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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MusicTim Hecker @ Camp and Furnace, Liverpool, 19 November
So when exactly did ‘ambient’ become conflated with ‘chillout’? Funny how such lazy approximation can be such a waste of effort: on t... Read more »| 27 Nov 2014 -
MusicMogwai, The Phantom Band, Faust members set for 'krautrock' show in Glasgow
Members of The Phantom Band and Mogwai are set to team up with the founding member of German experimental rockers Faust for a one-off show in Glasgow to ackn... Read more »| 27 Nov 2014 -
BooksBook News: Moniack Mhor writing centre goes independent, Colin Barrett wins Guardian award
Highland writers’ retreat Moniack Mhor has unveiled its 2015 programme of events – its first as an independent entity – featuring a host of... Read more »| 27 Nov 2014 -
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Lotus Thief – Rervm
An epic metal opus, based on ancient Roman philosophical verse – Spinal Tap levels of hubris and folly, right? Well, no, as it turns out. Rervm is rath... Read more »| 27 Nov 2014 -
MusicOught @ Sound Control, Manchester, 18 November
Up-and-coming local psychedelics Kult Country are more introverted tonight than their kookily spelt moniker would suggest. With almost all their members hidd... Read more »| 27 Nov 2014 -
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Wild Billy Childish & CTMF – Acorn Man
“Always different, always the same,” as John Peel famously described his perennial faves The Fall, but only the latter is required to sum up Bill... Read more »| 27 Nov 2014
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Githead – Waiting For a Sign
The unlikely four piece with the equally unlikely moniker return with their first album in five years. Led by Wire's Colin Newman, Githead are Malak Spigel a... Read more »| 27 Nov 2014 -
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Deathcats & New Swears – Split EP
The transatlantic union between Glasgow’s Deathcats and Ottawa’s New Swears is a grunge-punk Christmas come early. With four tracks apiece, this ... Read more »| 26 Nov 2014 -
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Metallica, Refused, Run the Jewels lead Reading and Leeds 2015 line-up
Metallica will headline at next summer’s Reading and Leeds festivals, with Swedish punk pioneers Refused and all-conquering rap duo Run the Jewels also... Read more »| 26 Nov 2014 -
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Kill It Kid – You Owe Nothing
Three albums in, the Brit blues outfit come good. If previously they leaned excessively on their influences, You Owe Nothing sees them get smart with those h... Read more »| 26 Nov 2014 -
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Teho Teardo – Ballyturk
An accompaniment to Enda Walsh’s play of the same title, Teho Teardo’s latest offering is a beguiling, befuddling and downright captivating work.... Read more »| 26 Nov 2014 -
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Manchester arts hub HOME to open on 21 May 2015
HOME, the new creative arts hub formed in the merger of Manchester’s Library Theatre and Cornerhouse, has revealed the details of its opening programme... Read more »| 26 Nov 2014 -
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Neu Gestalt – Inside The Rain Chamber
For Neu Gestalt’s third record, he found inspiration in recalling a year-long stay in Singapore, where his Uncle was stationed with the RAF, and in cla... Read more »| 25 Nov 2014 -
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The Phantom Band announce new album 'Fears Trending'
The Phantom Band are set to release their second album in the space of just seven months, announcing today that a new LP titled Fears Trending is due in... Read more »| 25 Nov 2014 -
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Caribou, Ride, Patti Smith lead Field Day 2015 line-up
Caribou and Patti Smith have joined the reuniting Ride on the bill for next summer’s Field Day weekender in London. Dan Snaith and co headline on Sat ... Read more »| 25 Nov 2014