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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MusicOn The Trail: Tenement TV Turns Five
Tenement TV mark a whopping half a decade of DIY live music sessions in their West End flat with Tenement Trail, a one day, 50+ band Glasgow spectacular Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
Music
The Ocean Party – Restless
Restless has the kind of chiming guitar lines you last heard on a Chills album, and the vocals are high enough in the mix to tell you THIS IS A POP... Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
MusicGang of Four - Live... In the Moment
The algorithm runs like this: for every great live album, there are 50 or more that are bad ideas. Periodically, though, you have a band that are seen a... Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
Music
Merchandise - A Corpse Wired For Sound
On new record A Corpse Wired For Sound the Florida post punks revert to a trio collaborating over long distance, following their brief expansi... Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
Film
The Greasy Strangler
Gross-out humour and grease is what's on offer with this surrealist former Sundance film Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
Film
The Hills Have Eyes 1977
Wes Craven's 70s B movie cult horror classic finally gets the Blu-ray treatment it deserves Read more »| 30 Sep 2016
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Clubs
Club nights in Manchester this week: 29 Sep-6 Oct
It's a crammed club calendar in Manchester this weekend as The Warehouse Project gets into gear, Andy Stott and Demdike Stare play a Modern Love showcase and Hidden welcomes Blawan. Read more »| 29 Sep 2016 -
MusicDon't Call It A Revival: Emo in 2016
We look at the past, present and future of emo Read more »| 29 Sep 2016 -
Music
Peripheral Vision: Mitski Interviewed
The Skinny meets Mitski to talk about Björk, the power in sad pop music and feeling like an outsider – even when your music's hit the mainstream Read more »| 29 Sep 2016 -
Music
Made in the UK: Kano Interviewed
The MOBO and Mercury Prize nominated MC tells The Skinny about the collaboration, competition and multiculturalism at the heart of his music Read more »| 29 Sep 2016 -
Music
Kate Bush announces Before The Dawn live album
Kate Bush has announced details of a three-disc live album recorded during her 2014 Before The Dawn gigs in London. The 22-night residency at London's Hamme... Read more »| 29 Sep 2016 -
Clubs
Club nights in Leeds this week: 29 Sep-6 Oct
Mumdance, Pearson Sound and a brand new night make for a strong clubbing calendar in Leeds this week. Plus, make sure to book ahead for the opening night of legendary promoters Back to Basics' new venue, Church. Read more »| 29 Sep 2016 -
Clubs
Edinburgh Clubbing Highlights: 28 Sept - 4 Oct
Friday sees DJ extraordinaire Ben UFO head up the first in a string of events celebrating The Bongo Club's 20th birthday, while Sneaky Pete's hosts house producer Funkineven and The Mash House presents Static Audio founder Dale Howard Read more »| 29 Sep 2016 -
TheatreWish List @ Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
The winner of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting is a necessary play about unnecessary pain. Read more »| 29 Sep 2016 -
BooksBard is a Four-Letter Word
With National Poetry Day fast approaching, Director of the Scottish Poetry Library Asif Khan talks over some of the challenges faced by professional poets. Also, a heads-up on this months performances and print poetry Read more »| 29 Sep 2016