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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MusicOpinion: Beats, Rhymes and Shite
Resident rap aficionado Bram E. Gieben looks forward to the death of the hip-hop super-ego Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
MusicSteve Mason @ The Liquid Room, 26 October
Steve Mason confidently strides on stage to a roar of approval from what can loosely be considered a hometown crowd. The Beta Band might have long since flow... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Music
Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg @ The Garage, 25 October
While it’s Marky’s name emblazoned in foot-high letters across the stage, ownership of tonight’s beautiful blitzkrieg is inarguably shared ... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
ClubsStill on Track: Amir talks Strata, b-boys and osmosis
With his reissue-focused imprint 180 Proof going from strength to strength, we catch up with On Track mixtape selector Amir Abdullah ahead of a long overdue Manchester debut Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Film
Thor: The Dark World
In a flashback sequence that opens the Marvel brand’s latest superhero sequel, we discover how Thor’s grandfather, Bor, previously conquered the ... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Film
UK Music Video Awards 2013: Winners
Winners from the 2013 UK Music Video Awards included videos from Connan Mockasin, Foals and Phoenix. Watch them here... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013
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FilmBAFTA Scotland 2013: Nominees Announced
We announce the nominees for this year's Scottish BAFTA Awards, and have a chat with director, producer and Acting Head of BAFTA Scotland, Alan de Pellette Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Theatre
Zhe (Noun) Undefined @ Contact, Manchester
Zhe contains some of the bravest performances this writer has ever seen. Set against a plain black stage with a few arranged, miscellaneous wooden props, Ant... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Music
Northwest Gig Highlights – November 2013
November brings a gig schedule fit to bursting, from the gentle chaos of Julia Holter to the electric dreampop of Mt Wolf, plus a rare appearance from those old school proto-punks Television Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Art
Jeremy Bailey: About Face
Toronto artist Jeremy Bailey works in digital and new media to blur the boundaries between the seen and the unseen. He appears in disguise as a mythical being to introduce a project coming to Warrington this month Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Music
The Cosmic Dead / Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Djamba / The Wizard & The Seven Swines
The Glasgow-based psych stalwarts return with a split 12" on Newcastle’s The Old Noise label. Flip it and you’ll find The Wizard & the Seven ... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Music
Magik Markers – Surrender To The Fantasy
For their pithier advocates, Sonic Youth’s venerated legacy represents an untouchable milestone in the history of rock music; an unrepeatable, nail-bit... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Books
Andrew McConnell Stott: Byromania
Ahead of the publication of The Vampyre Family, a group biography of key members of the Romantic era, Andrew McConnell Stott talks to us about his former life as a stand-up comedian and the undying celebrity appeal of Lord Byron Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Music
Captured in Sound: James Harrar on Cinema Soloriens
As his Cinema Soloriens project comes to Liverpool this month, former silent film maker James Harrar celebrates 20 years of collaboration with Sun Ra Arkestra’s Marshall Allen Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
Music
Waxahatchee + Swearin' @ Sound Control, Manchester, 25 October
It’s far too easy to compare Allison and Katie Crutchfield: twin sisters, talented songwriters, and former bandmates in PS Eliot and other DIY favourit... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013