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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ClubsTeenage Geekery: Atjazz questions his existence
Atjazz returns with a long-awaited solo EP, Does This Qualify?, but that’s just the beginning: with a wealth of collaborative projects on the horizon, it’s going to be a busy year Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
ArtThe Skinny Showcase: Rachel Levine
The Skinny Showcase: Rachel Levine Through my work I explore how power structures and ‘empirical’ versions of history affect our readings of obj... Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
MusicAidan Moffat shares first track from Where You're Meant To Be
As he prepares to embark on a folk music road trip with filmmaker Paul Fegan for his new project Where You're Meant To Be, Aidan Moffat shares a new track, Jock McGraw Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
MusicLoops Haunt – Exits
The full-length debut of Scotland's Scott Douglas Gordon combines carefully treated field recordings, spectral synth work, musique concrete and questing, exp... Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Music
PUP – PUP
Punk is pessimistic; it languishes in its own brash, self-deprecating defeatism. It’s no surprise then that Toronto-based four-piece PUP named themselv... Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Film
Northwest Film Event Highlights – April 2014
Hang on, how is it April already? Nevermind, there are films to watch, including classics at FACT, oddities at The Dancehouse and a live score weekend at Liverpool’s Philharmonic Read more »| 01 Apr 2014
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Film
Existential Nightmare: Richard Ayoade on The Double
Richard Ayoade doesn't like himself very much. That's OK, though, ‘cause we think he's great. Here he is trying to downplay his considerable talents ahead of the release of his new film, The Double Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Film
Agro-culture: Xavier Dolan on Tom at the Farm
French-Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan discusses his brilliant Hitchcockian thriller Tom at the Farm, and we’re surprised to find that at the time of making the film he hadn’t seen any Hitchcock Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Film
Scotland Film Events Highlights – April 2014
There'll be screams this month as horror fest Dead by Dawn is resurrected at Filmhouse and Bowie's codpiece gets an airing at Cameo. But there's laughs too as That Sinking Feeling's new DVD release is launched at GFT Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
TheatreThe Events @ Everyman, Liverpool, 8-12 Apr
Edinburgh Fringe First Award-winner and the Guardian’s No. 1 play of 2013, David Greig’s quiet yet provocative drama The Events makes its way to ... Read more »| 31 Mar 2014 -
Clubs
Northwest Clubbing Highlights – April 2014
Floating Points, The Revenge and DJ Nature are on hand to keep you in foolish cheer for the whole of April. There’s also The Skinny’s First Birthday Party! Hip hip… Read more »| 31 Mar 2014 -
Music
My Degeneration: Cloud Nothings' Dylan Baldi spills on Here and Nowhere Else
Cleveland trio Cloud Nothings are back to save angsty post-adolescents everywhere. Whisper it, but mainman Dylan Baldi might even be enjoying himself Read more »| 31 Mar 2014 -
Comedy
Brothers and Sisters, It's the Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III
“He’s a wrong ‘un, isn’t he?” a worryingly drunk punter gleefully imparts into my ear as we’re treated to a clunky rendit... Read more »| 31 Mar 2014 -
Music
Scottish Gig Highlights – April 2014
This month, we take an advance look at Glasgow in-the-city festival Stag & Dagger, featuring Forest Swords, The Hold Steady and East India Youth, plus gigs from The Cosmic Dead, Randolph's Leap, Manic Street Preachers and Ghana's King Ayisoba Read more »| 31 Mar 2014 -
Music
Northwest Gig Highlights – April 2014
While Christians are celebrating the resurrection of their messiah this month, we’re looking forward to the arrival of some peeps who can walk on water in our eyes, including Kiran Leonard, Timber Timbre and George Clinton Read more »| 31 Mar 2014