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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BooksHawthorn & Child by Keith Ridgway
It begins with a shooting in North London, with detectives Hawthorn and Child trying to work out what’s happened. Early on, though, Ridgway derails the... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
BooksThe Humans by Matt Haig
Any writer who can fuse maths and peanut butter in his opening paragraph is a certified genius in his own right. In his book, Matt Haig introduces us to a ch... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Comedy
Adam Buxton: Plug In, Bug Out
As he prepares to bring his Best of BUG and BUG Radiohead shows to Manchester, broadcaster, comedian and writer Adam Buxton traces the development of his fascination with pop culture into a touring phenomenon Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Books
William McIlvanney: Laying Down The Law
As Canongate prepare to re-publish the complete works of William McIllvanney, starting with his Jack Laidlaw detective novels, we talk to “the Clark Gable of Scottish crime fiction” about inspiration, influence, and the importance of imagery Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
ClubsDJ Chart: Wardy & Dom D'Sylva (La Cheetah Club)
As they look forward to the return of Sound Signature boss Theo Parrish, La Cheetah Club residents Wardy and Dom D'Sylva each pick out five tracks they've been obsessing over lately Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Film
Encounters at the End of the World: Sarah Gavron in Interview
Over an 18-month period, director Sarah Gavron and cinematographer David Katznelson filmed a Greenlandic Inuit community on the cusp of disappearing. We speak to Gavron about her time at the Village at the End of the World Read more »| 01 May 2013
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Art
RSA New Contemporaries: It's Always the Quiet Ones
Undaunted by life outside the institution, last year's art graduates are boldly tackling everything from state control and religious dogma to the secret lives of aubergines. We report back from the RSA's New Contemporaries Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Books
Drugs 2.0: The Web Revolution That's Changing How the World Gets High by Mike Power
Like its subject matter - at least as self-confessed popper Mike Power would have us believe - Drugs 2.0 is a stimulating read, providing a timeline of chemi... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Theatre
Mayfesto 2013
The Tron Theatre launches its summer season with Mayfesto – Glasgow's theatre festival since 2010. Mayfesto 2013 examines the theme of identity fr... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Music
Ghostpoet – Some Say I So I Say Light
A progression is evident on Ghostpoet's sophomore album – where Peanut Butter Blues... was more a scattergun of influences and styles, Some Say I ... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Music
The National – Trouble Will Find Me
Album number six is a worthy addition to The National's pristine oeuvre Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Music
The Dillinger Escape Plan – One Of Us Is The Killer
The Dillinger Escape Plan's fifth LP might not grip listeners with anything quite so visceral as throat-grabbing past staples like Fix Your Face or Panasonic... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
MusicDeco Child – Skinless
Alex Lloyd aka Deco Child garnered rave reviews in 2012 for early singles S&G and Pray. While S&G flirted intelligently with blistering micro-house a... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Theatre
Malkin Tower: Twelfth Night, Victoria Baths, Manchester, 1-5 May
For its debut production, new Northwest theatre company Malkin Tower reimagines Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night in the stunning Edwardian architecture of ... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Music
Under the Influence: Big Daddy Kane
A ten-track selection from veteran MC Big Daddy Kane, taking us back to the all-star golden age of the Juice Crew and Cold Chillin' Records Read more »| 30 Apr 2013