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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FilmThe Good Postman
Flight and fight - a portrait of the Bulgarian border town on the edge of crisis Read more »| 03 Mar 2017 -
ClubsEdinburgh Clubbing Highlights: 3-9 March
Max Cooper brings his audio visual extravaganza Emergence to Edinburgh this weekend, plus Fractal Club return with Prosumer and Virginia, and Newham General's Footsie plays Opal Lounge Read more »| 03 Mar 2017 -
Clubs
Glasgow Clubbing Highlights: 3-9 March
Take your pick from disco, techno, and the big beats of Bristol and beyond in Glasgow's clubs this weekend Read more »| 03 Mar 2017 -
ClubsGuest Selector: Cristoph
He holds the honour of being the debut artist for Knee Deep In Sound's new 8-track series; with these credentials behind him, Cristoph guides us through ten must-hear house selections Read more »| 03 Mar 2017 -
Comedy
The Saint: Scott Agnew interview
After a break from live performance Scott Agnew returned to the 2016 Fringe with his best show to date. He now brings I've Snapped My Banjo String, Let's Jus... Read more »| 03 Mar 2017 -
ArtCultural Highlights: Fashion On The Ration
Check out Fashion on the Ration, Imperial War Museum North’s exhibition on fashion's survival and flourishing under the strict rules of 1940s Britain.&... Read more »| 03 Mar 2017
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Theatre
Cultural Highlights: Romeo & Juliet
William Shakespeare’s classic tale of star crossed lovers is brought bang up to date in Leeds this March, as West Yorkshire Playhouse stages a fresh an... Read more »| 03 Mar 2017 -
Art
Ian McKellen opens LGBT+ rights exhibition
Sir Ian McKellen gave a stirring speech in Manchester last night to launch Never Going Underground, a new exhibition at the People's History Museum exploring the fight for LGBT+ rights Read more »| 03 Mar 2017 -
Music
The Handsome Family @ RNCM, Manchester, 22 Feb
The Albuquerque alt-country couple run through their extensive back catalogue in ramshackle fashion at the RNCM Read more »| 02 Mar 2017 -
Music
Sleigh Bells @ Gorilla, Manchester, 21 Feb
The Brooklyn noiseniks bring their game-changing Jessica Rabbit LP to Manchester Read more »| 02 Mar 2017 -
FilmCould this creepy show be the new Stranger Things?
There are definite shades of Stranger Things in this new Netflix show from Germany Like almost everyone on the planet, we’re looking forward to the ne... Read more »| 02 Mar 2017 -
Music
Former Bullies on new album Stranger
Dreamy new album Stranger is another fine addition to the Former Bullies canon – here singer Nick Ainsworth talks longevity, Evan Dando and the univers... Read more »| 02 Mar 2017 -
Books
Megan Bradbury's NYC: Sex, Art & Urban Planning
As her hypnotic debut novel Everyone is Watching publishes in paperback, Megan Bradbury discusses telling the story of New York. A city whose narrative arc s... Read more »| 02 Mar 2017 -
Art
Curve of a Hill... @ Mary Mary
The left hand of a black glove greets you as you enter the newest exhibition at Mary Mary. Speckled with white acrylic, the glove could have been plucked fro... Read more »| 02 Mar 2017 -
Music
Big Sean on I Decided.
Big Sean tells us about collaborating with Migos, how Twenty88 feels like a Marvel comic book, and embracing spirituality on his new album I Decided. The Sk... Read more »| 02 Mar 2017