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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ComedyDon't Talk to Me About... The Bob Blackman Appreciation Society
To be found infrequently in the back rooms of pubs, The Bob Blackman Appreciation Society’s boundary-pushing variety act pays homage to a time gone by - but updates it with an indefinable weirdness Read more »| 02 Oct 2014 -
ClubsSlam: Going Back to Go Forward
Legendary Scottish techno duo Slam are set to release Reverse Proceed, their first album in seven years, later this month. One half of the duo, Stuart McMillan, talks us through the origins of the record Read more »| 02 Oct 2014 -
ClubsClark: "I wanted this album to be monolithic; vast"
Ahead of his appearance at Simple Things in Glasgow next month, Clark discusses his upcoming album on Warp, his evolving approach to technology, and live performance as a vital form of feedback Read more »| 02 Oct 2014 -
Theatre
Theatre of Horrors: Frankenstein at Halloween
From the Théâtre du Grand-Guignol to Frankenstein at Liverpool's Bombed-Out Church: has the grisly spirit of horror theatre been revived? Read more »| 02 Oct 2014 -
FilmThe Imitation Game – new trailer released, preview screenings announced
The final trailer for early Oscar contender The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, has been released ahead of the film’s UK premi... Read more »| 02 Oct 2014 -
Music
Run The Jewels announce Glasgow debut
Killer Mike and El-P – aka Run The Jewels – have added a fresh Scottish date to their UK tour this December. The duo will make their debut in th... Read more »| 02 Oct 2014
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Music
Scott Walker + Sunn O))) – Soused
This collaboration between Scott Walker and Sunn O))), two absolute titans of cranium melting, molten sonic frequencies was greeted with fearsome trepidation... Read more »| 02 Oct 2014 -
FilmTroubles Brewing: Yann Demange and Gregory Burke on thriller ’71
’71 is a heart-stopping tale of a greenhorn soldier (Jack O'Connell) who gets separated from his unit in 1971 Belfast. Director Yann Demange and writer Gregory Burke explain why this muscular thriller is much more than a history lesson Read more »| 02 Oct 2014 -
Music
Kiasmos – Kiasmos
Kiasmos is all about the slow build. The venture has been more or less resigned to the backburner for the last several years, as collaborators Ólafur ... Read more »| 02 Oct 2014 -
Books
Furies: A Poetry Anthology of Women Warriors edited by Eve Lacey
The Furies are infernal goddesses of justice and vengeance, daughters of Gaia and punishers of wrongs. In For Books’ Sake’s first anthology &ndas... Read more »| 01 Oct 2014 -
Theatre
Cryptic Nights: Joshua Payne presents Out of Body
The latest immersive offering from Cryptic Nights comes from artist Joshua Payne – he tells us what to expect Read more »| 01 Oct 2014 -
Art
Nothing Under the Heavens: Manchester Asia Triennial 2014
Asia Triennial Manchester opens across the city and beyond this month. We guide you through it, and catch up with artistic director Alnoor Mitha and Harmonious Society curator Jiang Jiehong who share their ATM14 highlights Read more »| 01 Oct 2014 -
Music
Auld Reekie Strikes Back: The Pleasance Sessions return this October
As The Pleasance Sessions returns for a second season, we speak to its chief organiser about the work behind the scenes at the capital's ten-day gathering of Scottish labels, promoters, personalities and publications Read more »| 01 Oct 2014 -
Music
The Joy of Ex Hex: Wild Flag's Mary Timony on pastures new
When indie rock supergroup Wild Flag went on hiatus, Mary Timony didn’t exactly rest on her laurels. The moonlighting guitar teacher returns this month with Rips, the excellent debut by 'party band' Ex Hex Read more »| 01 Oct 2014 -
Art
ATM14: ReMix @ Bury Sculpture Centre
A plane hangs defiantly upward at the heart of Bury Sculpture Centre’s lofty exhibition space. Nearby televisions gurgle an asylum song that echoes the... Read more »| 01 Oct 2014