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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ClubsStill on Track: Amir talks Strata, b-boys and osmosis
With his reissue-focused imprint 180 Proof going from strength to strength, we catch up with On Track mixtape selector Amir Abdullah ahead of a long overdue Manchester debut Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Film
Thor: The Dark World
In a flashback sequence that opens the Marvel brand’s latest superhero sequel, we discover how Thor’s grandfather, Bor, previously conquered the ... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
FilmUK Music Video Awards 2013: Winners
Winners from the 2013 UK Music Video Awards included videos from Connan Mockasin, Foals and Phoenix. Watch them here... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Film
BAFTA Scotland 2013: Nominees Announced
We announce the nominees for this year's Scottish BAFTA Awards, and have a chat with director, producer and Acting Head of BAFTA Scotland, Alan de Pellette Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
TheatreZhe (Noun) Undefined @ Contact, Manchester
Zhe contains some of the bravest performances this writer has ever seen. Set against a plain black stage with a few arranged, miscellaneous wooden props, Ant... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Music
Northwest Gig Highlights – November 2013
November brings a gig schedule fit to bursting, from the gentle chaos of Julia Holter to the electric dreampop of Mt Wolf, plus a rare appearance from those old school proto-punks Television Read more »| 30 Oct 2013
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Art
Jeremy Bailey: About Face
Toronto artist Jeremy Bailey works in digital and new media to blur the boundaries between the seen and the unseen. He appears in disguise as a mythical being to introduce a project coming to Warrington this month Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
MusicThe Cosmic Dead / Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Djamba / The Wizard & The Seven Swines
The Glasgow-based psych stalwarts return with a split 12" on Newcastle’s The Old Noise label. Flip it and you’ll find The Wizard & the Seven ... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Music
Magik Markers – Surrender To The Fantasy
For their pithier advocates, Sonic Youth’s venerated legacy represents an untouchable milestone in the history of rock music; an unrepeatable, nail-bit... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Books
Andrew McConnell Stott: Byromania
Ahead of the publication of The Vampyre Family, a group biography of key members of the Romantic era, Andrew McConnell Stott talks to us about his former life as a stand-up comedian and the undying celebrity appeal of Lord Byron Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Music
Captured in Sound: James Harrar on Cinema Soloriens
As his Cinema Soloriens project comes to Liverpool this month, former silent film maker James Harrar celebrates 20 years of collaboration with Sun Ra Arkestra’s Marshall Allen Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Music
Waxahatchee + Swearin' @ Sound Control, Manchester, 25 October
It’s far too easy to compare Allison and Katie Crutchfield: twin sisters, talented songwriters, and former bandmates in PS Eliot and other DIY favourit... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Art
Ahmed & Carpenter: Aversion Management @ Rogue Artists' Studios & Project Space, Manchester, until 6 Oct
Loss aversion theory and target-based pay scales are more akin to a sales environment than a gallery, but, for Aversion Management, Ahmed & Carpenter hav... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
Art
Plan for a Ruin @ Islington Mill, Salford, until 9 Nov
Islington Mill’s fifth floor is vast and doesn’t conform to traditional notions of gallery space. Windows are boarded up in preparation for the e... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: David Ogle
David Ogle David Ogle is a Liverpool-based artist and PhD researcher at The University of Liverpool in collaboration with FACT (Foundation for Art and Creat... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013