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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MusicSuper Furry Animals @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 6 May
Was there ever any doubt that the return of the Super Furry Animals wouldn't disappoint? Even in their absence, the band's constituent parts have continued t... Read more »| 18 May 2015 -
MusicThe Arches nightclub ordered to close
Glasgow clubbing institution The Arches is set to close its doors after the city’s licensing board voted to limit the venue’s opening hours follo... Read more »| 15 May 2015 -
TheatreCATS Scottish Theatre Awards Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for this year’s Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS) has been announced, with Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre leading th... Read more »| 15 May 2015 -
Books
The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan
‘But when he said to her, we are the sea – that made the most perfect kind of sense. She was the sea, and so was everyone else. We all come from ... Read more »| 14 May 2015 -
Film
Past and Present: Olivier Assayas on Clouds of Sils Maria
Olivier Assayas's new film centres on a middle-age movie star (played by Juliette Binoche) who's reassessing her place in the showbiz world. The French director discusses this new feature, and working with Binoche and her co-star Kristen Stewart Read more »| 14 May 2015 -
Film
Tokyo Tribe
Bringing “slammin’ beats from the ass-end of hell,”, Sion Sono’s manga adaptation Tokyo Tribe is a hysterical hybrid of The Warriors,... Read more »| 14 May 2015
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ArtEAF reveals 2015 commissions, Margaret Tait Award winner & Turner Prize nominees announced
The Edinburgh Art Festival has announced details of its commissions programme for 2015, with new work from Charles Avery and Marvin Gaye Chetwynd set to feat... Read more »| 13 May 2015 -
Comedy
What the duck?
Fred Fletch leads horny cyber-spacemen into a honeytrap, with the help of his feathered friends Read more »| 13 May 2015 -
Music
Nick Cave @ Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 26 April
If Nick Cave was taking his seat in the Royal Concert Hall as an anonymous audience member rather than strolling on stage as the star performer, his appearan... Read more »| 13 May 2015 -
Music
Insect World: The Bug meets Earth's Dylan Carlson
A meeting of minds that has been in the offing for some time, Supersonic Festival finally unites Kevin Martin, aka The Bug, and Earth's Dylan Carlson onstage next month. We reached the two for a summit of sorts Read more »| 13 May 2015 -
Film
Lesser-spotted Altmans: seven underrated films from Robert Altman
Inspired by the upcoming DVD release of Ron Mann's documentary on Robert Altman, The Skinny's film team suggest some of the maverick director's most undervalued films Read more »| 12 May 2015 -
Music
Grey Hairs – Colossal Downer
Always a blast when the clever kids play dumb, and plenty have done just that over the years: from Iggy to Mudhoney to METZ, there’s few greater thrill... Read more »| 12 May 2015 -
Books
Rap Lyrical: Word Up! on LightNight
This Friday, as part of LightNight, Liverpool’s Writing on the Wall festival (WoW) invites two artists from different sides of the Atlantic to perform under the stars in a celebration of spoken word. The Skinny talks to Shayshahn MacPherson and Blue Saint Read more »| 12 May 2015 -
Clubs
Juice: Daniel Avery @ Sneaky Pete's, 30 April
A cosy, methodical BPM reigns tonight, from both the headliner’s set and the atmosphere of the room. Sneaky Pete’s is, of course, a small venue, ... Read more »| 12 May 2015 -
Music
Live at Glasgow @ Various Venues, 3 May
The choose-your-own-adventure format of a day-festival like Live at Glasgow presents almost too many options. Having so much on offer can turn a person into ... Read more »| 12 May 2015