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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BooksThe Matiushin Case by Oleg Pavlov
'Matiushin thought it was hilarious, everything suddenly seemed funny to him; the more hopelessly dark and confused it became, the funnier it was.' Beginnin... Read more »| 02 Jul 2014 -
Comedy"The People's Poet is dead." Rik Mayall Remembered
Rik Mayall, undisputed king of alternative comedy, has died suddenly at the age of 56 Read more »| 02 Jul 2014 -
Music
Gulp – Season Sun
The woozy clip-clop of opener Game Love sets the dreamy tone for this, the debut by The Super Furries’ Guto Pryce and his partner Lindsey Leven. Colour... Read more »| 02 Jul 2014 -
Music
Uptown Again: The Afghan Whigs
As his reinvigorated soul rock ensemble play their first gig in Scotland since 1999, frontman Greg Dulli relays the virtues of make ups, break ups and calling Saul Goodman Read more »| 02 Jul 2014 -
Clubs
Northwest Clubbing Highlights – July 2014
As studentdom goes on hiatus for the next few months, we cherry-pick the best action from the July club calendar for all you mainstays out there – represent Read more »| 02 Jul 2014 -
FilmThe Way of the Dragons: Dean DeBlois on HTTYD2
Four years on from its release, How to Train Your Dragon feels like a classic, able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the best of Pixar. We speak to its director about the sequel, which premiered alongside the art-house crowd at this year's Cannes Read more »| 02 Jul 2014
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Film
The Night Is Young (Mauvais sang)
If Leos Carax's 2012 film Holy Motors was a demented lament for 'the death of cinema', his 1986 sophomore feature The Night Is Young (known as Mauvais s... Read more »| 01 Jul 2014 -
MusicKing Creosote – From Scotland With Love
Written to soundtrack the archive-compiled documentary of the same name, From Scotland With Love is equally effective in cut-down, re-ordered album form. The... Read more »| 01 Jul 2014 -
Music
Oursels As Ithers See Us: King Creosote and Virginia Heath on From Scotland With Love
Compiled from hundreds of hours of archive material, From Scotland With Love narrates Scottish history and heritage through the lives of everyday people, to a soundtrack by King Creosote. We speak to KC and director Virginia Heath about the project Read more »| 01 Jul 2014 -
Music
Divine Rapture: Simon Raymonde revisits Cocteau Twins' purple patch
As 4AD re-release Cocteau Twins' seminal albums Blue Bell Knoll and Heaven or Las Vegas, Simon Raymonde tells us what life in the fold was like during the band's commercial peak Read more »| 01 Jul 2014 -
Music
Lawrence English – Wilderness of Mirrors
A series of abstruse sonic abstractions? Or something, judging by its wholly prescriptive titling, more narratively inclined than that? The latest in a portf... Read more »| 01 Jul 2014 -
Music
Northwest Gig Highlights – July 2014
We’ve an unusual embarrassment of riches, including Ghostface Killah and The Twilight Sad in Liverpool, and Sleigh Bells in Manchester Read more »| 01 Jul 2014 -
Music
Gig Highlights – July 2014
While the fields are infested, we seek our rock'n'roll, hip-hop and psych rock indoors Read more »| 01 Jul 2014 -
Film
Northwest Film Event Highlights – July 2014
Plenty of opportunity to sample cinema in the outdoors this month, with Picnic Cinema kicking off and Screenfields back after its Wimbledon break Read more »| 01 Jul 2014 -
Music
Fink – Hard Believer
Fink's sixth album proper delves deeper into the bluesy territory that has long been his root source of inspiration; but by narrowing his scope to eschew the... Read more »| 01 Jul 2014