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
Upgrade to downgrade?
SF: As Andy Arnold moves to take the reigns at The Tron theatre, The Skinny finds out how his radical Arches track-record will carry over to his well-to-do new post
PQ: ""theatre should be fairly sordid - and this is why I love The Arches - it should be dangerous and dank"" Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Theatre
Equus @ King's Theatre Edinburgh, 18 Feb 2007
Good, but could be so much better. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Music
Monkey Swallows the Universe @ Cabaret Voltaire
There's plenty of mileage in this sweet, stripy-jumpered, ever-so-twee strategy, but the rock fans are made to wait for a dose of reverb Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Music
Our Last Night - The Ghosts Among Us
Go on, give yourself a treat and feel the pain of being 15 again Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Music
Jefferson Pepper - American Evolution Vol. 1
An expansive concept that undoubtedly contains something for everyone Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Music
Jaded Sun - Gypsy Trip
Unless you miss the glory days of big hair, denim jackets and guys with medallions, this probably isn't for you Read more »| 06 Mar 2008
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Music
Adam Green - Sixes and Sevens
The product of an artist bursting with ideas and the skill to turn them into compelling songs Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Music
I Was A Cub Scout - I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope
Many people are going to be into this band and if anyone can sell records in 2008, it's going to be these guys. The problem is, they're almost annoyingly precious Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Music
Glyder - Playground for Life
I dare any skeptic of the genre not to grin as one guitar squeals while the other frantically tries to run out of frets Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Music
Enjoy Destroy - Little Dreams
A fine place to jump on board the bandwagon Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Music
Fram - This is How We Live Now
The sum of the parts is just a bit too diluted Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Music
City And Colour - Bring Me Your Love
akin to The Beatles backing a duet between Jesus and Lady Di? Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Clubs
Noodle - Admiral Bar - 14/03/08
This is probably the only chance you'll get to see such amazing talent for only a fiver. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Clubs
Kelley Polar - I need you to hold on while the sky is falling
There's no excess to this music; everything's precisely placed for the most intoxicating effect Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Clubs
MIT - Coda
Even at Coda's strongest points it feels like MIT is holding back Read more »| 06 Mar 2008