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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ClubsClub nights in Leeds this week: 13-20 Oct
It's a soulful week in Leeds as Smokestack welcomes a guest set from the Soul Jazz Records crew, while The HiFi Club goes full-on carnival with the latest Fiesta Bombarda party led by Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
ClubsClub nights in Manchester this week: 13-20 Oct
There's something for absolutely everyone on this slightly ridiculously packed weekend: from techno technician Surgeon at Gorilla, to a super sweaty edition of HomoElectric, to crowdpleasing house party specialists Eton Messy at Hidden. Where will you go? Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
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Club nights in Liverpool this week: 13-20 Oct
An artist at the forefront of modern techno comes to 24 Kitchen Street this weekend, while Chibuku throw a big-name all-dayer. Plus: we look ahead to nights from Pender Street Steppers, The Black Madonna and Eton Messy. Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
Music
Daniel Woolhouse - What's That Sound?
Daniel Woolhouse emerges from his alias as Deptford Goth, offering a thawed, sparkling reincarnation of his frosty, spacious songwriting. His most recent alb... Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
Books
Old Buildings in North Texas by Jen Waldo
A lot of Jen Waldo’s debut novel takes place out on the porch of Olivia’s mother’s house. Having flown from the mundanity and small-mindedn... Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
BooksI'll Sell You a Dog by Juan Pablo Villalobos
Humour, according to Juan Pablo Villalobos, is 'a weapon against power'. It was this principal that animated the Mexican writer's widely acclaimed first two ... Read more »| 13 Oct 2016
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Music
Live music in Manchester this week: 13-18 Oct
A Carefully Planned Festival takes over the Northern Quarter this weekend as the ultimate highlight of your gigging plans, but you can also catch psych bunch Allah-Las, Manchester's own Spring King and more elsewhere. Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
Music
Live music in Liverpool this week: 12-18 Oct
Another hectic week for live music in Liverpool: Johnny Foreigner, Gorgon City and MØ number among the highlights, but that's merely the tip of the iceberg... Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
Film
Justin Kelly on gay porn drama King Cobra
We speak to filmmaker Justin Kelly about true-crime tale King Cobra, in which James Franco stars as a porn producer ready to kill to work with the hottest ne... Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
Film
Sully
Tom Hanks stars in Clint Eastwood's stirring true-life tale of heroism Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
Music
Swans @ The Ritz, Manchester, 9 Oct
Swans aren’t a band that come out and play the hits. The last 30 years have seen them push genre boundaries and explore countless styles – n... Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
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Pity Sex @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 7 Oct
An evening of squalling alt rock? Best pack your earplugs. Local boys Claw The Thin Ice set the tone in more than capable fashion, with guitars fli... Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
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Scottish Gig Highlights: 12-18 Oct
October, as ever, is one of the busiest months on the gigging circuit – we’ve jumped headfirst into what Edinburgh and Glasgow have to offer this... Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
Art
Protests at London Science Museum Wonderlab opening
Protesters slam Science Museum's oil sponsorship of new children's gallery, Wonderlab, and the gallery's ‘elitist’ admission charges Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
ClubsEdinburgh Clubbing Highlights: 12-18 October
Grime superstar Kano hits the capital this Wednesday, while Nightvision host a heavy bass party at La Belle Angele and the annual Oxjam Edinburgh Takeover celebrates clubbing with a conscience Read more »| 12 Oct 2016