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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MusicAfrica Oyé 2014
With Africa Oyé, the UK's biggest free celebration of African music, returning to its home in Sefton Park this month, we sat down with new festival director Paul Duhaney to find out what makes this event so special Read more »| 10 Jun 2014 -
Film
Mistaken for Strangers
”I feel like I'm on the outside looking in,” opines Tom Berninger, halfway through this brilliantly idiosyncratic documentary in which he is both... Read more »| 10 Jun 2014 -
BooksOrganised Crime: An Interview with Doug Johnstone
The Skinny talks with prolific author Doug Johnstone, who having just published his excellent new crime novel The Dead Beat, is already preparing for the next Read more »| 09 Jun 2014 -
Music
Son Lux @ Broadcast, 3 June
Local lads Kill The Waves draw a big crowd for their dream pop-inflected indie set – tracks Friend and Oak Tree showcase some serious songwriting chops... Read more »| 09 Jun 2014 -
MusicLAW comes to town
Lauren Holt started out as a jazz singer in Liverpool and now finds herself in Edinburgh making enigmatic soul music with a hard edge. She explains how her transformation into LAW began in the most unlikely of places Read more »| 09 Jun 2014 -
MusicShield Patterns – Contour Lines
These songs; even the titles build anticipation. Carve the Dirt. Dust Hung Heavy. Present State. Claire Brentnall and Richard Knox’s debut is a hyper-r... Read more »| 09 Jun 2014
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Comedy
Jason Mewes discusses the origins of Jay and Silent Bob
As Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith) embark on a tour of the UK, we catch up with the former to discuss chat-up lines, his long-lasting friendship with Smith, and people crapping their pants Read more »| 09 Jun 2014 -
Film
Of Horses and Men
The horse is a decidedly cinematic beast; aesthetically and symbolically rich, its uneasy alliance with man is instantly and almost universally recognisable ... Read more »| 09 Jun 2014 -
Clubs
Avert Your Eyes: Demdike Stare's Miles Whittaker interviewed
Demdike Stare are master craftsmen in hunting through hidden and secret histories to create scorching sonic experimentalism. But are they happy with being so readily categorised? The Skinny braves the witches' gaze to find out... Read more »| 06 Jun 2014 -
ClubsIntelligent Design: Jimmy Edgar in interview
Berlin-based producer Jimmy Edgar on his new label Ultramajic, graphic design and his Detroit homecoming gig Read more »| 06 Jun 2014 -
Film
Grace of Monaco
Early on in this Grace Kelly biopic, Alfred Hitchcock (Roger Ashton-Griffiths) visits Princess Grace (played by Nicole Kidman) to convince her to return to a... Read more »| 06 Jun 2014 -
Film
Delivery Man
Adding another feckless manchild to his dubious performance portfolio, Delivery Man finds Vince Vaughn in uncharacteristically likeable form. He plays David ... Read more »| 06 Jun 2014 -
Music
Hero Worship: Nick Oliveri on Chris Goss
Nick Oliveri lays his career at the feet of an old mentor, the godfather of desert rock Read more »| 06 Jun 2014 -
Film
Berlin Music Video Awards 2014: Winners
Winners from the 2014 Berlin Music Video Awards included videos from The Correspondents, Dog Blood Watch them here... Read more »| 05 Jun 2014 -
Comedy
Spotlight on... Eleanor Morton
We catch up to talk gigs, heckles and enormous ducks... Read more »| 05 Jun 2014