey Rourke makes the comeback of the decade as an ageing wrestler in a powerful and uplifting drama. Randy The Ram is decad... Read more »| 06 Jan 2009 -
MusicThe Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster @ ABC2, 30 Dec
The band are sharp, confident and McKnight is inescapably enigmatic Read more »| 06 Jan 2009 -
Music
Dualist - We Are You
Ostensibly, the title of Dualist’s debut album - We Are You - is the type of rote everyman declaration frequently uttered by new kids on the bl... Read more »| 06 Jan 2009 -
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It's All About Dre, Rae and Yea (sayer): 2009's Most Anticipated Albums
While titans prepare their long-delayed returns and the hip-hop world readies itself to fall back on that Hollywood phenomenon they call the sequel, the indie rock pantheon will have its work cut out if it's going to shine in 2009. Will it take a leap of faith to invest in new records by Dr Dre and My Bloody Valentine? Can Yeasayer and The Twilight Sad surpass their respective debuts? The Music team previews some of the most anticipated releases of the year. Read more »| 05 Jan 2009 -
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Sky Larkin @ King Tut's, 26 Jan
If you are of the belief that rock and twee can never coincide harmoniously, then Sky Larkin will give you a kick up the arse and a pat on the head. They con... Read more »| 05 Jan 2009
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Music
The Twilight Sad @ King Tut's, 23 Dec
An ethereal performance that simulutneously crushes and lulls a capacity crowd Read more »| 05 Jan 2009 -
Film
From the Mat to the Big Screen
As Darren Aronofsky’s new film The Wrestler opens at cinemas, Becky Bartlett looks at the strange trend of wrestlers on the big screen. Read more »| 05 Jan 2009 -
MusicIdlewild @ King Tut's, 18 Dec
All the best aspects of Idlewild are distilled into one potent spirit and the audience drink deep Read more »| 05 Jan 2009 -
Art
Museum Photography, a Rant
Roving art reporter Andrew Cattanach reveals what really annoys him about international galleries Read more »| 05 Jan 2009 -
Comedy
The Mighty Boosh @ SECC, 28 Nov
The Boosh perform in Glasgow to hordes of screaming lust–infused fans. But are they still funny? Read more »| 05 Jan 2009 -
MusicThe Bronx - The Bronx (III)
A solid, if acutely predictable, rock album Read more »| 05 Jan 2009 -
Music
Women - Women
It's a bit tragic when something with such an awesome cover turns out to be so disappointing Read more »| 02 Jan 2009 -
Music
The Next Guid Thing in 2009
With the festive season all but a fuzzy memory, The Skinny whips out its crystal ball to predict a batch of acts upon whom to put your house on in 2009... Read more »| 02 Jan 2009 -
Music
The Qemists feat. Wiley - Dem Na Like Me
The Qemists are a Brighton-based production gang who dispense the sort of noisy, thrashy d’n’b popularised by Pendulum. Their last single, Lost W... Read more »| 02 Jan 2009