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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MusicLive music in Manchester this week: 21-31 Dec
Time to get your last fix of live music before we settle down for the festive period and the impending January lull. And while some venues have already slowed pace with their gig output, there are still a few old reliables churning out the good shit. Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
MusicSpice Up Your Life – Mel C interviewed
We caught up with Mel C ahead of Christmas to chat about the Spice Girls, her new solo album Version of Me and her plans for 2017 At the end of November, we... Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
Music
Frightened Rabbit @ Barrowlands, 18 Dec
It's been a year of contrasts for Frightened Rabbit – from praise in the spring for their most ambitious record yet, Painting of a Panic Attack, and en... Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
Music
Pale Angels @ The 13th Note, 17 Dec
Matinee shows usually evoke visions of laid-back, unplugged performances to wile away a lazy afternoon. With their noisy grunge proclivity, Pale Angels make ... Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
Music
Molars @ Wharf Chambers, Leeds, 15 Dec
It’s always disappointing when a local DIY band split up, particularly during a time when everything is feeling increasingly alien and frightening to t... Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
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Kula Shaker @ O2 Academy, Liverpool, 14 Dec
'Crispian Mills to be the new Doctor Who' is a bet not even Paddy Power would open a book on. Yet as the Kula Shaker frontman exhibits his gangly frame, spac... Read more »| 20 Dec 2016
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Film
Film, art and visual programming at Storyhouse
In Storyhouse, you can watch cinema in a hanging box structure, and time-based art runs through the building's corridors and foyers. We speak to the visual programmers of Chester's exciting new arts centre Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
TheatreTheatre at Storyhouse: from Shakespeare to Alice
Chester's major new arts venue Storyhouse brings a theatre back to the city for the first time in a decade, and will present a mixture of home-produced summe... Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
Books
Introducing Storyhouse, Chester's new arts centre
Chester's brand-new arts centre, Storyhouse, opens in May 2017. A major renovation and extension of the city's old Odeon building, it houses two state-of-the... Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
Music
King Tut's Revolution 2017: Meet the line-up
Now in its sixth year, King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution returns this January to brighten the winter gloom with a slew of acts representing Scotla... Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
Clubs
New Year's Eve clubs: Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds
Looking for the best New Year's Eve parties in Manchester, Liverpool or Leeds? With so much choice out there, we've been strict and limited ourselves to three parties per city, with tickets still available. Cut the bullshit and get booking Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
Film
Film in 2017: 24 films not to be missed
24 of the most interesting titles coming in 2017, some we've seen, some we're dying to see. Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
BooksFallow by Daniel Shand
They say write what you know, and so many debut novels are rooted in the author’s everyday with the result as dreary and mundane as most lives truthful... Read more »| 19 Dec 2016 -
Clubs
Glasgow Clubbing picks: Christmas & Hogmanay
The end of the year in Glasgow means a packed clubbing calendar - here are the festive season club nights you shouldn't miss Read more »| 19 Dec 2016 -
Film
Blade Runner 2049: Gosling & Ford in first trailer
The first trailer for the long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner is here, featuring Ryan Gosling and the 1982 film’s star, Harrison Ford. Read more »| 19 Dec 2016