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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MusicTeenage Fanclub @ Barrowlands, 3 Dec
In a year poisoned by loss and conflict, Teenage Fanclub's soothing aural embrace became more necessary than ever. September saw the group release its tenth ... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
FilmZac Efron's Baywatch gets a goofy trailer
Taps aff Zac Efron – we know you all want to watch the Baywatch trailer... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
Music
K V A S I R – Motion: Video Premiere
Watch the video for new track Motion by Glasgow-based producer K V A S I R Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
FilmTom Hardy reads bedtime story on CBeebies
Tom Hardy will read a CBeebies Bedtime Story to children across the country this New Year’s Eve Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
Clubs
Club nights in Manchester this week: 8-15 Dec
Manchester is well and truly gearing up for (Christmas) party season, with tons of great nights to choose from this week: Benga at Antwerp Mansion, Sadar Bahar at Band on the Wall, Asquith at Primrose St and much more. Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
Clubs
Club nights in Liverpool this week: 8-15 Dec
Two clear choices this week in Liverpool: acid and techno at 24 Kitchen Street, or soulful grooves at Underground. Pick your side... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016
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ClubsClub nights in Leeds this week: 8-15 Dec
Some respected names head up the club offerings in Leeds this week, from garage gee DJ EZ to ice king Trevino. Plus, a look ahead to Pearson Sound in February – it'll be here before you know it... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
Film
Mulholland Drive is coming back to cinemas
With David Lynch’s classic returning to the big screen, and Twin Peaks back on the small screen, 2017 is shaping up to be a good year This is a great ... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
Music
Jesus & His Judgemental Father @ Maguire's, 1 Dec
On this bitterly cold December evening, the back room of Maguires provides the perfect setting for a DIY punk show to raise the temperature. Red Winter warm ... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
MusicTissø Lake – Paths to the Foss
Paths to the Foss, the new album by Tissø Lake, is a beautiful, fragile thing, which feels more like some ancient artefact than something as tangible ... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
Theatre
Ask Auntie Trash: Fuck Christmas
In her Christmas column, Auntie Trash consoles a reader who hates the festive season, and reveals a secret of her own Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
Film
Anthony Baxter on Trump's Scottish promises
Donald Trump was elected US President on promises of job creation and prosperity. Anthony Baxter, director of You’ve Been Trumped and its sequel, You&r... Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
Music
Live music in Liverpool this week: 7-13 Dec
Christmas is coming, but the festive season shows no signs of impacting on the gig calendar. Minor Victories and Slowcoaches star in this week's highlights Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
Music
Live music in Manchester this week: 7-13 Dec
This week you can catch New Jersey rapper Cakes Da Killa at Soup Kitchen, sumptuous psych-poppers Gengahr at The Deaf Institute, Dublin's Girl Band at Gorilla and more, all before booking yourself in for Stay Fresh Fest 2 in January! Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
Film
Snowden
There's little of Oliver Stone's old fire in this lifeless Edward Snowden biopic starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the NSA whistleblower Read more »| 07 Dec 2016