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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ComedyCrystal Baws: October 2013 Horoscopes
ARIES You just can’t seem to empathise fully with others until you’ve walked around for a day in their skin and hair. It’s the only way you... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
TheatreCrime and Punishment @ Liverpool Playhouse, 1-19 Oct
Although Dostoevsky's reputation rests on a number of hefty, fiercely inward-looking novels, his work attracts more theatrical adaptations than you might exp... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
TheatreMelody Loses Her Mojo @ Contact, Manchester, 1-5 Oct
Hip-hop, beatboxing, slam poetry and puppetry are at the heart of a brand new drama about the lives of young people in care. The latest touring production fr... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
Film
Scotland Film Events Highlights – October 2013
All Night Horror Madness returns to Scotland this month with its usual selection of gore, guts and mayhem running from 11pm until the early hours of the morn... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
Clubs
Sonic Assault: Ital and The Haxan Cloak at Abandon Normal Devices
The music programme of this year's Abandon Normal Devices festival promises to explore extremism and isolation, and challenge state surveillance. Participating artists Ital and The Haxan Cloak hint at what's in store Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
Film
Northwest Film Event Highlights – October 2013
The autumn leaves are beginning to turn a shade of red and so too are our movie screens as Grimmfest, Cornerhouse and Blackpool’s Outdoor Cinema serve up enough horror to see you through to All Hallows’ Eve Read more »| 30 Sep 2013
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Clubs
Northwest Clubbing Highlights – October 2013
The nights are drawing in, and shit is getting dark in more than just this basic meteorological way. As our clubs calendar heaves into motion, it brings in the heavies from Four Tet to Paul Woolford via Deep Space Orchestra, and a swansong from DJ Derek Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
Art
Lucy Skaer: A Brief History of Time
Back in town after four years in New York, Lucy Skaer gives us a few words on her biggest UK show since the 2009 Turner Prize Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
Books
Brand New Ancients by Kate Tempest
The transition from rapper and performance poet to page poet is not an easy one, but Kate Tempest has managed it with graceful ease. Brand New Ancients is th... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
Film
The Crash Reel
The Crash Reel, Lucy Walker’s compelling new documentary, has it all: sports rivalry, You’ve Been Framed-style carnage, family drama, a... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
Music
Misty Conditions – D'Zzzz
Fans of extreme electronic music will be pleased to hear of Henry Collins aka DJ Shitmat's return, a sonic terrorist who explored the realms of jungle, drum ... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
MusicBasia Bulat – Tall Tall Shadow
Canadian singer's third album is a radio-friendly blend of folk and pop Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
MusicScotland Gig Highlights – October 2013
October's gig highlights in Scotland, with the return of The Vaselines at Eastern Promise, Oneohtrix Point Never, King Krule, Rick Redbeard, Russian Circles, Warpaint, No Age, plus a very special (and strange) tribute to Nick Cave Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
Music
of Montreal – Lousy with Sylvianbriar
Prolific glam-funk outfit of Montreal are giving us their twelfth studio album in Lousy With Sylvianbriar, an expectedly whimsical and seductive offering. Li... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
Music
The Pure Conjecture – Gendres
With its electric pink colour scheme and handwritten font, one would be forgiven for approaching Gendres with thoughts of Kavinsky and satin scorpion jackets... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013