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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ClubsQuantic: A day in the life of Will Holland
Ringleader supreme Will Holland, aka Quantic, talks life in the studio and reveals what’s up his sleeve ahead of DJ dates in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds Read more »| 01 Oct 2015 -
ClubsSubstance mark 9th birthday with Mono Junk party
A rare live show from veteran Finnish producer Kim Rapatti – aka Mono Junk – heads the birthday celebrations for Edinburgh techno night Substance this Friday. We look ahead, and Substance's Adam Richardson talks us through five choice Rapatti cuts Read more »| 01 Oct 2015 -
Music
In Pictures: Blanck Mass, RM Hubbert, BDY_PRTS and Outblinker at The Pleasance Sessions
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MusicJohn Grant – Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
John Grant’s third impressive effort in a row sees the Iceland-based musician reach a new level of maturity, even as his stylistic choices shoot for so... Read more »| 01 Oct 2015 -
Music
Kowloon Walled City – Grievances
Third LP time for Kowloon Walled City, as the San Francisco post-hardcore types pull themselves out of the sludge to reveal something more intricate, yet no ... Read more »| 01 Oct 2015 -
ArtTurner Prize 2015 – Fur Coat Nae Knickers
There's a showcasing of departures from usual media, working practices and forms in the Turner Prize 2015 exhibition in Glasgow's Tramway Read more »| 01 Oct 2015
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Film
The Martian
He's already been beamed into the International Space Station by NASA, and now Matt Damon's wise-cracking castaway is arriving in UK cinemas in Ridley Scott's new sci-fi, The Martian. Read more »| 01 Oct 2015 -
Music
Autre Ne Veut – Age of Transparency
After his scrappy, hazy debut, pop experimentalist Autre Ne Veut – aka Arthur Ashin – struck critical gold with 2013’s Anxiety. Its singula... Read more »| 01 Oct 2015 -
Music
Cristobal and the Sea – Sugar Now
Intricate, multicultural, multilingual goth-tinged folk band Cristobal and the Sea have plenty of plates spinning, but handle them all with due care and atte... Read more »| 01 Oct 2015 -
Music
Born Ruffians – Ruff
It’s probably not advisable to claim The Strokes, Talking Heads and Pixies as influences all in one breath – as does the press release accom... Read more »| 30 Sep 2015 -
Music
Liverpool Psych Fest 2015: The Review
“Everywhere they played people would be asking them 'are you playing The Psych Fest this year?' It wasn't 'Liverpool' Psych Fest, it's almost like it g... Read more »| 30 Sep 2015 -
Music
Wavves – V
Wavves has never really been about substance – at least not in any traditional sense, with weed being this particular slacker's go-to drug. Though... Read more »| 30 Sep 2015 -
Comedy
Doug Stanhope on controversy, outrage and Twitter
Just before #Swine11 rocked the Twittersphere, we caught up with comedy's master of the profane, Doug Stanhope Read more »| 30 Sep 2015 -
Music
Deafheaven – New Bermuda
Deafheaven's critical acclaim off the back of Sunbather was one of the unexpected success stories of 2013. They gained fans outside of metal circles par... Read more »| 30 Sep 2015 -
Music
A Mote of Dust – A Mote of Dust
It’s been a while since we last heard from Craig Beaton. While his Unwinding Hours colleague Iain Cook has reaped success with Chvrches, Beaton’s... Read more »| 30 Sep 2015