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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FilmOpinion: There's Nowt So Queer As Labels
You'll have seen the headlines: 'Lesbian Film Wins Palme d'Or.' But why do only same-sex love stories have their orientation declared? Read more »| 04 Jun 2013 -
FilmAguirre, Herzog and The Secret Mainstream
A screening of Aguirre: Wrath of God in a newly restored print offers the chance enjoy anew Werner Herzog's 1972 classic Read more »| 04 Jun 2013 -
Theatre
Blue Monday: The Library Theatre Company present Manchester Sound: The Massacre
Presenting two pivotal points in history – the Peterloo Massacre and the explosion of rave culture – the Library Theatre Company’s new site-specific work Manchester Sound: The Massacre takes us to a secret location in search of independence and freedom Read more »| 04 Jun 2013 -
MusicCongo Natty – Jungle Revolution
The press release for Jungle Revolution states that Congo Natty (aka Rebel MC) ‘sees jungle as a re-boot of roots reggae for a new century&rs... Read more »| 04 Jun 2013 -
Film
Joss Whedon on Much Ado About Nothing
We speak to director, writer and wannabe stuntman Joss Whedon about his switch from Avengers' billion dollar comic-book franchise to Much Ado About Nothing, the low budget Shakespeare adaptation he shot in and around his Santa Monica home Read more »| 04 Jun 2013 -
Music
Tunng – Turbines
Frontiersmen and women of the ‘folktronica’ movement, Tunng have long blended gentle, well-rounded folk melodies with morsels of twee electronic ... Read more »| 04 Jun 2013
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MusicToro y Moi talks Arthur Russell and astral jazz
Over the course of three albums, Chaz Bundick – or Toro y Moi – has revealed himself as something of an anorak, drawing on everything from house to R'n'B. He talks to us about Arthur Russell and astral jazz, and bemoans our lack of modern-day pop auteurs Read more »| 04 Jun 2013 -
Music
Sigur Rós – Kveikur
Loose and roaring, Brennisteinn – the opening gambit of Sigur Rós' seventh studio album – is the sound of the band getting nasty. Beneath ... Read more »| 04 Jun 2013 -
Music
Poppy Ackroyd – Escapement
After an initial release last year, this 7-track album of multi-tracked piano, violin and field recordings from Hidden Orchestra collaborator Poppy Ackroyd g... Read more »| 04 Jun 2013 -
Music
5:14 Revisited: Malcolm Middleton reflects on his debut solo album
One time Arab Strap man Malcolm Middleton speaks about the re-release of his debut album, his ever maturing muse and falling foul of the Mayor of Falkirk Read more »| 03 Jun 2013 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Alexander Millar
Showcase: Alexander Millar “A variety of different things will go into an installation I put together: video, sculpture photography and often found ob... Read more »| 03 Jun 2013 -
Books
The Folded Man by Matt Hill
Matt Hill's debut novel – a dystopian satire in the sharp, graphic style of transgressive fiction, with a central character who thinks he's a mermaid &... Read more »| 03 Jun 2013 -
Music
James Holden – The Inheritors
Having previously pushed the boundaries of techno on his 2006 debut, James Holden's long-awaited sophomore album delves even deeper into the rhythmic roots o... Read more »| 03 Jun 2013 -
Music
The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 3 June
In today's Bulletin: New music from Fuck Buttons, Run the Jewels, Suede, Hodgy Beats and others; Boards of Canada listening party tonight; Glasow's Lisa O'Donnell wins Commonwealth Book Prize; and International Day of Slayer remembers Jeff Hanneman Read more »| 03 Jun 2013 -
Clubs
Ital & Aurora Halal @ The Dancehouse Theatre, Manchester, 24 May
Arriving at this ballet school turned venue on Oxford Road, you can’t help but feel a sense of disservice. The art deco-inspired, 1930s rough diamond t... Read more »| 03 Jun 2013