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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MusicCasual Sex / Halfrican @ Nice N Sleazy, 22 November
The urgency of Halfrican’s surf-punk sound is in stark contrast to the laidback beachware they wear on stage, despite the Baltic-like conditions o... Read more »| 05 Dec 2013 -
MusicArctic Monkeys @ The SSE Hydro, 21 November
You can take the boy out of High Green… and, given nearly a decade of writing guitar hits and amassing a crowd big enough to fill Glasgow’s 13,0... Read more »| 05 Dec 2013 -
Music
Janet Weiss reflects on Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag, and 20 years of Quasi
With Sleater-Kinney still on hiatus, and Wild Flag no more, Janet Weiss explains why playing with Quasi in the here and now remains her day job of choice Read more »| 05 Dec 2013 -
MusicThe Albums of 2013 (#5): CHVRCHES – The Bones of What You Believe (Virgin / Goodbye)
“A lot of electronic bands these days, not wanting to name names, they shy away from the melody, shy away from the song and it becomes all about how th... Read more »| 05 Dec 2013 -
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The Albums of 2013 (#6): Hookworms – Pearl Mystic (Gringo)
The aftermath of Pearl Mystic has been one of change and decisions for Hookworms' vocalist MJ Read more »| 05 Dec 2013 -
MusicBaths / Swallows Fly Low @ Sneaky Pete's, 25 November
A Krakow native now residing in Edinburgh, Swallows Fly Low graces the stage first of all tonight, quickly proving how suitable a support act he is. Oth... Read more »| 05 Dec 2013
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Books
Darren Cullen: Unto the Breach
No stranger to controversy, we ask Darren Cullen some probing questions about Join the Army, his inevitably divisive concertina comic on the horrors of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and the shameless recruitment drives making them possible Read more »| 05 Dec 2013 -
Music
The Albums of 2013 (#7): Frightened Rabbit – Pedestrian Verse (Atlantic)
After the promising dress rehearsal of Frightened Rabbit’s debut album, Sing the Greys, the Selkirk troupe quickly followed up with main event The Midn... Read more »| 04 Dec 2013 -
Music
The Albums of 2013 (#8): Boards of Canada – Tomorrow's Harvest (Warp)
For an elusive duo who once proclaimed ‘music is math,’ the cryptic, numerical-led announcement of Boards of Canada’s fourth album was sure... Read more »| 04 Dec 2013 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Christmas Cards 2013
The Skinny Showcase: Christmas Cards 2013 Some of our artist pals made us these lovely cards to share with you this festive season. We got so many we ran di... Read more »| 04 Dec 2013 -
Art
Own Art @ Christmas 2013
Looking for the perfect gift for the art lover in your life this Christmas? Are the prices involved a little too high, given all the belt-tightening and budg... Read more »| 04 Dec 2013 -
ArtMANY: Lisbon Calling
All about winter sun and international cooperation, MANY sent a group of artists to participate in Portuguese art festival Guimarães Noc Noc. We asked Gordon Douglas and Conor Baird how they got on Read more »| 04 Dec 2013 -
Art
Andy Holden Interview: Seven Wonders
First brought to fame for picking bits off the Giza Pyramids, Andy Holden's polymathic art draws on diverse fields, from music to geology. We spoke to him ahead of his new performance at Hospitalfield House for their Winter Open Weekend Read more »| 04 Dec 2013 -
Comedy
Spotlight: Jayne Edwards
Stand-up and bodybuilder Jayne Edwards talks to us about performing in spite of anxiety, and enjoying a good cry-hug with strangers during other comics’ shows Read more »| 04 Dec 2013 -
Theatre
Point of Contact: CYAC present their Christmas show, Advent Avenue
For over a decade, Contact Young Actors Company has provided training, support and fun for young people in Manchester. We speak to them as they prepare for their Christmas show, Advent Avenue Read more »| 04 Dec 2013