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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FilmFilm News: Ben Wheatley on Dr. Who, James McAvoy talks Filth, Jesse Eisenberg to play Lex Luthor
A round-up of film news: Sightseers director Ben Wheatley on directing Peter Capaldi as Dr, Who; James Macavoy talks Filth; Jesse Eisenberg cast as Lex Luthor, plus: a look at the big-budget trailers previewed during the Superbowl Read more »| 05 Feb 2014 -
MusicKaty B – Little Red
A whopping 17 tracks on this, the second album from the Brit School graduate, offers value but, as is increasingly the case with major label releases, puts q... Read more »| 05 Feb 2014 -
MusicDownload a free EP by LAW
Edinburgh-based singer and Young Fathers affiliate Lauren Holt, aka LAW, has been on our radar for some time. This week, she has made her stunning EP Haters & Gangsters available for free download Read more »| 04 Feb 2014 -
Comedy
Enterteasement @ The Admiral
We take a trip to a slightly unusual burlesque night Read more »| 04 Feb 2014 -
Clubs
Psychoacoustics: A Guy Called Gerald justifies his new direction
Berlin expat Gerald Simpson delves into his roots, and reveals why he doesn't plan on releasing any new material in the near future Read more »| 04 Feb 2014 -
ClubsMost Haunted: Illum Sphere's ghostly electronics
At the helm of one of the UK's most respected clubnights, Ryan Hunn aka Illum Sphere already has a reputation as a producer and remixer. Now, he talks us through the dark cinematics and archival sounds of his debut LP, due to land this month Read more »| 04 Feb 2014
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Clubs
Scotland Clubbing Highlights – February 2014
February brings forth wonders in the form of dubstep originator Shackleton, NYC deep house crew Mister Saturday Night, and bona fide hip-hop phenomenon Just Blaze Read more »| 04 Feb 2014 -
Clubs
Northwest Clubbing Highlights – February 2014
Despite being the shortest month of the year by a staggering two days, February is crammed full of quality jocks. In Liverpool: Objekt, Rahaan and Levon Vincent. In Manchester: Maurice Fulton, Mano Le Tough and Prosumer Read more »| 04 Feb 2014 -
Comedy
Ask Fred: Language
When deciding which writer was best qualified to kick the crap out of our readers' problems, there really was only one man for the job Read more »| 04 Feb 2014 -
Film
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty is a love story, and it appropriately feels as if it has been made with the heart more than the head. This debut feature ... Read more »| 04 Feb 2014 -
Music
O2 Love Music Column – February 2014
Roving indie folk collective Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes pitch their prairie wagons in Glasgow this month (O2 ABC, 6 Feb) as part of a whistle-stop... Read more »| 04 Feb 2014 -
MusicLorelle Meets The Obsolete – Chambers
Garage rock, psych and lo-fi stoner rock aesthetics collide on the new album by Mexican husband and wife duo Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, and it's difficult t... Read more »| 04 Feb 2014 -
Music
Prefuse 73 offers stems of a new track for remix
Attention beatmakers! LA-based hip-hop producer Prefuse 73 has returned with a new track, Thursday Ringing, and now he is offering up the stems to aspiring remixers Read more »| 03 Feb 2014 -
Music
Northwest Gig Highlights – February 2014
It might be a cliche, but there is actually genuinely something for everyone this month, as Pharoahe Monch and Warpaint beguile Liverpool, and Manchester hosts Dead Prez and of Montreal Read more »| 03 Feb 2014 -
Art
Rachel Maclean: Once Upon an Apocalypse
Set among the post-apocalyptic ruins of a vast empire, Rachel Maclean's latest exploration of national identity is set to be one of the most stunning highlights of Glasgow Film Festival. We grabbed a quick chat with her ahead of the premiere Read more »| 03 Feb 2014