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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MusicThe Pitfalls of Perfection: Deafheaven on Sunbather
In the depths of a Glasgow basement, Deafheaven's George Clarke and Kerry McCoy deconstruct their band's lush and entirely listenable(!) take on black metal Read more »| 07 Jun 2013 -
FilmMuch Ado About Nothing
Shunning doublet and hose in favour of tastefully tailored suburbia, Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing is a lithe, wry look at one of Shakespeare&rs... Read more »| 07 Jun 2013 -
MusicMarnie Stern / Sky Larkin, Broadcast, 2 June
For a support slot on a Sunday night, Leeds quartet Sky Larkin attract a notably enthusiastic crowd, and a blistering set showcasing material from their up-a... Read more »| 07 Jun 2013 -
Music
Jeffrey Lewis and Peter Stampfel / Lach, Mono, 1 June
Jeffrey Lewis has always been astute in his choice of collaborators, and his work with 60s psych-folk survivor Peter Stampfel continues to be endearingly bon... Read more »| 07 Jun 2013 -
Music
The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 7 June
Bloody Scotland welcomes the cream of international crime writers; Neil Gaiman weighs in on who should play the next Doctor Who; new music from Mykki Blanco, The xx, Nine Inch Nails, Sebadoh, Superchunk and more; plus the latest trailers Read more »| 07 Jun 2013 -
Music
oOoOO – Without Your Love
Like fellow Tri-Angle associates Balam Acab and Holy Other, the 'witch house' tag simply doesn't fit oOoOO's debut album. It is perhaps better described... Read more »| 07 Jun 2013
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Books
Neil Mackay: Why Children Kill
Multi-award winning investigative journalist, broadcaster and documentary maker Neil Mackay has spent years reporting on the people at the centre of crime and violence. A good background, you might think, for his debut novel... Read more »| 07 Jun 2013 -
Music
Came Back Haunted: The Return of Nine Inch Nails
As Nine Inch Nails gear up for a world tour, Trent Reznor announces a new album, Hesitation Marks, will drop in September – listen to first track Came Back Haunted Read more »| 06 Jun 2013 -
BooksDavid Gaffney and Nicholas Royle: Head to Head
Authors David Gaffney and Nicholas Royle appear at Didsbury Arts Festival this month. Gaffney's sometime collaborator Sarah-Clare Conlon chairs a discussion between the two as they debate long versus micro fiction, and the influence of place on writing Read more »| 06 Jun 2013 -
Theatre
Art of the Thriller: New Work at The Royal Lyceum
The Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh is gearing up for a very special, thriller-packed new season, featuring world premieres of new works by Ian Rankin and David Haig Read more »| 06 Jun 2013 -
Film
Robot Rock: Kenji Kamiyama on 009 Re: Cyborg
Kenji Kamiyama, the writer-director behind Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, talks to The Skinny about his newest film project, the debut title from Glasgow-based distributor Anime Limited Read more »| 06 Jun 2013 -
MusicNomadic producer Gold Panda reveals Half of Where You Live
To currently Berlin-based producer Gold Panda, the success of his debut LP Lucky Shiner came as a shock. He tells us how embracing his previous struggles – and travelling the world – has fed into his kaleidoscopic new album, Half of Where You Live Read more »| 06 Jun 2013 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Theo Vass
The Skinny Showcase: Theo Vass Theo Vass has just completed his BA in Fine Art at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU). During his three years livi... Read more »| 05 Jun 2013 -
Books
Here and Now: Selected Letters 2008-2011 - Paul Auster and J.M. Coetzee
Here and Now collects the correspondence between Paul Auster and J.M. Coetzee, two writers who occupy similar constellations in the literary imagination, wri... Read more »| 05 Jun 2013 -
Theatre
Apocalypse 2.0: Andy Field presents Zilla
Pull on some fuzzy monster slippers and play pocket god with Andy Field, as he hands us the power to bring our cities to the verge of collapse in his interactive theatre trilogy Zilla Read more »| 05 Jun 2013