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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ComedyHector vs The Future: Comedy Spotlight
Hector vs the Future is a new darkly surreal podcast from James Hamilton about the curmudgeonly proprietor of the Obsoleteum – a museum of the obsolete... Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
MusicWe're Breaking Up: Bands Who Need to Quit
It's not us, it's them Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
Music
Teenage Fanclub @ Liquid Room, 6 Sep
When the aliens finally do arrive, pointing their fancy rayguns in our faces as they demand to see our most valuable cultural artefacts (what are they like, ... Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
Music
Preoccupations – Preoccupations
Given the circumstances surrounding its inception, it’s no wonder that Preoccupations seems so humourless at times. When Viet Cong succumbed ... Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
Music
Live music in Liverpool this week: 7-13 Sep
Eleanor Friedberger leads the week's gig highlights, alongside a plethora of punk sounds for your delectation: another busy week on the live music front Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
Music
Thee Oh Sees @ Leeds University Stylus, 3 Sep
It’s no surprise that Thee Oh Sees’ show at the 1000-capacity Leeds Uni Stylus is a sell-out tonight. Of course, with persistence comes success, ... Read more »| 07 Sep 2016
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FilmAndrew Dominik on Nick Cave & One More Time With Feeling
Australian director Andrew Dominik recalls his first time meeting Nick Cave, and explains how his Cave doc One More Time With Feeling is really a f... Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
Music
Animal Collective @ O2 Academy Liverpool, 3 Sep
A huge pair of cardboard scissors hang from the ceiling as Animal Collective take to the stage flanked by some equally large Easter Island-esque faces &ndash... Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
Music
Live music in Manchester this week: 7-13 Sep
Eleanor Friedberger, Teenage Fanclub, Shield Patterns and Club Kuru all tour their latest stuff, while Now Wave and Strange Days join forces for an mini fest that packs a mighty punch through the likes of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
Music
M. Ward @ Gorilla, Manchester, 1 Sep
The indie folk stalwart finally returns to Manchester - and brings his boisterous side Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
Books
The Fat Artist and Other Stories by Benjamin Hale
Building on the success from his award winning first novel, The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore, Benjamin Hale brings something delightful and disturbing ... Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
Music
Take Care: How To Dress Well Interviewed
Tom Krell dives into the weird dreams and holistic intentions behind Care, How To Dress Well's fourth – and bravest – album Tom Krell is doing s... Read more »| 06 Sep 2016 -
ArtBed Art: Top five beds in art
Tracey Emin’s not the only person to use an art bed autobiographically. Bed Art is a much underrated genre in Art History that quite frankly deserves more funding. Here are a few of our favourite examples Read more »| 06 Sep 2016 -
MusicMykki Blanco – Mykki
Unlike their experimental mixtapes, Mykki Blanco's first full-length solo release doesn't leave much to hold on to. The New York performance artist and ... Read more »| 06 Sep 2016 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: 6-12 September
There's plenty to be seen and done this week in Scottish contemporary art, with new openings from The Modern Institute, events and previews in Cooper Gallery, Generator Projects and DCA, and a temporary radio station from CCA. Read more »| 06 Sep 2016