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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MusicPink 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 -
MusicCameron 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 -
MusicRecord 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 -
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Record Store Day 2017: Leeds events guide
Vinyl kingpins Crash and Jumbo open their doors for Record Store Day shenanigans, while a live showcase at The Key Club highlights some of Leeds' rising local talent Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
MusicRecord Store Day 2017: Liverpool events guide
Probe and 3B are taking part as usual, but here we take a look at the newer outlets and additional events as we welcome RSD 2017 to Merseyside Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
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Lee Southall – Iron In The Fire
Enough time has passed now to consider that maybe the noughties didn't herald the great guitar-band revival we thought they did at the time, and that, in fac... Read more »| 19 Apr 2017
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MusicJoe Goddard – Electric Lines
As a member of both Hot Chip and The 2 Bears, and as a multi-faceted musician involved in production, songwriting and DJing, Joe Goddard has earned his music... Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
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Sylvan Esso interview: Reaching Through the Static
We catch up with North Carolina-based duo Sylvan Esso to talk anxieties, joys and annoying habits ahead of the release of sophomore album, What Now “T... Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
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Leeds Art Gallery launches crowdfunding campaign
The gallery's iconic stairwell will be transformed by artist Lothar Götz if a fundraising target is achieved by 18 May Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
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The Skinny's Desert Island Discs
With Record Store Day approaching, what better way to celebrate the humble long-player than to ask our team the hardest question of all: which one album could you not live without? Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
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This Week in Scottish Art: 18-24 April
This week brings new exhibitions from Celine Gallery, The Common Guild, WASP in Glasgow, Market Gallery, Koppe Astner, as well as the last week of Mary Mary's temporary bookshop exhibition. Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
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WHITE – One Night Stand Forever
The debut album from Glasgow five-piece WHITE, One Night Stand Forever (not to be confused with the Ed Ruscha painting of the same name) is a raucous riot of... Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
Books
César Aira's Literary Toys for Adults
Argentine author César Aira is like nothing you've read before. As a light is shone on a small corner of his work – translations of The Proof an... Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
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Void Star by Zachary Mason
At an unspecified time in the near future, the oceans have risen, implanted chips make infinite memory a possibility and anti-aging clinics offer eternal you... Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
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XpoNorth 2017: The music lineup
Scotland's leading creative industries conference and showcase, XpoNorth, has revealed the bands heading to Inverness for this year’s event Read more »| 18 Apr 2017