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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ArtDCA Thomson @ Dundee Contemporary Arts
Beginning with original items from the archive, the DCA Thomson show brings out forgotten excitement and mixes it up with surprising responses from Beano / D... Read more »| 26 Jan 2017 -
ClubsClub nights in Leeds this week: 26 Jan-2 Feb
Some interesting nights on offer in Leeds this week, with Intergalactic Gary launching us into space at Wire and Japanese techno staple Fumiya Tanaka taking things deeper at Freedom Mills. Plus, book ahead for Pearson Sound. Read more »| 26 Jan 2017 -
Clubs
Club nights in Liverpool this week: 26 Jan-2 Feb
Be gone, bleak January! Things start to hot up on the clubs circuit in Liverpool as Hot Plate welcome MJ Cole and Murlo to 24 Kitchen Street, while Modu:lar kick off their new season with Archie Hamilton and more. Read more »| 26 Jan 2017 -
MusicThe Van T's @ King Tut's, 13 Jan
One of the most hotly anticipated acts of this year's King Tut's New Year's Revolution calendar must surely be The Van T's. The Glasgow-based four piece have... Read more »| 26 Jan 2017 -
ClubsClub nights in Manchester this week: 26 Jan-2 Feb
Dry January is over and Manchester's clubs scene is back on fine form, with an all-night-long set from Demdike Stare, a Horizon Festival party headlined by Matthew Herbert and lots to look forward to from Club C.I.T.S., Gilles Peterson and more. Read more »| 26 Jan 2017 -
Books
Perfect Remains by Helen Fields
One of Scotland's most popular literary genres, Helen Fields' new novel, Perfect Remains, brings new possibilities for narrative style and plot to ... Read more »| 26 Jan 2017
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Film
Loving
Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga deliver wonderful performances as Richard and Mildred Loving, but the film's unwavering tone grows stultifying Read more »| 26 Jan 2017 -
Books
Australia Day: A New Narrative
As the troubled narrative of Australia Day continues, let's use this opportunity to provide an introduction to five Indigenous writers whose outstanding works are too often marginalised Read more »| 26 Jan 2017 -
Music
Crybabycry @ The Wardrobe, Leeds, 21 Jan
It’s sad to think we’re at the mighty Crybabycry’s final gig, though it’s heartening to see them take the LCD Soundsystem approach to... Read more »| 25 Jan 2017 -
Music
The Flaming Lips @ Manchester Academy, 22 Jan
Ear-rupturing bass. LED-festooned unicorns. An endless array of giant balloons bouncing back and forth in front of the stage (so many balloons). That’s... Read more »| 25 Jan 2017 -
MusicCLUB.THE.MAMMOTH @ Arts Club, Liverpool, 21 Jan
Mark E. Smith and his ever-evolving, ever-the-same gang of noiseniks head up an impressive line-up of spiky psych and post-punk Read more »| 25 Jan 2017 -
Music
Independent Venue Week highlights: The Wytches, Girl Band and more
Independent Venue Week is currently in full swing. Here are some of the highlights coming up Read more »| 25 Jan 2017 -
Music
Live music in Liverpool this week: 25-31 Jan
Glaswegian bedroom pop? West African funk? French death metal? It's odds on your tastes are covered in another busy week for gigs Read more »| 25 Jan 2017 -
Music
Pictish Trail @ Oran Mor, Glasgow, 20 Jan
Just hours after Donald Trump is signed in as leader of the free world, the sparkle and wit of Johnny Lynch, aka Pictish Trail, is the perfect tonic to lift ... Read more »| 25 Jan 2017 -
Music
Rondo Mo – Overflow: Track Premiere
Listen to Overflow, the debut track from south London producer Robbie Redway, aka Rondo Mo. Read more »| 25 Jan 2017