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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MusicDJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall
"The same way I was trying to push the boundaries then, I'm trying to push my own boundaries now." No joke; two decades on from the immortal Endtroducing, Jo... Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
ArtArt in Liverpool: June 2016
It's degree show-a-geddon this month, with displays of student' work opening here, there and everywhere. Plus Picasso on the Wirral, Frances Bacon at The Tate and Designing Digital Now at FACT Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
Art
The Royal Standard is 10: The Skinny Showcase
The Royal Standard gallery in Liverpool celebrates its tenth birthday this year. We look back at some of its exhibitions to celebrate. The Royal Standard wa... Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
ComedyDavid Cross interview: Making America Great Again!
You may know him as Tobias Fünke from Arrested Development or for his work with Better Call Saul's Bob Odenkirk, but how well do you know David Cross as... Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
Comedy
Shaved Dog: Comedy Spotlight
No, not poodles subjected to questionable topiary – just three comics from Liverpool. Still weird, though Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
Music
All The Right Moves: Kate Jackson interviewed
Nearly a decade after The Long Blondes split, Kate Jackson's solo debut is an accomplished and ambitious furthering of her artistic vision. She tells us why the time was right to start making music again Read more »| 01 Jun 2016
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ClubsNorthwest Clubbing Highlights – June 2016
This month's highlights include Mr Scruff celebrating 17 years of keeping it unreal, Max Graef bringing his band to Soup, and Abandon Silence teaming up with Dimensions. Get your dancing shoes on, Junebugs Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: 1-7 June
This week, there's screenings, discussions and openings across Glasgow and Edinburgh - and the last week of ECA's degree show, until Sunday! Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
ArtLila de Magalhaes: lions, mermaids and Tall Tales
A new touring exhibition, Tall Tales, showcases 17 artists whose work has a playful edge. With a love of mermaids, lions and risky installations, California-based artist Lila de Magalhaes certainly lives up to the brief. The Skinny meets her. Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
Music
Mitski – Puberty 2
Puberty’s a time of peak emotions but it’s also one of chronic navel-gazing, making it dangerous territory for musicians. Fortunately, Puberty 2 ... Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
Film
Stuff and Dough
Discover the film that kicked off the Romanian New Wave Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
Film
Meet Scotland's stars of short film
This year, EIFF is brimming with home-grown feature films including its opening and closing galas, but it's in the short animation category where you'll find the most exciting innovations. We take the temperature of this vibrant indie film scene Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
Art
Ain't Leith Grand: LeithLate Turns Six
LeithLate producer Morvern Cunningham and commisioned artist Rabiya Choudhry talk LeithLate '16, the arts and making money Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
Books
The Girls by Emma Cline
Emma Cline's much-anticipated debut shows its hand immediately: 'They herd everyone into the living room. The moment the frightened people understand th... Read more »| 31 May 2016 -
Music
Scottish Gig Highlights – June 2016
With stadium rock Gods swooping in from on high, plus Glasgow's West End Festival and Edinburgh's Hidden Door in full flow, neither coast should struggle for... Read more »| 31 May 2016