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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MusicT.R.A.S.E. – Tape Recorder And Synthesiser Ensemble
Given the current popularity of retro-futuristic synth music, it is a joy to hear this long-forgotten prototype from the early 80s, made with bedroom recordi... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
MusicCate Le Bon – Mug Museum
You’d be forgiven for thinking Wales a sunny place, hearing Cate Le Bon’s third jaunty, psychedelic record Mug Museum. Wales isn't, of cours... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
Music
Son Lux – Lanterns
Some albums wantonly thrust their virtues upon the listener; others guard them like a secret to be teased out over time. Lanterns, Ryan Lott’s third al... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
Music
Steve Ignorant with Paranoid Visions – When...?
While much of the music which dominated the UK underground in the late 70s and early 80s holds an uncanny sway over current trends, anarcho-punk feels more d... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
MusicMidlake – Antiphon
Stripping any band of a member will prompt doubts about the future, but in the case of these amiable Texans, it’s songwriter and lead singer Tim Smith ... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
MusicL.B. Dub Corp – Unknown Origin
Luke Slater's dub-influenced moniker as L.B. Dub Corp does a convincing job of polishing up the dub techno sounds pioneered by the likes of Basic Channel and... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013
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Art
I Want To Be Your Dog @ Glue Factory
The blurb for I Want To Be Your Dog proclaims it to be ‘an exhibition that isn’t about anything in particular.’ With a star-studded line-up... Read more »| 28 Oct 2013 -
Books
Nicola White: Literary Prizefighter
Fending off competition from 350 other entrants, Nicola White's In the Rosary Garden is the winner of this year's Dundee International Book Prize. She discusses the road to success and the controversial themes of her novel Read more »| 28 Oct 2013 -
MusicArcade Fire – Reflektor
If there was such a thing as Difficult Fourth Album Syndrome, Reflektor would typify and define it. It is Arcade Fire’s The Unforgettable Fire, their V... Read more »| 28 Oct 2013 -
Music
John Grant @ East Village Arts Club, Liverpool, 18 October
A tall, boxy figure, imposing yet with the gait of one unsure what to do with his strength and dimensions, John Grant stands centre stage in a room immobile ... Read more »| 28 Oct 2013 -
Film
Philomena
Philomena’s premise couldn’t be more hokey. Based on true events, the film is an odd-couple road movie following smart-aleck journo Martin Sixsmi... Read more »| 28 Oct 2013 -
Clubs
Kevin Saunderson: Past, Present and Future
Ahead of his label showcase at La Cheetah, Kevin Saunderson discusses the history of KMS Records and shares his thoughts on techno’s continued potential Read more »| 28 Oct 2013 -
Art
Michelle Hannah: New Romantic
Artist, performer and self-professed star child Michelle Hannah lets us into her cosmic world Read more »| 28 Oct 2013 -
Film
Red River
Howard Hawks made so many great films that it’s inevitable a few are unjustly overlooked. One such film is 1948 western Red River, which offers a prime... Read more »| 28 Oct 2013 -
Art
The Narrators @ Walker Art Gallery/The Royal Standard, Liverpool
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, until 16 Mar 2014, and The Royal Standard, Liverpool, until 17 Nov 2013 Read more »| 28 Oct 2013