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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MusicAyakara – Dark Glamour (Track Premiere)
Listen to Dark Glamour, the Iggy Pop-inspired new song by Edinburgh five-piece Ayakara Read more »| 20 Apr 2017 -
Music
The Howling Fantods – Top of the Pops (Track Premiere)
Listen to the new track from The Howling Fantods Read more »| 20 Apr 2017 -
FilmWatch the trailer for Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled
The first full trailer for Sofia Coppola’s sexy Southern Gothic thriller starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning has been released Read more »| 20 Apr 2017 -
Music
Dominic Waxing Lyrical – Rural Tonic
The name Rural Tonic calls to mind two things. The first: a gentile spa retreat – maybe you’ve gone to the Lakes and just logged off, yknow?... Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
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LUCIA + The Ninth Wave @ The Berkeley Suite, 9 Apr
What does £3 buy you on a Sunday night in Glasgow? A whole lot of style, and substance too. For three quid tonight we're treated firstly to an unexpect... Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
Clubs
Scottish Clubbing Highlights: 19-25 April
This weekend's guide to the best club nights in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee, featuring Midland, Dr. Rubinstein, DJ Bone, Nightwave and DJ Seinfeld Read more »| 19 Apr 2017
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Music
Jess Morgan – Edison Gloriette
Upon first hearing Jess Morgan back in 2013, this writer was totally won over by the quality of her storytelling and her spikey, claw-hammer guitar style. Sh... Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
Music
BNQT – Volume 1
BNQT is an indie super-group made up of members of Midlake, along with the frontmen from Band of Horses, Franz Ferdinand, Grandaddy and Travis. Taken se... Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
MusicMaxïmo Park – Risk to Exist
The Geordie stalwarts return to make sense of turbulent times with their sixth LP Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
MusicLive music in Liverpool this week: 19-25 Apr
Wrong Festival, Geno Washington and Happyness are among this week's highlights – hey, even Chris de Burgh makes an appearance Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
Music
Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5 – Freedom for the Children (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Freedom for the Children by Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5 Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
Film
Katell Quillévéré on Heal the Living
The French director's third feature is her most ambitious yet: an emotion-filled melodrama concerned with the physical, emotional and the metaphysical side side of love Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
Music
Pink Kink @ Castle Hotel, Manchester, 14 Apr
The hype surrounding Pink Kink is fast reaching fever pitch. The five-piece band, whose members each hail from different European countries, have managed to ... Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
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Cameron Avery @ Deaf Institute, Manchester, 12 Apr
It’s hard not to feel that spending the majority of last year in the company of Alex Turner and Miles Kane has done Cameron Avery more harm than good. ... Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
Music
Record Store Day 2017: Manchester events guide
Special releases! Live performances! Food and drink! Yep, all this and more, as we look at the special events taking place in Manchester for RSD 2017 Read more »| 19 Apr 2017