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 Amazons @ Deaf Institute, Manchester, 6 Apr
The Amazons are indie rock'n'roll all over – of the good old-fashioned kind (and by 'old-fashioned', we definitely mean 2009). Ok, they&rsquo... Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
MusicULTRAS – You've a Foul Mouth John Barleycorn: Video Premiere
Watch the new music video for You've a Foul Mouth John Barleycorn by ULTRAS Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
FilmWhat to Watch this Week (10-16 Apr)
The best things to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including Breaking Bad prequel Better Call Saul and the eighth film from the Fast and Furious franchise Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
Art
Check out Manchester's newest interactive digital art installation
Artist Brendan Dawes has unveiled a new interactive art installation that responds to its surroundings in Manchester's city centre, launching Bruntwood's co-working space Neo. Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
Music
Introducing: Iklan
Ahead of The Eclectica Experiment, we meet with Law Holt to get the lowdown on the mysterious Iklan. As it turns out, you’ll have likely met the band’s members before. Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
Music
Live music in Liverpool this week: 12-17 Apr
Global superstar Bruno Mars and freshly reunited local ska heroes The Dead 60s lead the charge as we take another look at the week's gigs Read more »| 11 Apr 2017
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ArtThis Week in Scottish Art: 11-17 Apr
This week brings openings and events aplenty, including Many Studios' culminating event of an ongoing collaboration with Zimbabwean arts organisation Art Moves, as well as new shows from Arusha, SWG3, The Lighthouse and more. Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
Music
Jorja Smith @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 6 Apr
Having recently featured on Drake's latest album More Life, 19-year-old Jorja Smith is approaching the end of her sold-out UK tour with tonight&rsq... Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
Music
Radioactive Girl: Monkoora interview
We sit down with Monkoora to chat about the imminent release of her new EP, nuclear proliferation and 50s exotica Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
Music
Deep State – Thought Garden
The debut album from Athens, Georgia four-piece Deep State shoots straight for the gut. There is no pretense in their sound. Though they cite influences as b... Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
Books
Victims to Nostalgia: Helen McClory interview
Helen McClory won the 2015 Saltire Society First Book prize for her flash fiction collection On the Edges of Vision. She now makes a narrative jump with novel Flesh of the Peach, and explains this impressive debut's rage and grief, tethered by nostalgia Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
MusicHappyness – Write In
You might be wondering how London three-piece Happyness could top 2014’s Weird Little Birthday. Not only is it something of a hard act to follow &ndash... Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
Film
Thor: Ragnarok gets a ridiculously fun first trailer
The first trailer for Thor: Ragnarok suggests we're in for an irreverent treat: Tom Hiddleston is back as Loki, Thor is taking on the Hulk in gladiatorial combat and Jeff Goldblum brings some glam rock camp Read more »| 10 Apr 2017 -
Film
Why we need Chris Morris's Brass Eye more than ever
With Manchester TV festival Pilot Light celebrating Brass Eye's 20th anniversary, we look back at Chris Morris's seminal show and realise we need his blister... Read more »| 10 Apr 2017 -
Music
Scottish Gigs of the Week: 11-17 Apr
It's a fittingly special week of live music this Easter weekend, from Public Service Broadcasting at the Usher Hall to Charlotte Church's Pop Dungeon in Glasgow, via gigs from Pictish Trail, PWR BTTM and GIRLI Read more »| 10 Apr 2017