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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FilmIra Sachs on Little Men
Ira Sachs is proving to be one of the most humane voices in American cinema. We catch up with him ahead of the release of his sixth film, Little Men Ira Sac... Read more »| 02 Sep 2016 -
FilmHell or High Water
Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine and Ben Foster star in Hell or High Water, a gripping crime drama from David Mackenzie Read more »| 02 Sep 2016 -
MusicRewilding: The Pictish Trail interviewed
The Skinny visits Johnny Lynch on the Isle of Eigg to explore how The Pictish Trail turned turmoil and anger in to Future Echoes Read more »| 02 Sep 2016 -
Music
Fantastic Fur: Super Furry Animals interviewed
Since they got back together in 2015, Super Furry Animals have been on a roll. Now, as the Welsh heroes prepare to headline Liverpool Psych Fest, guitarist Huw Bunford looks back on their formative years and a glorious summer for Gareth Bale Read more »| 01 Sep 2016 -
Comedy
Crystal Baws: September 2016 Horoscopes
ARIESOur God is a nerd god – the universe He made is all about geek subjects like mathematics and science. Not like the cool Gods out there who built e... Read more »| 01 Sep 2016 -
BooksPoetry News: Edinburgh Book Festival recap
Our poetry columnist looks back on her favourite events during Edinburgh's Festival month, being inspired particularly by the merging of forms, crossing cultural borders and breaking down barriers Read more »| 01 Sep 2016
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Music
Angel Olsen – My Woman
'Is it me you're thinking of, when you're thinking of me?' This time around, Angel Olsen asks the big questions and supplies punchlines to match: 'Or is it y... Read more »| 01 Sep 2016 -
Clubs
Club nights in Leeds this week: 1-8 Sep
It's all about the drum'n'bass this weekend in Leeds as The Old Red Bus Station hosts three rooms of big ones. Plus: book ahead for Butter Side Up's birthday with Sonja Moonear, and Red Bull Music Academy comes to Leeds for the first time. Read more »| 01 Sep 2016 -
Clubs
Club nights in Liverpool this week: 1-8 Sep
Some of Liverpool's most interesting producers get together for a night at 81 Renshaw this Friday, while there's lots to book ahead for with the news that RBMA will visit Liverpool for the first time this October. Read more »| 01 Sep 2016 -
Clubs
Club nights in Manchester this week: 1-8 Sep
It's a quiet week after all the bank holiday exertions and before the students return, but there's still a couple of top in-stores to catch at Eastern Bloc (hello, Pearson Sound!) and some nights to book ahead for, including a Modern Love showcase. Read more »| 01 Sep 2016 -
Music
Grandaddy @ Summerhall, 22 Aug
It’s with an air of quiet calm that Jason Lytle walks on stage. No build-up, no fanfare, barely even a sense of occasion. So sporadic have Grandaddy&rs... Read more »| 01 Sep 2016 -
FilmStranger Things Season 2: What we know so far
Check out the teaser trailer for Stranger Things, as the Duffer Brothers give some hint on what to expect, including a James Cameron influence Read more »| 01 Sep 2016 -
Art
Total Work of Art: Katy Dove
The largest exhibition yet of Katy Dove's work opens in Dundee Contemporary Arts this month. Curator Graham Domke gives an insight into Dove's overlapping life and practice Read more »| 01 Sep 2016 -
Theatre
Joe Douglas on taking The Cheviot... on tour
Ahead of a new touring production of John McGrath’s revered play, The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil, The Skinny talks to its director, Joe Douglas, about the play, the current political climate and the future of culture in Scotland. Read more »| 31 Aug 2016 -
Books
Murder at the Golden Lion: Bloody Scotland returns
In anticipation of Bloody Scotland in Stirling this September, crime author Russel D McLean takes a look at The Murder at the Golden Lion: A Case for the Great Detective (apologies to Agatha Christie – and all Golden Age crime writers) Read more »| 31 Aug 2016