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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ClubsClub nights in Liverpool this week (29 Jul-4 Aug)
Rising talent and Village Underground resident Jay Clarke comes to Buyers Club, while Gary Beck and Lee Rands go head to head for one of Liverpool's finest parties, mUmU. Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
FilmSQIFF announces queer horror, web video showcases
A queer horror retrospective and a showcase of the best online media created for and by the LGBTQ community are among the first highlights announced for this... Read more »| 28 Jul 2016 -
MusicUnder the Influence: Tim Commerford
Famous for holding down Rage Against the Machine’s low-end, Tim Commerford pulls double duty this summer as politicised supergroup Prophets of Rage and... Read more »| 28 Jul 2016 -
Music
Lisa Hannigan – At Swim
As with her first two records, At Swim favours stealth over force, and its subtleties demand repeated listens. There are no showcase tunes, or at least nothi... Read more »| 28 Jul 2016 -
Clubs
Club nights in Manchester this week: 28 Jul-4 Aug
There's a bucketload of parties in Manchester this week as we build up to the long weekend. Rehearse your best bank holiday moves with Beautiful Swimmers, Greg Wilson, Annabel Fraser and more... Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
Music
Dinosaur Jr – Give A Glimpse of What Yer Not
New tricks? Whatever, man. Dinosaur Jr’s eleventh album continues on the trajectory they’ve ridden since reforming in 2005: all the chugging... Read more »| 27 Jul 2016
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MusicTobacco – Sweatbox Dynasty
Experimentalist and analogue fanatic Tobacco is back with a total melter: Sweatbox Dynasty is a beast to be feared. Electronic bruises recorded via case... Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
Comedy
Jen Kirkman @ Manchester Pub/Zoo, 24 Jul
“Do you guys have sexism here? You do? Oh, I didn’t know. I thought maybe you solved it or something. We still have it in America, too.”&nb... Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
MusicWild Beasts – Boy King
Wearing hearts, lungs and other vulnerable organs on their sleeves, Cumbrian artisans Wild Beasts turn their gaze to the male ego on their newest record. Ex... Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
Music
Hieroglyphic Being – The Disco's Of Imhotep
Think of Hieroglyphic Being's productions as hieroglyphs themselves, and you'll get the idea. The alias of American sound artist and experimental c... Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
Music
Edinburgh Festivals 2016: A Map of the Music
The Skinny ploughs through the Fringe programme so you don't have to. Our guide to August's musical happenings, with commentary from some of the players Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: 26 July - 1 August
This week Edinburgh Art Festival officially begins, and it's packed with talks, performance and previews. Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
Comedy
Sooz Kempner on Queen: Comedy Spotlight
Despite growing up to the strains of triumphalist pomp-rockers Queen, Sooz Kempner's Fringe show investigates how she ended up 'one of life's losers'. We find out what makes Mercury and co. so elemental to her outlook Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
Music
Corbu – Crayon Soul
It’s not all that often that your ears encounter a debut as stylistically ambitious and texturally nuanced as Crayon Soul, with New York duo Corbu poss... Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
Music
Russian Circles – Guidance
Ok, let’s just get it out of the way: ‘post-rock’ is a dead concept in 2016. Despite implying a level of innovation or deviation from ... Read more »| 26 Jul 2016