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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MusicO2 Love Music Column – November 2013
It’s been almost twenty years since Kendrick Jeru 'the Damaja' Davis unleashed his seminal debut The Sun Rises in the East (co-helmed by... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
MusicIndustrious Resolution: Spencer Krug moves on with Moonface
Taming mercurial impulses with a solo piano record, Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown alumnus Spencer Krug finds grace in simplicity Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
MusicOpinion: Beats, Rhymes and Shite
Resident rap aficionado Bram E. Gieben looks forward to the death of the hip-hop super-ego Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Music
Steve Mason @ The Liquid Room, 26 October
Steve Mason confidently strides on stage to a roar of approval from what can loosely be considered a hometown crowd. The Beta Band might have long since flow... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
MusicMarky Ramone's Blitzkrieg @ The Garage, 25 October
While it’s Marky’s name emblazoned in foot-high letters across the stage, ownership of tonight’s beautiful blitzkrieg is inarguably shared ... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Clubs
Still on Track: Amir talks Strata, b-boys and osmosis
With his reissue-focused imprint 180 Proof going from strength to strength, we catch up with On Track mixtape selector Amir Abdullah ahead of a long overdue Manchester debut Read more »| 30 Oct 2013
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Film
Thor: The Dark World
In a flashback sequence that opens the Marvel brand’s latest superhero sequel, we discover how Thor’s grandfather, Bor, previously conquered the ... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Film
UK Music Video Awards 2013: Winners
Winners from the 2013 UK Music Video Awards included videos from Connan Mockasin, Foals and Phoenix. Watch them here... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
FilmBAFTA Scotland 2013: Nominees Announced
We announce the nominees for this year's Scottish BAFTA Awards, and have a chat with director, producer and Acting Head of BAFTA Scotland, Alan de Pellette Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Theatre
Zhe (Noun) Undefined @ Contact, Manchester
Zhe contains some of the bravest performances this writer has ever seen. Set against a plain black stage with a few arranged, miscellaneous wooden props, Ant... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Music
Northwest Gig Highlights – November 2013
November brings a gig schedule fit to bursting, from the gentle chaos of Julia Holter to the electric dreampop of Mt Wolf, plus a rare appearance from those old school proto-punks Television Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Art
Jeremy Bailey: About Face
Toronto artist Jeremy Bailey works in digital and new media to blur the boundaries between the seen and the unseen. He appears in disguise as a mythical being to introduce a project coming to Warrington this month Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Music
The Cosmic Dead / Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Djamba / The Wizard & The Seven Swines
The Glasgow-based psych stalwarts return with a split 12" on Newcastle’s The Old Noise label. Flip it and you’ll find The Wizard & the Seven ... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Music
Magik Markers – Surrender To The Fantasy
For their pithier advocates, Sonic Youth’s venerated legacy represents an untouchable milestone in the history of rock music; an unrepeatable, nail-bit... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Books
Andrew McConnell Stott: Byromania
Ahead of the publication of The Vampyre Family, a group biography of key members of the Romantic era, Andrew McConnell Stott talks to us about his former life as a stand-up comedian and the undying celebrity appeal of Lord Byron Read more »| 30 Oct 2013