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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MusicTHROWS – THROWS
Reykjavík-based duo Mike Lindsay and Sam Genders, aka THROWS, arrive with warm-hearted Icelandic indie rock designed to thaw your cold, cold hear... Read more »| 31 May 2016 -
Books
Young Soul Rebels by Stuart Cosgrove
A familiar voice for many, Stuart Cosgrove looks into the enigmatic Northern Soul music scene in his latest book. From the musicians who echoed over the spea... Read more »| 31 May 2016 -
Music
PAWS – No Grace
Funny that a band like PAWS can sound so of their time and yet so far removed from it. On one hand their brand of pop-punk sounds positively archaic compared... Read more »| 31 May 2016 -
MusicWOMPS – Our Fertile Forever
With lean trebly riffs over whines and wails, hummable hooks, and precise rhythms, Our Fertile Forever marks the official birth of a band that’s alread... Read more »| 31 May 2016 -
Film
Northwest Film Event Highlights – June 2016
This month offers a witty Whit Weekender, a night with Danish firebrand Nicolas Winding Refn and possibly the last ever film from Studio Ghibli Read more »| 31 May 2016 -
Film
Scottish Film Event Highlights – June 2016
With EIFF (15-26 Jun) dominating the film scene in Edinburgh this month, we're dedicating June's column to the great film events happening on the west coast Read more »| 31 May 2016
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MusicWeaves – Weaves
Weaves take a half ton of risks on their self-titled debut LP, but savvy listeners will expect nothing less from this colourful Canadian quartet. They smashe... Read more »| 31 May 2016 -
Books#UntitledTwo by Neu! Reekie!
Neu! Reekie! – well, they’ve done it again. The sumptuous gold cover of #UntitledTwo is a gorgeous, shimmering temptation. Pause to admire the co... Read more »| 30 May 2016 -
Film
Liverpool Small Cinema tackles gender inequality in film
Liverpool Small Cinema brings gender equality to its programme with 58%, a forward-thinking initiative to get more films by female filmmakers on their screens Read more »| 27 May 2016 -
Theatre
Summer Theatre in the Northwest: A guide
There's no need to stay stuck inside this summer with our guide to some of the best outdoor theatre and festivals over the coming months – from open-air Shakespeare, to books coming to life in botanical gardens... Read more »| 27 May 2016 -
Music
Cate Le Bon @ Gorilla, Manchester, 23 May
Just minutes after this remarkable, head-spinning show, Cate Le Bon is left nonplussed by the strangest kind of half-compliment when one of her Twitter follo... Read more »| 27 May 2016 -
Art
Cities of Hope: Manchester street art festival
Four must-see events at the street art convention, with themes running from Klimt-inspired social commentary to LGBT rights Read more »| 27 May 2016 -
Music
Minor Victories – Minor Victories
Considering the attention around what is after all a debut album – something to do with the identity of the protagonists, we’re guessing – ... Read more »| 27 May 2016 -
Art
Scottish Art News: June 2016
Degree show season is here, and there's plenty to do besides. Transmission and Embassy open the floor to their members, and outside the city Jupiter Artland and Hospitalfield are just as busy Read more »| 27 May 2016 -
Books
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan
It’s a skilful, masterful memoir: tracing one man’s obsession with surfing that takes him from teenage years in Hawaii to adulthood spent on far-... Read more »| 27 May 2016