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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ComedyBrass Eye doc to screen at Manchester TV festival
Pilot Light TV Festival will screen Chris Morris’s seminal comedy Brass Eye in full, alongside a new documentary on the show from director Michael Cumming Read more »| 23 Mar 2017 -
Art
LOOK Photo Festival: Showcase
“We share billions of photographs of urban life every day via social media. The idea of a specific city, our understanding of how we live in it, its hi... Read more »| 23 Mar 2017 -
ArtMads Holm: The Skinny Showcase
Photographer Mads Holm shares work exploring politics, borders and consciousness in a frightening contemporary world Read more »| 23 Mar 2017 -
Books
Emily Dickinson: More than a feminist hero
As Terence Davies' new film exploring the life of American poet Emily Dickinson reaches cinemas, we consider the innovations in her work – and the limitations of viewing her only as a feminist hero Read more »| 23 Mar 2017 -
Clubs
Club nights in Liverpool this week: 23-30 Mar
It's all about the melody this weekend in Liverpool clubs, as Simian Mobile Disco bring their crowdpleasing sound to 24 Kitchen Street and the So Flute team rock up at Buyers Club with all manner of worldly grooves. Read more »| 23 Mar 2017 -
ClubsClub nights in Manchester this week: 23-30 Mar
It's big name after big name in Manchester clubs this week, with Hunee, Gerd Janson and Jeremy Underground all playing Below the Surface's third birthday party, Andrew Ashong coming to Hidden, and much more. Read more »| 23 Mar 2017
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MusicStillhound – Let The Best (EP Premiere)
Stream the new EP from Edinburgh trio Stillhound ahead of its release on Monday, and get a track-by-track breakdown of Let The Best Read more »| 23 Mar 2017 -
Music
Foxing @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 14 Mar
The St. Louis indie rockers are on incendiary form as they road test new material Read more »| 23 Mar 2017 -
Music
Good Bad Thing: PINS interview
PINS guitarist Lois McDonald reflects on recording their Bad Things EP and working with Iggy Pop Read more »| 22 Mar 2017 -
Music
Rival Consoles @ Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds, 17 Mar
Sounds Like THIS, Leeds’ newest music festival, celebrates “bold new sounds” in electronic music, electroacoustic, opera and visual install... Read more »| 22 Mar 2017 -
Music
Live music in Liverpool this week: 22-28 Mar
Psych-jazz, contemporary classical and hometown heroes are all to be found in this week's gig guide, and we also take a look at Open Circuit Festival Read more »| 22 Mar 2017 -
Music
Steve Pilgrim @ Leaf, Liverpool, 16 Mar
Grace is a funny thing in music. It's overused as a lyric, but underused as a commodity. Scouse songwriter Steve Pilgrim has it in abundance and so d... Read more »| 22 Mar 2017 -
Film
GSFF Awards: Dutch films dominate
The tenth edition of Glasgow Short Film Festival came to a close on Sunday, with the annual awards being announced at the city's newest venue, Joytown Grand Electric Theatre Read more »| 22 Mar 2017 -
Art
LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner work heads to Liverpool
LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner's politically charged art project HEWILLNOTDIVIDE.US – a continuous live stream of the statement for four years, or the duration of Donald Trump's presidency – has been adopted by FACT Liverpool Read more »| 22 Mar 2017 -
Music
Mark McGowan – Hot Coals (Track Premiere)
Listen to the new track by Glasgow songwriter Mark McGowan Read more »| 22 Mar 2017