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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MusicAmber Arcades @ Liverpool Music Week, 29 Oct
The Utrecht indie-poppers deliver a sublime performance at the Arts Club Loft Read more »| 03 Nov 2016 -
MusicLive music in Liverpool this week: 3-8 Nov
Liverpool Music Week may be drawing to a close, but there's still a heap of local bands launching records across the city's music venues this week Read more »| 03 Nov 2016 -
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John Carpenter @ Liverpool Music Week, 28 Oct
The Horror Master heads to Liverpool's Olympia for a truly memorable evening Read more »| 03 Nov 2016 -
Theatre
The Rebirth of Chrysalis Festival
Scotland's forward-thinking youth theatre festival returns, bigger and better, for a second year Read more »| 03 Nov 2016 -
FilmPaterson
Adam Driver stars in Jim Jarmusch's Paterson as a New Jersey bus driver who secretly writes poetry about everyday life Read more »| 03 Nov 2016 -
Film
Watch the first full Trainspotting 2 trailer
Trainspotting is back. And it looks like Renton, Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie still have a lust for life Read more »| 03 Nov 2016
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Books
Vampire in Love by Enrique Vila-Matas
This collection of short stories is bizarre, and that’s entirely the point. We witness a dinner party with Margeurite Duras, our narrator hopelessly in... Read more »| 03 Nov 2016 -
Music
Biffy Clyro on Ellipsis and their UK tour
Ben Johnston of Biffy Clyro discusses the making of the band's new album Ellipsis, and the eclectic influences that fed into the record It may be an ugly wo... Read more »| 03 Nov 2016 -
MusicLive music in Manchester this week: 2-8 Nov
It’s a week of bonafide legends from across the board this week, as Manchester welcomes PJ Harvey, The Cinematic Orchestra and Sister Sledge, along with news that John Cale is set to perform Velvet Underground & Nico live in full next year. Read more »| 02 Nov 2016 -
Music
The Japanese House – Swim Against the Tide
First Pools to Bathe In, then Clean and now Swim Against the Tide: Amber Bain never fails to disappoint, and her Imogen Heap-esque harmonies, dreamy und... Read more »| 02 Nov 2016 -
Music
Romare – Love Songs Pt. 2
Archie Fairhurst’s new album, Love Songs Pt. 2, is a more intense, yet at times more tender, follow-up to his debut EP Projections. Signed to Ninja Tu... Read more »| 02 Nov 2016 -
Music
Yama Warashi – Moon Egg
Yoshino Shigihara's eclectic collective marry Japanese folk with psych grooves and African beats, with madcap flights of fancy. This is dreampop from another... Read more »| 02 Nov 2016 -
Theatre
Christmas theatre highlights in the North
It's not all pantos and carol concerts, y'know: here's our guide to the best end-of-year theatre Read more »| 02 Nov 2016 -
Music
Papa M – Highway Songs
As comebacks go, you can file this one under 'unexpected' – but also 'welcome' and 'a relief'. David Pajo's own work hasn't been seen since his un... Read more »| 02 Nov 2016 -
Music
American Wrestlers – Goodbye Terrible Youth
What’s that old adage about it taking ten years to become an overnight success? It could very easily apply to Gary McClure, the Scottish frontman of Am... Read more »| 02 Nov 2016