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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MusicMetronomy @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 17 May
Over the past ten or so years, Metronomy have recorded five studio albums, been nominated for the Mercury Prize, and quietly built up an eclectic range of nu... Read more »| 24 May 2017 -
MusicEli Cripps – Poison Arrow: Video Premiere
Watch the new video for Poison Arrow by Eli Cripps Read more »| 24 May 2017 -
Books
You Don't Know Me by Imran Mahmood
You Don’t Know Me is a sharp, enticing, and thought provoking debut novel. The book begins with the evidence in a court case against a young male from ... Read more »| 24 May 2017 -
MusicLeftfield @ O2 Apollo, Manchester, 20 May
As far as album anniversary shows go, you’ll be hard pushed to find one as varied and all-encompassing as Leftfield’s run through of the ground-b... Read more »| 23 May 2017 -
Comedy
SCRAM: Comedy Spotlight
Ahead of their show at The Stand, The Skinny infliltrated SCRAM's general meeting to discover the comedy collective's influences, writing techniques and periodic use of an exclamation mark Read more »| 23 May 2017 -
Music
Mitchell Museum – Glasshouse Emulator (Track Premiere)
Glasgow’s Mitchell Museum return after a six-year hiatus with their second album Everett Trap – a self-reflective cornucopia of soundscapes, mani... Read more »| 23 May 2017
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BooksThe Handmaid's Tale, Dystopia & Life Imitating Art
As The Handmaid's Tale reaches our screens and the book tops bestseller lists, we look at why dystopias such as this and 1984 are connecting so strongly in t... Read more »| 23 May 2017 -
Books
Sorry to Disrupt the Peace by Patty Yumi Cottrell
Patty Yumi Cottrell’s stand-out debut novel opens with our protagonist, Helen, receiving a new IKEA sofa alongside the news that her adoptive brother h... Read more »| 23 May 2017 -
FilmJames Bond star Roger Moore dies aged 89
Famed for his roles as James Bond, The Saint, and one half of The Persuaders, Sir Roger Moore has died at 89 Read more »| 23 May 2017 -
Music
Washington Irving @ Stereo, Glasgow, 29 Apr
Reminding people of their inevitable demise may not be the best way to get a Saturday night crowd going, but it works for Washington Irving – by the en... Read more »| 23 May 2017 -
Music
Running Up That Hill: A Celebration of Kate Bush @ O2 ABC, 20 May
Curated by and featuring solo artist Emma Pollock (formerly of The Delgados), Running Up That Hill: A Celebration of Kate Bush promised to be informal and sp... Read more »| 23 May 2017 -
Music
The Goon Sax @ Mono, Glasgow, 20 May
There's a buoyant, laid-back crowd in Glasgow's Mono to see Australian indie-poppers The Goon Sax return to the city after last year's release of acclaimed d... Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
Music
Lush Purr @ Leith Depot, Edinburgh, 18 May
Venues don’t come much more intimate than this: it’s small, it’s sweaty and it’s above a pub. Taking place upstairs in Leith Dep... Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
Music
Floor Staff – Choice (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for Choice from Dublin-based songwriter Anthony Donnelly, aka Floor Staff Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
Comedy
Adam Kay on comedy, medicine and memoirs
Ahead of his appearance at Leeds Comedy Festival, doctor turned comedian Adam Kay talks about the government's treatment of junior doctors and the upcoming publication of his medical diary Read more »| 22 May 2017