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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ClubsBeneath the Label: Dixon Avenue Basement Jams
Continuing our series exploring the best club labels around, The Skinny sits down for a pint with the duo behind Dixon Avenue Basement Jams to discuss the label's ethos, the mysterious Marquis Hawkes and the merits of coloured vinyl Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
TheatreAlbert Drive: Who is Your Neighbour?
Launched last year, Albert Drive aims to bring together the multi-cultural communities of Glasgow's Pollokshields. July sees the project's culmination with a series of events in Tramway Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
ArtProcessing @ The Cornerstone Gallery, Liverpool, until 29 Sep
Curated by Jack Welsh, Processing forms a dialogue between artist, writer and exhibition guest, aiding the parallel programme for LOOK/13 (the Liverpool Inte... Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Art
Maurice Carlin: Performance Publishing @ Regent Trading Estate, until 20 Jul
Over several months, Maurice Carlin has been producing variations on his Corrupted Images, whereby he takes a printed reading from a surface, publishing it s... Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Music
Kool Keith: Still Ultramagnetic
As his seminal hip-hop group Ultramagnetic MCs prepare to hit the UK to play their classic album Critical Beatdown, Kool Keith tells us why he doesn't want to be called a legend Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Clubs
No Hesitation, No Obligation: Michael Mayer on 20 years of Kompakt
This year is a big one for DJ and producer Michael Mayer, whose Kompakt label has been celebrating its 20th anniversary with a series of compilations and parties. He jokes with us about dubstep, smartphones, and German beer Read more »| 02 Jul 2013
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Music
Justin Robertson Music Playlist: Under the Influence
The smart sartorialist and crate-digger extraordinaire picks five records currently shaping his cosmos, ahead of his appearance at Lancashire's Beat-Herder Festival this month Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Film
Parker
The eponymous hero of Parker made an auspicious Hollywood debut in John Boorman's classic existential thriller Point Blank. A professional thief wi... Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Film
Safe Haven
The arrival of a mysterious blonde in a small seaside town inevitably attracts the interest of the hunky young storekeeper, and it isn't long before he is wo... Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
ArtPostcard from Venice Biennale
Our art editor travels to Venice and gives us a selection of highlights from this year's Biennale, including new work by dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Film
A Field In England
Ben Wheatley’s new film is a psychedelic tale of the English Civil War, shot in stark monochrome using a combination of digital lenses, giving a rich, ... Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Books
Illicit Ink and Graphic Scotland: Tales from the Strip
1. So, who are you guys? We started out as a bunch of graduates from Napier University’s creative writing course, wanting to do something very differe... Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Music
Lust for Youth – Perfect View
Perfect View is Swedish producer Hannes Norrvide’s second album as Lust for Youth, following hot on the heels of last year’s Growing Se... Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Music
Gauntlet Hair – Stills
Gunning for nostalgia, Andy R and Craig Nice reunite for Gauntlet Hair’s second LP Stills. Inspired by the dark angst of favourite childhood bands... Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Books
Plan D by Simon Urban
Plan D imagines a modern day East Germany in which the Berlin Wall never fell. Trapped inside the socialist state, citizens are subject to the same clo... Read more »| 01 Jul 2013