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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ComedyKiri Pritchard-McLean: Comedy Spotlight
The silent member of Gein's Family Giftshop is no fan of gong shows Read more »| 30 Apr 2015 -
FilmNorthwest Film Event Highlights – May 2015
There's sci-fi galore at FACT, HOME opens its doors with a brace of live scores and Grimm Up North take us on an epic journey back to Middle Earth Read more »| 30 Apr 2015 -
MusicFaith No More – Sol Invictus
Hell-bent on reaching higher than before (rather than pissing on their life’s work), trust these perennial non-conformists to creep back in to the fray... Read more »| 30 Apr 2015 -
Books
Last Orders: John Doran on Jolly Lad
One of the finest music critics of the past 20 years, some of John Doran's most scathing reviews would come to be about himself, in a series of columns that led to his debut book, Jolly Lad Read more »| 30 Apr 2015 -
FilmScotland Film Event Highlights – May 2015
There's a music connection to this month's best movie happenings, with the Scottish premiere of St Etienne Live: How We Used to Live and a screening of The Clash: Westway to the World among May's film highlights Read more »| 30 Apr 2015 -
Film
Bad Land: Road to Fury
Originally titled Young Ones for its US release, Bad Land: Road to Fury has seemingly received a name change in an attempt to capitalise on the hype surround... Read more »| 30 Apr 2015
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Books
The Zoo by Jamie Mollart
James Marlowe is a marketing man at the top of his game. To all appearances, he's the very image of success: wowing big clients like clockwork, commanding th... Read more »| 30 Apr 2015 -
Books
Sex Work: Kirstin Innes on debut novel Fishnet
Kirstin Innes has spent years studying the Scottish sex industry and has now sewn these experiences into acclaimed debut novel Fishnet. She talks to The Skinny about her writing process, and the mixed morality surrounding the world's oldest profession. Read more »| 30 Apr 2015 -
Clubs
Northwest Clubbing Highlights – May 2015
Join your preferred politician's Northwest celebration plans as well as fleshing out your diary with the likes of Andy Hart, DJ Sprinkles and Jeff Mills Read more »| 29 Apr 2015 -
Clubs
Scottish Clubbing Highlights – May 2015
Among our picks this month are Neil Landstrumm, ItaloJohnson and Borrowed Identity Read more »| 29 Apr 2015 -
Music
Joanna Gruesome – Peanut Butter
Cardiff’s finest mess returns with another twenty-one minutes of explosive noisepop. Not much to show for two years’ work, you might think, but i... Read more »| 29 Apr 2015 -
Music
Du Blonde – Welcome Back To Milk
Beth Jeans Houghton's transformation from screwy troubadour to her new alter-ago is surely standard issue music career car crash, right? Think again: Du Blon... Read more »| 29 Apr 2015 -
Music
Under the Influence: Thurston Moore
From the Blitzkrieg Bop of 70s New York to hardcore fury in the Hollywood hills, Sonic Youth's founder humbly presents “the five fucking greatest records in the world!” Read more »| 29 Apr 2015 -
Art
CCA Highlights May / June 2015
You there! Urbanite looking for artistic events to attend! Yes, you! From CCA’s third programme of the year, we’ve picked the highlights we think... Read more »| 29 Apr 2015 -
Books
Northwest Book Highlights – May 2015
Liverpool celebrates its port-city heritage with a cultural festival dedicated to the transatlantic, while dead poets return to battle it out in Salford Read more »| 29 Apr 2015