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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FilmHero Worship: Pedro Costa
Filmmaker and cineaste D W Mault explains why he worships Portuguese director Pedro Costa, and the oppressive stillness of his cinema Read more »| 08 May 2013 -
MusicNew Old Space: Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum in interview
Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum talks navigating nature – human and otherwise – in a bit-rate world Read more »| 08 May 2013 -
MusicAlice in Chains – The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
If 2009’s Black Gives Way to Blue was about legitimising the resurgence of Alice in Chains whilst eulogising the irreplaceable Layne Staley, ... Read more »| 08 May 2013 -
Music
Woodenbox – End Game
They may have undergone a minor rebranding since Home and the Wild Hunt (having re-dropped ‘…And a Fistful of Fivers’ from their... Read more »| 08 May 2013 -
MusicThe Pastels – Slow Summits
Slow Summits is being billed by some as The Pastels’ first album in sixteen years – a timescale that only fits if you discount their 2003 The Las... Read more »| 08 May 2013 -
Music
CocoRosie – Tales of a Grass Widow
It’s been three years since the Casady sisters’ last outing. Has anything changed? They’ve certainly come a long way since La maison d... Read more »| 08 May 2013
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Clubs
Beneath the Label: Scenery Records
Stu Robinson gives us the lowdown on his new house, techno and electronic imprint – and first Cannibal Run clubnight Read more »| 07 May 2013 -
Clubs
DJ Chart: Circular Rhythms
Liverpool's Circular Rhythms takes us on a tour of his eclectic listening habits, from classical music to decayed tape Read more »| 07 May 2013 -
Music
Death Grips @ SWG3, 30 April
A question is circulating through the crowd – where is the drum kit? Unfortunately, the answer is probably 'Sacramento.' Zach Hill's barefoot... Read more »| 07 May 2013 -
Art
Nocturnal Wonderland: Museums at Night and LightNight
Galleries, museums, art spaces and streets come alive late into the evening for Museums at Night and Liverpool's LightNight. Here's what not to miss Read more »| 07 May 2013 -
Music
Boats – A Fairway Full of Miners
On third album A Fairway Full of Miners, Winnipeg’s Boats convey an array of unruly but endearing quirks that are liable to be manna to some,... Read more »| 07 May 2013 -
Music
Delta Mainline – Oh! Enlightened
The density of this debut album from Edinburgh's Delta Mainline is so great that it seems to hang heavy in the air long after the final track has ended. This... Read more »| 07 May 2013 -
Music
Saturday Looks Good to Me – One Kiss Ends It All
A four year gap between records is nothing in some circles, but in the world of Michigan's Saturday Looks Good to Me, it's almost an eternity. Driven by song... Read more »| 07 May 2013 -
ComedyTony Jameson: Football Manager Ruined My Life
Bright-eyed enthusiasm sees Tony Jameson through this wonderful hour. Ostensibly about his 20-year playing career with Football Manager, with this show we're... Read more »| 06 May 2013 -
Film
Hors Satan
No one goes to French filmmaker Bruno Dumont for easy answers or anything approaching ‘fun.’ His oeuvre is marked by an ascetic aesthetic, employ... Read more »| 06 May 2013