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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FilmThe Grand Budapest Hotel, Birdman, The Theory of Everything lead BAFTA nominations
The nominations for the 2015 British Academy Film Awards have been announced, with Wes Anderson’s comic caper The Grand Budapest Hotel picking up eleve... Read more »| 09 Jan 2015 -
ComedyRapper Laughs: An Introduction to Crapbattles
Naturally neurotic and filled with self-loathing, standup comedians might not be the most likely of rap battlers – but the link between comedy and hip-hop is stronger than you might think, as Liverpool's upcoming Crapbattles demonstrate Read more »| 09 Jan 2015 -
TheatreEast Is East @ Manchester Opera House
In 1996 Ayub Khan-Din’s East Is East first appeared on stage. Loosely based on the writer’s own experiences, the play depicts the day-to-day life... Read more »| 09 Jan 2015 -
Film
Not Another Teen Movie: Charlie Lyne on Beyond Clueless
Ever wish your favourite teen movie got the same critical cred afforded worthy art films? Charlie Lyne – the voice behind irreverent film blog Ultra Culture – celebrates this most maligned of sub-genres with his debut feature Beyond Clueless Read more »| 09 Jan 2015 -
Music
Idlewild share new track 'Come On Ghost'
Much-loved Scottish indie rock band Idlewild have unveiled Come On Ghost, the first single from their new album due out next month. The track is taken f... Read more »| 08 Jan 2015 -
TheatreEdward Scissorhands @ Liverpool Empire Theatre
To this day, Edward Scissorhands remains the film closest to Tim Burton’s heart. Conceived during Burton’s teenage years, Scissorhands was a refl... Read more »| 08 Jan 2015
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Music
Belle & Sebastian discuss their electronic renaissance
The inimitable Belle & Sebastian talk shop about their propulsive new album, recording in Atlanta, song-based infographics and existential epiphanies Read more »| 08 Jan 2015 -
Art
Hope Springs: The Northwest Art Scene in 2015
From the Whitworth reopening to a triple whammy of great shows at the Bluecoat, our Art ed previews the upcoming season's exhibition calendar Read more »| 07 Jan 2015 -
ClubsDJ Chart: D-Ribeiro
The young Rotterdam producer Ranie Ribeiro Fortes donates a clutch of tracks, past and present, that informed the sound of his prodigious Meda Fury EP Read more »| 07 Jan 2015 -
Music
Siskiyou – Nervous
This third album from the Canadian ensemble led by Colin Huebert continues largely where 2011's Keep Away the Dead left off. Its feather-light constituents (... Read more »| 07 Jan 2015 -
Art
Victoria Morton @ The Modern Institute
Seeing the small flyer for Victoria Morton’s show in Aird’s Lane, without any sense of scale the shiny reproduction gives the sense that the work... Read more »| 07 Jan 2015 -
Music
The Decemberists – What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
The Decemberists have long since ascended to indie rock royalty despite a history of prog influences and obtuse lyrics – usually anathema to the mainst... Read more »| 07 Jan 2015 -
Music
Funeral for a Friend – Chapter and Verse
Difficult to believe it’s been more than ten years since Funeral for a Friend first broke through, but Chapter and Verse provides a handy opportun... Read more »| 07 Jan 2015 -
Comedy
Robin Williams: A Remembrance
Comedian Will Franken reflects on a friendship with the late, great standup and actor, whose passing last year shook the comedy world Read more »| 07 Jan 2015 -
Books
The Brontë Sisters: Feminist Trailblazers?
As we approach the 160th anniversary of Charlotte Brontë’s death, Liverpool University will this month explore the works of the three Brontë sisters in a series of events. We were inspired to consider their feminist legacy Read more »| 07 Jan 2015