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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BooksScottish PEN launches literary events across Scotland
Scottish PEN have this week announced a series of readings and literary events at venues across Scotland, featuring writers, poets and publishers such as Kevin Williamson, Ken Macleod, Linton Kwesi Johnson Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
MusicScotland's Black Diamond Express set to tour Canada and play NxNE festival
Scotland's Black Diamond Express will soon be touring across Canada, culminating in an appearance at Toronto's NxNE (North By Northeast). The Skinny speaks exclusively to songwriter Toby Mottershead about the tour, and their forthcoming album Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
Art
Go Toward the Light: LightNight 2014
From fire shows to dazzle ships, LightNight floods Liverpool with luminous displays of creativity in May. We take a look at the programme Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
Film
40 Years of GFT
As Glasgow Film Theatre reaches middle age, we ask some of its staff and patrons to reflect on the place Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
BooksSally Heathcote: Suffragette by Mary M. Talbot, Kate Charlesworth and Bryan Talbot
The latest venture from Costa Award-winning scholar and graphic novelist duo Mary and Bryan Talbot, Sally Heathcote: Suffragette is a fast-paced romp through... Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
Music
Little Dragon – Nabuma Rubberband
The more layers Little Dragon shed, the more interesting their sound arguably becomes, with fourth album Nabuma Rubberband containing some of their spar... Read more »| 01 May 2014
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Music
Northwest Gig Highlights – May 2014
Festivals make up the bulk of this month's highlights, with Sound City and Fury Fest in Liverpool, Sounds from the Other City in Salford and Manchester Psych Fest all offering a host of gigging delights Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
Books
Who is Tom Ditto? by Danny Wallace
What did Danny Wallace’s Shortlist paymasters think of his swipe here at damagingly aspirational men’s mags?It’s one attempt of many to ske... Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
BooksLeaving the Sea by Ben Marcus
The human condition is too grand and vague, so Ben Marcus writes about the human disease instead. Many of the characters in these short stories are sick, or ... Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
Music
Inventions – Inventions
Inventions is the first collaboration between Explosions in the Sky guitarist Mark Smith and ambient aficionado Matthew Cooper, more commonly known as Eluviu... Read more »| 30 Apr 2014 -
Comedy
Simon Munnery's Fylm @ Gorilla, 26 Apr
Simon Munnery has never been shy about trying new things and his show Fylm is a surreal yet innovative new twist on the traditional stand-up formula. Undoubt... Read more »| 30 Apr 2014 -
Comedy
Scottish Comedy Awards: Taking Comedy Seriously?
The first annual Scottish Comedy Awards were held in an unassuming space in the basement of the Blythswood Hotel on Monday 31 March in Glasgow. Who knew? Read more »| 30 Apr 2014 -
Film
RIP Bob Hoskins
The much-loved British actor, star of The Long Good Friday and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, has died of pneumonia age 71 Read more »| 30 Apr 2014 -
Art
Art News: Leith School Of Art celebrate 25th anniversary; new photography exhibition on John Byrne's King's Theatre mural
A round-up of art news, with details of a 25th anniversary retrospective at Leith School of Art in Edinburgh; an exhibition of photographs of the John Byrne-designed mural at the King's Theatre; plus the latest news, exhibitions and openings Read more »| 30 Apr 2014 -
FilmNanny Great: Anthony Chen on Ilo Ilo
Despite a seemingly cursed premier at Cannes, which included a thunderstorm and a blackout, Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo has gone on to great acclaim and dozens of festival awards. Ahead of its UK release, Chen gives us his theories on his debut's success Read more »| 30 Apr 2014