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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BooksBooks News: Big changes at Cargo Publishing, George Saunders wins Folio Prize, and more
A round-up of news from the world of literature and publishing, including news of Cargo Publishing's new directors, the winner of the inaugural Folio Prize, and Glasgow League of Writers new project, reviving old superheroes from the DC Thomson archives Read more »| 11 Mar 2014 -
MusicLiars – Mess
Liars’ seventh album is undeniably, blatantly a Mute Records album, not just in practical terms but also in spiritual terms; the album plays like a hom... Read more »| 11 Mar 2014 -
MusicFuture Islands – Singles
This Baltimore-based new wave/synthpop trio are now on their fourth full-length, and have been through nearly as many record labels: this, their 4AD debut, f... Read more »| 11 Mar 2014 -
Music
Kevin Drew – Darlings
While Darlings is the second solo release from Kevin Drew, a founding member of Broken Social Scene, it suggests a more focused, determined effort to escape ... Read more »| 11 Mar 2014 -
Clubs
DJ Chart: Euan Neilson (Killer Kitsch)
Ahead of their ninth birthday bash, Killer Kitsch resident Euan Neilson tips 10 tracks to get you in the mood for the party Read more »| 10 Mar 2014 -
Film
Film News: Evan Goldberg talks Preacher TV series, 300: Rise of an Empire director talks sequels
In today's film news, Evan Goldberg reveals more about the forthcoming Preacher TV series; the writer and director of 300: Rise of an Empire talk sequels and adaptations, a free screening of the new Muppet movie, and the latest trailers Read more »| 10 Mar 2014
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MusicThe Pussywarmers and Réka – I Saw Them Leaving
Swiss quintet The Pussywarmers named their debut My Pussy Belongs to Daddy, which is just about sleazy enough to put someone off listening to them altogether... Read more »| 10 Mar 2014 -
Music
Ava Luna – Electric Balloon
Day Dream is the brash, unapproachable gatekeeper to Ava Luna’s third LP Electric Balloon. With Carlos Hernandez’s coos and yelps returning to th... Read more »| 10 Mar 2014 -
Music
Kimono Kult – Hiding in the Light
Though there's an impressive cast of musicians in Kimono Kult (ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, The Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and ... Read more »| 10 Mar 2014 -
Music
Chemikal Underground's East End Social will feature RM Hubbert, Neu! Reekie! and more
A look at the upcoming East End Social events promoted by Chemikal Underground, featuring gigs by RM Hubbert, Neu! Reekie! and Mungo's Hi-Fi, and a diverse programme of events, workshops and parties in Glasgow's East End Read more »| 10 Mar 2014 -
Music
Weathered Hands – A Warm Life in the Cold
Weathered Hands make urgent, post-hardcore infused rock which strives for the anthemic status of early 2000s bands like Funeral for a Friend and A Day to Rem... Read more »| 10 Mar 2014 -
Comedy
Real Life with Ben Kewin @ Gorilla, Manchester, 6 Mar
Playing the kind of overblown, hyper-confident (all be it severely misplaced) pompous buffoons you would associate with American character comics like Will F... Read more »| 10 Mar 2014 -
MusicA Classic Obsession: The War on Drugs' Adam Granduciel gets Lost in the Dream
As his War on Drugs prepares to unleash album number three, Adam Granduciel talks of his time-honoured admirations and the forces that compel him to make music Read more »| 07 Mar 2014 -
Music
Two’s Company: Owls' Tim Kinsella talks careers and comebacks
Thirteen years after their debut, Chicago experimentalists Owls return to the fray with a long-awaited follow-up. Tim Kinsella dissects the weight of expectation Read more »| 07 Mar 2014 -
Music
Slint's David Pajo on Leonard Cohen
Slint guitarist David Pajo, who has played with a huge range of bands including the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol and Zwan, reflects on his respect for Leonard Cohen, and his experience of touring, as a teenager, with Glenn Danzig Read more »| 07 Mar 2014