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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BooksIt Started With a Cough: words with Louise Welsh
Serial literary monogamist Louise Welsh is looking more long term with the publication of the second of her Plague Times trilogy. She talks to crime author Russel D. McLean about extending this post-pandemic world Read more »| 02 Jun 2015 -
BooksThe Dark Horse: Cantering into the Literary Limelight
After being edited for a period from Hugh MacDiarmid's cottage, boasting Seamus Heaney as a lifetime subscriber, and publishing high calibre contributors including George Mackay Brown, The Dark Horse is a thoroughbred. It's now 20, and its time to party. Read more »| 02 Jun 2015 -
MusicMiaoux Miaoux / Monogram @ Stereo, Glasgow, 27 May
When Miaoux Miaoux – aka producer Julian Corrie – launched his debut album Light of the North at Mono back in 2012 it was a relatively low-key af... Read more »| 02 Jun 2015 -
Clubs
Summer Festivals 2015: A Club Outside
Clubbing outdoors this summer? Here are some decent choices within a thousand miles of Britannia, from Gottwood to Green Man; Meadows In The Mountain to Melt. Read more »| 02 Jun 2015 -
ArtDangerous Encounters and Exuberant Greens: This Week in Scottish Art
There's plenty to be occupying ourselves culturally this week, with an informal chat about the posthuman condition, new exhibitions from Glasgow's major contemporary art institutions and two more degree shows. Read more »| 02 Jun 2015 -
ArtEdinburgh College of Art Degree Show 2015: Surface Tension
In Edinburgh College of Art's 2015 degree show, the work is remarkable for being wrought with noticeable consideration. Also trending amongst this year's graduates is a comfort in incorporating new media in a critical and reflexive way Read more »| 02 Jun 2015
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Music
Woodenbox – Foreign Organ
Occupying similar nouveau folk territory to the likes of Aberfeldy or Admiral Fallow, Woodenbox’s third full-length sees Ali Downer's men in contemplat... Read more »| 02 Jun 2015 -
Music
Hudson Mohawke – Lantern
Six years separate Ross Birchard's effervescent debut Butter and his thirstily-awaited follow-up Lantern. His 808-obsessed work in the meantime with TNGHT an... Read more »| 02 Jun 2015 -
Film
The Look of Silence
The prospect of crafting a worthy successor to the phenomenal The Act of Killing is a daunting one, but with The Look of Silence, Joshua Oppenheimer has rise... Read more »| 02 Jun 2015 -
Clubs
Scottish Clubbing Highlights – June 2015
June's offerings include DJ TLR, Tiger & Woods and PLO Man Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
Art
Leonora Carrington @ Tate Liverpool
When the featured artist of an exhibition is a Lancashire-born Mexican surrealist, you can almost guarantee you'll encounter some wonderful weirdness. It's s... Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
Comedy
The Skinny Comedy Spotlight returns at Greater Manchester Fringe
Danny Sutcliffe, Will Setchell and Jayne Edwards are among the comics lined up for our second comedy showcase, as part of this year’s Greater Mancheste... Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
Film
Portrait of the Artist as an Abhorrent Young Man: Alex Ross Perry on Listen Up Philip
Alex Ross Perry is one of the most exciting names in American indie cinema. We chat to the 30-year-old writer-director about his latest film, Listen Up Philip, a caustic comedy centred on an obnoxious young novelist played by Jason Schwartzman Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
Film
Scotland Film Event Highlights – June 2015
Cinephiles needn’t wait 'til EIFF to get their flick kicks, as Martin Scorsese leads a veritable Polish invasion to our shores, the Filmhouse introduces a brand-spanking new monthly queer cinematic showcase and Glasgow Comic Con takes over Glasgow's CCA Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
Music
Listen: Flamingods' Supersonic podcast
As a prelude to this year's Supersonic Festival in Birmingham (running 11-14 June), we present this cosmic podcast carefully crafted by Flamingods. The... Read more »| 01 Jun 2015