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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MusicShearwater - Rook
A good cry waiting to happen Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
MusicBroadway Calls - “Broadway Calls”
Adept pop-punk Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
Music
Born Ruffians - Red, Yellow and Blue
Manages to retain an edge of musical ingenuity Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
BooksA Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
A Case of Exploding Mangoes is a ‘factional’ story based around the mysterious 1988 crash of a Hercules, which carried General Zia, Pakistani dic... Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
Music
Orkestra Del Sol @ Queen's Hall
Roll up roll up, indeed. Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
Music
The Mae Shi @ Cabaret Voltaire, 18 May
You haven't really experienced unhinged spaz-rock until you've seen The Mae Shi Read more »| 22 May 2008
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Clubs
Shir Khan @ Killer Kitsch, Buff Club, Glasgow, 3 Jun
Killer Kitsch and Shir Khan both dwarf their competition, so it’s only natural that Shir Khan’s first appearance in Scotland is at the increasingly popular Killer Kitsch night Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
Theatre
The Emperor's New Kilt @ The Theatre Royal
The National Theatre of Scotland takes time to cultivate the next generation of theatre goers and makers with a Scottish take on a fairy-tale favourite Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
Theatre
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre @ EFT 10 May
A study of grace and delicacy, Cloud Gate re-imagine Bach as contemporary dance Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
TheatreScottish Ballet, Romeo and Juliet @ EFT, 13 May
Scottish Ballet's latest triumph gives a contemporary edge to a classic Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
Music
The Twilight Sad / Frightened Rabbit @ Carnegie Hall, 15 May
It may be sore on the old tympanic membranes, but it's nothing if not original Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
Music
A Hawk And A Hacksaw @ The Arches, 13 May
A soaring cacophony of gypsy folk - mesmerising Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
Music
Islands - Arm's Way
It’s so lazy to liken any band with that ‘big’ sound as sounding like the Arcade Fire; but Islands do, rather frequently, sound quite a lot... Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
Music
V/A - Grand Cru
Grand Cru are certainly more auspicious the basic vin de pays of techno, but they're no bank-breaking Chateau Petrus just yet Read more »| 21 May 2008 -
ArtTop 5 Art Events in June
1= EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART DEGREE SHOWeca 14 – 24 JUN1= GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART DEGREE SHOWGSA 14 – 21 JUNAwarded joint first place as anything el... Read more »| 21 May 2008