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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MusicWussy – Attica!
If there’s one area where US music has always excelled, it’s depicting the dark underside to the nation’s sunny exterior. Country music exp... Read more »| 29 Apr 2014 -
ArtDavid McLeavy: Funhaus @ Toast, Manchester, until 6 May
Interactivity is at the centre of Funhaus, a solo project from Sheffield-based artist David McLeavy at Toast, Manchester – his first in the city. From ... Read more »| 29 Apr 2014 -
Music
Gruff Rhys – American Interior
Fresh from writing shiny electro-pop chronicling the life of Giangiacomo Feltrinelli as one half of Neon Neon, Gruff Rhys reverts to his own name to tell t... Read more »| 29 Apr 2014 -
TheatreStories of Old: The Last Days of Troy
Can history's oldest narrative be revived for a contemporary audience? The involvement of Simon Armitage and Lily Cole is sure to help, right? Nick Bagnall discusses his latest production, The Last Days of Troy Read more »| 29 Apr 2014 -
Comedy
Comedy Spotlight: Rachel Fairburn
This month's unflinching glare lands on Rachel Fairburn. A census taker once tried to test her. It didn't end well... Read more »| 29 Apr 2014 -
Music
Killer Be Killed – Killer Be Killed
Killer Be Killed – a new collaboration featuring members of Soulfly, Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan and The Mars Volta – intelligently splic... Read more »| 29 Apr 2014
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Music
Fat Goth – One Hundred Percent Suave
Fat Goth don't have immediate crossover appeal; their music is too heavy and takes too many sharp changes in direction that can leave the casual listener str... Read more »| 29 Apr 2014 -
BooksFive Came Back by Mark Harris
According to Mark Harris, Frank Capra once made Oscar nominees stand on the stage together before he announced the winner. The five film directors that ... Read more »| 29 Apr 2014 -
Film
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
This was the last of Hammer’s Frankenstein films, a return to the original franchise and star Peter Cushing following 1970’s ill-advised re-boot ... Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
Art
Anne Collier @ The Modern Institute
As part of Glasgow International 2014, New York-based artist Anne Collier continues her feminist investigations into the photographic mechanics of gaze and s... Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
Art
Post-Military Cinema: Beatriz Santiago Muñoz @ Transmission Gallery
Beatriz Santiago Muñoz returns to Glasgow with Post-Military Cinema, part of Glasgow International Festival 2014. Her latest work is an anthropologica... Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
Clubs
Scotland Clubbing Highlights – May 2014
As summer beckons, we look to a selection of acts including DJ Harvey, Omar-S and Head High to bring the heat... Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
Theatre
It's the Merry Month of May!
One month closer to summer means one month closer to the Edinburgh Fringe and the Edinburgh International Festival. However, before critics start to run amok up and down the Royal Mile, Glasgow has a few festive events of its own Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
Music
Love Buzz: Brody Dalle on balancing motherhood with recording her solo debut
With her first solo release Diploid Love set to confirm her as an increasingly accomplished songwriter, Brody Dalle explains why the dual demands of family and music are a problem she's happy to have Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
Art
You Are …Gold!
With a major new survey exhibition of Scottish Gold open at The Hunterian, Glasgow, we take a look at the history of this precious yellow metal and a tour around its use in contemporary art today. Read more »| 28 Apr 2014