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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MusicThe Bulletin: T Break Lineup Announced | 17 May
In today's Bulletin, the News Badger brings you an in-depth guide to the T Break stage at T in the Park, including indie-electro darlings Machines In Heaven, hip-hop phenomenons Hector Bizerk, garage rock duo Honeyblood, and majestic post-rockers Vasa Read more »| 17 May 2013 -
FilmFast & Furious 6
Fast & Furious 5 (aka Fast Five) abandoned virtually any semblance of its series’ street racing routes, retooling the blockbuster franchise into an... Read more »| 16 May 2013 -
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The Liability
The Liability, Craig Vivieros’ second feature following prison drama debut Ghosted, offers enough surprises to raise it above the mire of recent dopey ... Read more »| 16 May 2013 -
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Looking Back to the Future
Cooking up a new dish with old ingredients Read more »| 16 May 2013 -
FilmThe Great Gatsby
Baz Luhrmann's latest foray into vintage decadence delivers the director's characteristic flamboyance and romance, and serves as a perfect companion to both ... Read more »| 15 May 2013 -
MusicThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 15 May
In today's Bulletin: Lord Quas honoured by city of LA; Jay-Z's time travelling exploits; the return of dead holographic rappers; new music from CSS, The Pictish Trail, Holy Ghost!, Baauer and more; plus the latest festival news Read more »| 15 May 2013
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Music
Sounds from the Other City, Various Venues (Salford), 5 May
From psych rock howled out over a United-Chelsea game to a goth samba band in the street, two intrepid explorers enjoy the inherently bonkers offerings at Salford's ninth annual DIY all-dayer, Sounds from the Other City Read more »| 14 May 2013 -
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Summit Special: An Interview with Stephen Pastel
With a new album imminent, we chat to Stephen McRobbie of The Pastels about the record’s long history, and the band’s future Read more »| 14 May 2013 -
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Deafheaven / The Secret / No Island @ Ivory Blacks, 7 May
No Island's simplistic approach to aggressive music is at odds with the heavily textured nature of our headliners, but these local noisemakers aren't fazed; ... Read more »| 13 May 2013 -
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First Impressions: Daft Punk's Random Access Memories
We take a listen to this year's most hyped and anticipated album, Daft Punk's Random Access Memories, featuring guest appearances from Giorgio Moroder, Julian Casablancas and Nile Rodgers, among others Read more »| 13 May 2013 -
Art
The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 13 May
In today's Bulletin: First look at Joss Whedon's S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show; new music from Raekwon, Queens of the Stone Age, Killing Joke and more; new book to examine the history of 4AD; those Death Grips movie rumours; plus the latest festival news Read more »| 13 May 2013 -
FilmLost & Found: 70s Hollywood Back in Cinema
This month Park Circus release two forgotten films of the American new wave, Jerry Schatzberg's Scarecrow and Bob Rafelson's The King of Marvin Gardens. We look at both and suggest some other forgotten gems itching to be rediscovered Read more »| 13 May 2013 -
Film
Youth in Revolt: Olivier Assayas on Something in the Air
Olivier Assayas talks to The Skinny about his new feature Something in the Air (Après Mai), the frustration of politics and his journey into cinema Read more »| 13 May 2013 -
Music
Brazos – Saltwater
Since his 2009 debut Phosphorescent Blues, Martin Crane (who performs as Brazos, perhaps to avoid being confused with Frasier’s pop) has relocated... Read more »| 13 May 2013 -
Film
Exploitation: An Interview with Frank Henenlotter
Frank Henenlotter talks about exploitation cinema, censors and his films Basket Case, Brain Damage and Frankenhooker Read more »| 10 May 2013