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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MusicAutolux – Pussy's Dead
A few weeks before their third record, Pussy’s Dead, was due to hit the shelves, Autolux settled in for a Reddit AMA: “If NASA offered you the op... Read more »| 01 Apr 2016 -
ArtGIasgow International 2016: After Dark Events
GI's gearing up for memorable events from Turner nominees Marvin Gaye Chetwynd and Jedrzej Cichosz, along with temporary lounge area Châteaux Double Wide, the Fantom Cinema and roller rink choreography from Asparagus Piss Raindrop Read more »| 01 Apr 2016 -
Music
Northwest Gig Highlights – April 2016
Kaleidoscopic creatives Animal Collective, raucous rockers Ought and sensitive souls Money are among our gig picks this month Read more »| 01 Apr 2016 -
ClubsHarvey Sutherland's favourite LPs: Guest Selector
Ahead of a live date at Soup Kitchen this month, one of Melbourne's finest lines up six of his all-time fave LPs – rippers all round Read more »| 01 Apr 2016 -
Music
The Last Shadow Puppets – Everything You've Come To Expect
There is no lift-off: we're only aware that we've been flying. The sound that opens Everything You've Come To Expect, the long-demanded follow-up to The Last... Read more »| 01 Apr 2016 -
BooksNorthwest Book Highlights – April 2016
Kate Tempest returns to the Northwest this month with her first novel in hand, while crime fiction, Shakespeare and uncertainty are also up for discussion Read more »| 01 Apr 2016
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Music
Explosions in the Sky – The Wilderness
As with any Explosions in the Sky record, it’s difficult to arrive at the right words. The adjective palette feels curiously lacking, similes are out o... Read more »| 01 Apr 2016 -
ClubsNorthwest Clubbing Highlights – April 2016
Drip, drip, drop, little April showers. Best take a coat as you fall all around in our round-up of the month's best club nights in Manchester and Liverpool. Read more »| 31 Mar 2016 -
Music
Frightened Rabbit on Painting Of A Panic Attack
Frightened Rabbit congregate at Glasgow’s Art School for a secret show and a dress rehearsal of their fifth album, Painting of a Panic Attack Read more »| 31 Mar 2016 -
Books
The Wolf Trial by Neil Mackay
The premise is intriguing: in a small town in 16th century Germany, a serial killer is captured and tried as a werewolf. There are moments of gory, shocking ... Read more »| 31 Mar 2016 -
Theatre
Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring
All of ordinary life is on show in Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring, which proves a high water mark for theatre company Quarantine The show opens with Mr Blue... Read more »| 31 Mar 2016 -
Music
Scottish Gig Highlights – April 2016
Take no heed of the doom-mongers; taps aff season is just around the corner. Chris Cornell walks in right on cue Read more »| 31 Mar 2016 -
Books
Poetry News – Scotland, April 2016
We weigh up the announcement of new Makar Jackie Kay, from both the poetry world and general public – also the published works of four Faber New Poets and our picks of the live poetry events in Scotland this month. Read more »| 31 Mar 2016 -
Film
Northwest Film Event Highlights – April 2016
¡Viva! returns as a cross-art festival and celebrate Record Store Day with a great double bill of music-movie faves High Fidelity and Empire Records I... Read more »| 31 Mar 2016 -
Music
Cate Le Bon – Crab Day
"A coalition of inescapable feelings and fabricated nonsense," reckons Cate Le Bon of her fourth album. Difficult to argue: Crab Day is a madcap wonder, and ... Read more »| 31 Mar 2016