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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FilmJohn Wick
The name John Wick seems to send shivers down the spine of anyone who utters it in Chad Stahelski’s impressively lean and wry thriller, and it’s ... Read more »| 06 Apr 2015 -
Film
Coffy
Coffy sees director Jack Hill (The Big Doll House) at the top of his game, and the legendary Pam Grier justifying her fearless reputation as a vigilante out ... Read more »| 03 Apr 2015 -
Comedy
How to Talk to a Porn Star
A lesson in online etiquette from Fred Fletch, Mz Berlin, Jennifer Blaze and Caroline Pierce Read more »| 02 Apr 2015 -
Clubs
Five Questions for Tensnake
Ahead of his appearance at The Arches, Marco Niemerski discusses his approach to production and considers the year ahead Read more »| 02 Apr 2015 -
TheatreInfrastructures of Care: Park MacArthur and Constantina Zavitsanos
Artists Park MacArthur and Constantina Zavitsanos talk to The Skinny about the infrastructures of care in advance of Arika's Episode 7: We Can't Live Without Our Lives Read more »| 02 Apr 2015 -
Music
Into The Wild: Errors Interviewed
Steev Livingstone and Simon Ward of Glaswegian electronic mainstays Errors discuss their winter retreat to the Isle of Jura and how it informed expansive fifth record Lease of Life Read more »| 02 Apr 2015
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MusicAidan Baker – Half Lives
Multi-instrumentalist Aidan Baker’s double album Half Lives shows the Canadian bridging his ambient and lyrical modes on the electric-guitar leaning Mo... Read more »| 02 Apr 2015 -
Music
Stornoway – Bonxie
Through sounds of cheeps and twitterings, Stornoway’s latest release emerges; one word to describe their new obsession – birds. It’s assure... Read more »| 02 Apr 2015 -
Clubs
Scottish Clubbing Highlights – April 2015
We take a look forward to Lone, Henrik Schwarz and Phil Weeks Read more »| 01 Apr 2015 -
Music
Scouts @ Maguire's Pizza Bar, Liverpool, 22 March
The biggest problem with Liverpool four-piece Scouts’ set tonight is the lack of a sound engineer, and it’s a real shame. Their hugely impressive... Read more »| 01 Apr 2015 -
Music
FFS announce album details, share new track Piss Off
FFS, the collaboration between Glasgow art rockers Franz Ferdinand and LA new wavers Sparks, have revealed the details of their forthcoming album, as well as... Read more »| 01 Apr 2015 -
Music
Pleasance Sessions 'to take year off’ for 2015
UPDATE: The Pleasance Sessions will in fact return for an October weekender in 2015! The annual Pleasance Sessions series of music, spoken word and comedy s... Read more »| 01 Apr 2015 -
MusicFrancis MacDonald – Music For String Quartet, Piano And Celeste
Rein in those tiresome drummer jokes: Teenage Fanclub’s multi-talented sticksman Francis MacDonald is here to make nonsense of all those clapped-o... Read more »| 01 Apr 2015 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Camille Smithwick
Camille Smithwick turns her half-baked confusions into ceramic objects. Read more »| 01 Apr 2015 -
Art
Cornelia Parker @ Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
Upon entering the newly revitalised Whitworth, it can initially be unclear where Cornelia Parker’s retrospective is actually located. There is just so ... Read more »| 01 Apr 2015