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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ClubsKyoto Calling: Efdemin on the influence of wabi-sabi
Affected heavily by a residency in Kyoto, Efdemin describes how new album Decay is influenced by ideas of transience and deterioration, and the peace that can be found within them Read more »| 12 Mar 2014 -
TheatreCurtains Up: Liverpool's Everyman reopens
As Liverpool's Everyman theatre reopens its doors after a two-year revamp, artistic director Gemma Bodinetz shares her vision for a democratic but daring space Read more »| 12 Mar 2014 -
MusicColourmusic – May You Marry Rich
With records like this, pop tribalism doesn’t half seem like an anachronism: Colourmusic are all sleek and shiny, adopting an all-is-welcome approach t... Read more »| 12 Mar 2014 -
Music
Polar Bear – In Each and Every One
While previous release Peepers was hardly an uncomplicated affair, Polar Bear’s fifth album sees Seb Rochford and company pushing their envelope furthe... Read more »| 12 Mar 2014 -
Comedy
Ask Fred: Independence
Our resident empathetic heavyweight helps shed some light on some tricky political quandaries Read more »| 11 Mar 2014 -
Theatre
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake @ King's Theatre (Glasgow)
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, performed by New Adventures, takes the classical ballet favourite and turns it on its head. By replacing the delicate swan balle... Read more »| 11 Mar 2014
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BooksBooks News: Big changes at Cargo Publishing, George Saunders wins Folio Prize, and more
A round-up of news from the world of literature and publishing, including news of Cargo Publishing's new directors, the winner of the inaugural Folio Prize, and Glasgow League of Writers new project, reviving old superheroes from the DC Thomson archives Read more »| 11 Mar 2014 -
Music
Liars – Mess
Liars’ seventh album is undeniably, blatantly a Mute Records album, not just in practical terms but also in spiritual terms; the album plays like a hom... Read more »| 11 Mar 2014 -
Music
Future Islands – Singles
This Baltimore-based new wave/synthpop trio are now on their fourth full-length, and have been through nearly as many record labels: this, their 4AD debut, f... Read more »| 11 Mar 2014 -
Music
Kevin Drew – Darlings
While Darlings is the second solo release from Kevin Drew, a founding member of Broken Social Scene, it suggests a more focused, determined effort to escape ... Read more »| 11 Mar 2014 -
Clubs
DJ Chart: Euan Neilson (Killer Kitsch)
Ahead of their ninth birthday bash, Killer Kitsch resident Euan Neilson tips 10 tracks to get you in the mood for the party Read more »| 10 Mar 2014 -
Film
Film News: Evan Goldberg talks Preacher TV series, 300: Rise of an Empire director talks sequels
In today's film news, Evan Goldberg reveals more about the forthcoming Preacher TV series; the writer and director of 300: Rise of an Empire talk sequels and adaptations, a free screening of the new Muppet movie, and the latest trailers Read more »| 10 Mar 2014 -
MusicThe Pussywarmers and Réka – I Saw Them Leaving
Swiss quintet The Pussywarmers named their debut My Pussy Belongs to Daddy, which is just about sleazy enough to put someone off listening to them altogether... Read more »| 10 Mar 2014 -
Music
Ava Luna – Electric Balloon
Day Dream is the brash, unapproachable gatekeeper to Ava Luna’s third LP Electric Balloon. With Carlos Hernandez’s coos and yelps returning to th... Read more »| 10 Mar 2014 -
Music
Kimono Kult – Hiding in the Light
Though there's an impressive cast of musicians in Kimono Kult (ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, The Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and ... Read more »| 10 Mar 2014