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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MusicWilliam Fitzsimmons – Lions
You find your humble correspondent poised uncertainly between two opposing poles. Firstly, a sense of general approval towards a dude with such distinguished... Read more »| 17 Feb 2014 -
FilmStranger by the Lake
When was the last time you saw an erotic thriller that worked simultaneously on both levels? Stranger by the Lake is the rare film that integrates explicit s... Read more »| 17 Feb 2014 -
Music"Every Saturday should be Record Store Day!" The Twilight Sad look forward to this year's celebration of all things vinyl
A look at the releases already announced for Record Store Day 2014, with exclusive comments from The Twilight Sad, and previews of releases from Thee Oh Sees, Spiritualized and many more Read more »| 14 Feb 2014 -
Clubs
Studio Rat: Danny Wolfers bares Crystal Cult 2080
Following his DJ Chart with us this month, we caught up with Danny Wolfers (aka Legowelt) ahead of his full-length return to Crème Organization Read more »| 14 Feb 2014 -
ArtCall-out for entries: Paint Like You Mean It at Interview Room 11
Edinburgh art gallery Interview Room 11 is on the hunt for dynamic new artists for their first international exhibition and prize Read more »| 14 Feb 2014 -
Music
Cloud Sounds #5 with Eagulls, Illum Sphere, Casual Sex and more
On this week's Cloud Sounds, a weekly playlist of new music curated by The Skinny, we dip into some of the further reaches of this week's new tracks, br... Read more »| 14 Feb 2014
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Books
Neil Gaiman joins judging panel for Dundee Literary Prize
This year's Dundee International Book Prize, which awards the winner with a £10,000 prize, and a guaranteed publishing deal with respected Scottish imprint Cargo Publishing, will be judged by a select panel of industry experts, including Neil Gaiman Read more »| 14 Feb 2014 -
Music
Free is the Magic Number: Download De La Soul's entire back catalogue
Later on today, legendary Long Island hip-hop group De La Soul will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their classic debut album 3 Feet High and Rising w... Read more »| 14 Feb 2014 -
Clubs
DJ Chart: Legowelt
Danny Wolfers selects five tracks, from Memphis rap to cyberpunk Read more »| 14 Feb 2014 -
Art
Nomad's Tent seek donations for sale to benefit Syrian conflict victims
Nomad's Tent are planning a very special curated sale this month to raise money for the Mercy Corps. Throughout March, the exhibition space at the Nomad's Tent will be given over to the Syria in Focus exhibition - and they need your donations Read more »| 14 Feb 2014 -
Music
Phoenix, Manchester Academy, 11 February
We're less than a minute in, and Phoenix's touring support Thomas Hedlund strikes his drums with brute force, packing a punch into Entertainment that threate... Read more »| 14 Feb 2014 -
Film
John Dies at the End
Don't worry, the title isn't quite as spoilerific as it may first appear in writer-director Don Coscarelli's latest film (his first since 2002's Bubba Ho-Tep... Read more »| 13 Feb 2014 -
Comedy
David Baddiel: Fame, Not The Musical @ The Lowry, 31 Jan
David Baddiel marks his return to standup with a heartfelt, philosophical and hilarious look at the nature of fame. Known to the nation as “not Skinner... Read more »| 13 Feb 2014 -
Art
The Medium and the Message: Keywords at Tate Liverpool
A new exhibition at Tate Liverpool, Keywords: Art, Culture and Society in 1980s Britain, encourages us to consider the relationship between art and language. Co-curator Gavin Delahunty comments on a turbulent decade and the works it produced Read more »| 13 Feb 2014 -
Music
Ezra Furman @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 11 February
With a line-up like tonight’s you could have wagered the house on a packed basement early doors and come out on top. Local enfant terrible Kiran Leonar... Read more »| 13 Feb 2014