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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ArtLiverpool John Moores Degree Show
Degree show season begins with Liverpool John Moores fine art show, which offers up transportative large-scale installations, screen-printed teepees and righteous fabric works, as well as pieces made using more traditional practices Read more »| 15 Jun 2017 -
Music
Sarah Walk – Amy (Track Premiere)
Listen to the Minneapolis singer-songwriter's cover of the Ryan Adams track Read more »| 15 Jun 2017 -
MusicArcade Fire @ Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, 8 Jun
An imposing square stage lies in the centre of the Edinburgh Corn Exchange, commanding attention as onlookers of all ages surround it on every side feverishl... Read more »| 14 Jun 2017 -
Art
Manchester School of Art Degree Show 2017
Manchester School of Art degree show doesn't mark the end for its final year students, but suggests a long and bright future for many of them in their chosen fields Read more »| 14 Jun 2017 -
MusicMelt-Banana @ Deaf Institute, Manchester, 12 Jun
Your writer comes to this gig knowing virtually nothing about Philadelphian punk outfit Mannequin Pussy (other than their name, which suggests maybe we shoul... Read more »| 14 Jun 2017 -
Music
Thug Life: Spoon's Britt Daniel interviewed
We find a rare moment in Spoon's touring schedule to talk to Britt Daniel about Hot Thoughts, dealing with fame and how to keep touring interesting after 20+ years Read more »| 14 Jun 2017
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Film
Gifted
Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb takes a break from blockbusters and returns to his (500) Days of Summer roots with small-scale drama Gifted Read more »| 14 Jun 2017 -
Art
Salford University Degree Show 2017
A trip to Salford's Create at Salford degree show reveals students with a strong visual language, and in the New Adelphi Building, a space in which these artists' creativity has been allowed to thrive Read more »| 13 Jun 2017 -
Music
WHY? @ CCA, Glasgow, 8 Jun
The CCA is vibrant on this Thursday night, as gig-goers enjoy a pint before the show begins. Yoni Wolf, and his bandmates in WHY?, can be seen in the corner ... Read more »| 13 Jun 2017 -
Books
Michael Pedersen & Scott Hutchison team up on Oyster
The Neu! Reekie! co-founder and the Frightened Rabbit frontman collaborate on Pedersen's new poetry collection Award-winning poet Michael Pedersen has annou... Read more »| 13 Jun 2017 -
Music
Nicolas Jaar @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 1 Jun
"Please dial this toll-free number to begin the show, and kindly place your portable telephone on speaker function," reads the message projected onto the Bar... Read more »| 13 Jun 2017 -
Film
Baby Driver
Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright's latest is a stylish car chase movie as a musical Read more »| 13 Jun 2017 -
MusicScottish Gigs of the Week: 13-19 Jun
From the 60s sounds of Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, to Twin Peaks' star Chrysta Bell and award winning film composer Hans Zimmer, we've got you covered for music this week in the central belt Read more »| 12 Jun 2017 -
Music
Ray Davies – Americana
'I wanna make my home / Where the Buffalo roam,' Ray Davies sings on the title track that opens his first album in nearly a decade and you can’t help b... Read more »| 12 Jun 2017 -
Music
Sweet Baboo – Wild Imagination
Opening with a snapshot of ponderous brass, the humbly emotive talent of North Wales-based musician Stephen Black – otherwise known as Sweet Baboo &nda... Read more »| 12 Jun 2017