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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Music
Gold Sounds: Fuck Buttons return with Slow Focus
Having had their music played to almost one billion people across the world, cosmic dance outfit Fuck Buttons are about to return to normality with third album Slow Focus. Andrew Hung plants his feet on the ground to discuss the benefits of not talking Read more »| 03 Jul 2013 -
Music
Soul Searchers: Introducing MONEY
Signed to Bella Union, MONEY preview their pensive, searching debut album with two headline shows at Manchester International Festival this July. Livewire frontman Jamie Lee espouses his thoughts on death, determination, and living in The Shadow of Heaven Read more »| 03 Jul 2013 -
Film
Paradigm Shift: Beyond the Silver Screen
In the first of a three-part series on the future of entertainment media, Staff Writer Bram E. Gieben examines the threats and possibilities of the changes in production, funding and distribution for emerging filmmakers Read more »| 03 Jul 2013 -
Music
Nadine Shah – Love Your Dum and Mad
With its gently tremulous textures and smoky intensity, Nadine Shah’s voice is a revelation on Love Your Dum and Mad, her first full-length a... Read more »| 03 Jul 2013 -
Theatre
Work in Progress: Quarantine’s Richard Gregory on The Dyas Sisters
We speak to Quarantine theatre company's artistic director Richard Gregory about its ambitious new show, The Dyas Sisters Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Clubs
The Revenge: Back Into The Groove
After a hiatus of over two years, Graeme Clark aka The Revenge returns with fresh material and a brand new label, Roar Groove Read more »| 02 Jul 2013
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Clubs
Beneath the Label: Dixon Avenue Basement Jams
Continuing our series exploring the best club labels around, The Skinny sits down for a pint with the duo behind Dixon Avenue Basement Jams to discuss the label's ethos, the mysterious Marquis Hawkes and the merits of coloured vinyl Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Theatre
Albert Drive: Who is Your Neighbour?
Launched last year, Albert Drive aims to bring together the multi-cultural communities of Glasgow's Pollokshields. July sees the project's culmination with a series of events in Tramway Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Art
Processing @ The Cornerstone Gallery, Liverpool, until 29 Sep
Curated by Jack Welsh, Processing forms a dialogue between artist, writer and exhibition guest, aiding the parallel programme for LOOK/13 (the Liverpool Inte... Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Art
Maurice Carlin: Performance Publishing @ Regent Trading Estate, until 20 Jul
Over several months, Maurice Carlin has been producing variations on his Corrupted Images, whereby he takes a printed reading from a surface, publishing it s... Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Music
Kool Keith: Still Ultramagnetic
As his seminal hip-hop group Ultramagnetic MCs prepare to hit the UK to play their classic album Critical Beatdown, Kool Keith tells us why he doesn't want to be called a legend Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Clubs
No Hesitation, No Obligation: Michael Mayer on 20 years of Kompakt
This year is a big one for DJ and producer Michael Mayer, whose Kompakt label has been celebrating its 20th anniversary with a series of compilations and parties. He jokes with us about dubstep, smartphones, and German beer Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Music
Justin Robertson Music Playlist: Under the Influence
The smart sartorialist and crate-digger extraordinaire picks five records currently shaping his cosmos, ahead of his appearance at Lancashire's Beat-Herder Festival this month Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Film
Parker
The eponymous hero of Parker made an auspicious Hollywood debut in John Boorman's classic existential thriller Point Blank. A professional thief wi... Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Film
Safe Haven
The arrival of a mysterious blonde in a small seaside town inevitably attracts the interest of the hunky young storekeeper, and it isn't long before he is wo... Read more »| 02 Jul 2013