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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MusicThe Black Dog - Detroit Vs Sheffield
The Black Dog re-appear with their third EP from the Radio Scarecrow long player. It’s probably the most high profile section from the project so far, ... Read more »| 15 Sep 2008 -
MusicIn the Studio: Jubilee (Part Two)
In the second installment of Aaron North's three part missive from the studio, the singer and guitarist explains how his band achieved the jaw-dropping feat of harnessing the creative energies of Tool, Nine Inch Nails, Liars and Queens of the Stone Age for a track - and then made it a B-side Read more »| 12 Sep 2008 -
Music
Ladyhawk at Nice 'n' Sleazy, 26 Sep
"We're still lucky to get 15 people at most of our shows in the States, but those 15 people have gotten better looking" - Duffy Driediger Read more »| 12 Sep 2008 -
MusicKilling Joke @ ABC, 2 Oct
Industrial post-punk legends Killing Joke take to Glasgow’s ABC on the 2nd of October under their original incarnation, following the untimely ... Read more »| 12 Sep 2008 -
Music
Action Group / Velcro Quartet @ The Mill (Edinburgh) 4 Sep
A night of eclecticism to verify The Mill's grand mission statement Read more »| 12 Sep 2008 -
Music
Bowerbirds @ The Admiral Bar, 8 Sep
A virtually flawless showing Read more »| 11 Sep 2008
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Music
The Autumn Defense @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4 Sep
American solo act Plush, AKA Liam Hayes, bumbles on stage with an electric guitar looking a tad confused. His set, selected from his current four albums, is ... Read more »| 11 Sep 2008 -
Music
The Dodos @ King Tut's, 3 Sep
About five seconds into San Franciscan duo The Dodos' opening number - Trades and Tariffs - things go wrong; the tambourine/snare drumbeat is nice and steady... Read more »| 11 Sep 2008 -
Clubs
Az-Tech vs. Pangea @ The Caves, Edinburgh, 26 Sep
Both suggesting epochs ancient and mystical, Az-Tech vs. Pangea sounds like a night that might take you into a time before time – and perhaps it will, ... Read more »| 11 Sep 2008 -
Comedy
Idle worship
Local comedian Teddy tells of meeting his comedy hero. Read more »| 11 Sep 2008 -
MusicA Muso's Top 10: Paramount Styles
Scott McCloud, of post-punk legends Girls Against Boys, recently dropped us a line with some recommended listening and the announcement of his intentions to tour a new electroacoustic outfit featuring GvsB man Alexis Fleisig and Richard Fortus of Psychedelic Furs and Guns N' Roses. Stay tuned for a forthcoming interview over at www.theskinny.co.uk Read more »| 11 Sep 2008 -
ClubsNight of the Tiger @ The Arches, 12 Sep
Tigers are sexy. Not even in an anthropomorphic sexy-rabbit-off-the-old-Cadbury's-Caramel-ads kind of way, they're just sexy. It's probably 'cause they're w... Read more »| 11 Sep 2008 -
Music
The Aliens - Magic Man
The Aliens’ first release from their second album Luna takes up where their debut LP left off. Magic Man is a psychedelic pop stomper, layered with voc... Read more »| 11 Sep 2008 -
Film
XXY
The tense confusion of something unspoken is thick from the opening credits of XXY. Lack of understanding is at the heart of every single frame of the film:... Read more »| 11 Sep 2008 -
Music
The Skinny Dip: Rolo Tomassi @ Barfly, 26 Sep
You should expect that their already incredibly tight, energy packed show be even more chaotic than before Read more »| 10 Sep 2008