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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BooksBooks News: Gruff Rhys to headline Dinefwr Literature Festival, plus the latest news from the world of literature
A round-up of books news and events, including Gruff Rhys headlining the Dinefwr Literature Festival, and events in Edinburgh, Manchester and beyond featuring comics writer Alan Grant, novelist Louise Welsh, and performance poet Ben Mellor Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Theatre
Nights at the Circus
Cirque du Soleil's new show comes to Glasgow next month – we have a word with some of the performers, and talk to Bright Night International, helping to train the next generation of circus performers in time for the Commonwealth Youth Circus this summer Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
ClubsTeenage Geekery: Atjazz questions his existence
Atjazz returns with a long-awaited solo EP, Does This Qualify?, but that’s just the beginning: with a wealth of collaborative projects on the horizon, it’s going to be a busy year Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
ArtThe Skinny Showcase: Rachel Levine
The Skinny Showcase: Rachel Levine Through my work I explore how power structures and ‘empirical’ versions of history affect our readings of obj... Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Music
Aidan Moffat shares first track from Where You're Meant To Be
As he prepares to embark on a folk music road trip with filmmaker Paul Fegan for his new project Where You're Meant To Be, Aidan Moffat shares a new track, Jock McGraw Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
MusicLoops Haunt – Exits
The full-length debut of Scotland's Scott Douglas Gordon combines carefully treated field recordings, spectral synth work, musique concrete and questing, exp... Read more »| 01 Apr 2014
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MusicPUP – PUP
Punk is pessimistic; it languishes in its own brash, self-deprecating defeatism. It’s no surprise then that Toronto-based four-piece PUP named themselv... Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Film
Northwest Film Event Highlights – April 2014
Hang on, how is it April already? Nevermind, there are films to watch, including classics at FACT, oddities at The Dancehouse and a live score weekend at Liverpool’s Philharmonic Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Film
Existential Nightmare: Richard Ayoade on The Double
Richard Ayoade doesn't like himself very much. That's OK, though, ‘cause we think he's great. Here he is trying to downplay his considerable talents ahead of the release of his new film, The Double Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Film
Agro-culture: Xavier Dolan on Tom at the Farm
French-Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan discusses his brilliant Hitchcockian thriller Tom at the Farm, and we’re surprised to find that at the time of making the film he hadn’t seen any Hitchcock Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Film
Scotland Film Events Highlights – April 2014
There'll be screams this month as horror fest Dead by Dawn is resurrected at Filmhouse and Bowie's codpiece gets an airing at Cameo. But there's laughs too as That Sinking Feeling's new DVD release is launched at GFT Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Theatre
The Events @ Everyman, Liverpool, 8-12 Apr
Edinburgh Fringe First Award-winner and the Guardian’s No. 1 play of 2013, David Greig’s quiet yet provocative drama The Events makes its way to ... Read more »| 31 Mar 2014 -
Clubs
Northwest Clubbing Highlights – April 2014
Floating Points, The Revenge and DJ Nature are on hand to keep you in foolish cheer for the whole of April. There’s also The Skinny’s First Birthday Party! Hip hip… Read more »| 31 Mar 2014 -
Music
My Degeneration: Cloud Nothings' Dylan Baldi spills on Here and Nowhere Else
Cleveland trio Cloud Nothings are back to save angsty post-adolescents everywhere. Whisper it, but mainman Dylan Baldi might even be enjoying himself Read more »| 31 Mar 2014 -
Comedy
Brothers and Sisters, It's the Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III
“He’s a wrong ‘un, isn’t he?” a worryingly drunk punter gleefully imparts into my ear as we’re treated to a clunky rendit... Read more »| 31 Mar 2014