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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FilmEvil Dead
Few 80s horrors have escaped the unflinching gaze of the ruthless Hollywood remake machine. But some thought The Evil Dead, Sam Raimi’s scrappy, much-l... Read more »| 15 Apr 2013 -
MusicCut Yourself in Half – Mekkanizm
Yorkshire's Cut Yourself in Half lift more than a few pages from Mastodon's book on this first set of recordings: the down-tuned, groove-oriented nature of t... Read more »| 15 Apr 2013 -
ComedyCrystal Baws: April 2013 Horoscopes
ARIES April sees you discover a demonic real-life computer game cheat written in an ancient grimoire. Jump, jump, blink, blink, squat, step forwards, step ba... Read more »| 12 Apr 2013 -
Music
British Sea Power, Casual Sex @ Òran Mór, 7 April
For much of their current tour, British Sea Power have been opening gigs with a bonus set of ‘mellow’ fan-favourites. Unfortunately, Oran Mor&rsq... Read more »| 12 Apr 2013 -
MusicThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 12 April
Trailer emerges for Irvine Welsh's Filth; Oliver Stone defends Julian Assange; Scott Walker box-set announced; new KORG synth recreates the 303 and 808; Death Grips remix The Prodigy; new music from Pictureplane, United Fruit and more, plus festival news Read more »| 12 Apr 2013 -
Film
Flying Blind
In a tense world of racial profiling and questionable military ethics lands erotic political thriller Flying Blind, starring Helen McCrory as leading aerospa... Read more »| 12 Apr 2013
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Film
Will Anderson on The Making of Longbird
After having his film, The Making of Longbird, selected for dozens of film festivals and winning awards from most of them, Will Anderson crowned off a fantastic year by winning the BAFTA for best animated short. We speak to this talented filmmaker Read more »| 12 Apr 2013 -
Books
World Book Night 2013
Now in its third year, World Book Night returns on 23 April with a whole host of nationwide events designed to celebrate reading and encourage those who do not regularly read to get involved Read more »| 12 Apr 2013 -
Film
The Collection
A sequel of sorts to The Collector, from 2009, The Collection opens with an entertaining scene in which a gimp-masked serial killer takes out an en... Read more »| 12 Apr 2013 -
Music
!!! – Thr!!!er
Throughout their 17 years thus far, !!! have evolved from a tight, snarling punk-funk ensemble into something altogether more louche, studied and h... Read more »| 11 Apr 2013 -
MusicHero Worship: Trail of Dead's Jason Reece on Waterloo Records
As ...And You will Know Us By the Trail of Dead swing into Glasgow on Record Store Day, Jason Reece salutes his favourite shop Read more »| 10 Apr 2013 -
Music
Record Store Day in Edinburgh and Glasgow
As Record Store Day (20 Apr) approaches, you’ll need to meticulously plan your diary to avoid missing out on some of the fantastic in-store events happ... Read more »| 10 Apr 2013 -
Music
The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 10 April
Music world 'rejoices' at death of Margaret Thatcher; Art of Protest comes to Manchester; new music from Queens Of The Stone Age, Mount Kimbie, TNGHT, El-P and Killer Mike; The Knife interviewed; plus: CHVRCHES versus Game of Thrones Read more »| 10 Apr 2013 -
Art
Arika 13: Freedom Is A Constant Struggle
From 18-21 Apr, Arika return to Tramway with a weekend of events exploring radical black art forms. What are they, we hear you ask? Allow director Barry Esson to explain... Read more »| 10 Apr 2013 -
Film
Vulgaria
A gross-out comedy from Hong Kong, the well named Vulgaria pushes the boundaries of taste in its dialogue and storyline while coyly keeping what appears... Read more »| 10 Apr 2013