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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ComedyNextUp: The future of stand up?
New streaming service NextUp offers a chance to access niche comedy from the comfort of your living room Read more »| 09 Dec 2016 -
Film
Spider-Man: Homecoming: Watch the first trailer
Tom Holland’s boy web-swinger teams up with Robert Downey Jr’s Iron-Man in the first trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming Read more »| 09 Dec 2016 -
MusicDevil's music: An interview with worriedaboutsatan
Manchester-based electronic duo worriedaboutsatan may well have made their finest album to date with Blank Tape – here they tell us about location, the... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
Music
Psychic Ills @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 30 Nov
Psych-pop. Desert blues. Country jams. Experimental rock. It's fair to say that multiple genre labels have been applied to NYC group Psychic Ills. A decade o... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
MusicTeenage Fanclub @ Barrowlands, 3 Dec
In a year poisoned by loss and conflict, Teenage Fanclub's soothing aural embrace became more necessary than ever. September saw the group release its tenth ... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
Film
Zac Efron's Baywatch gets a goofy trailer
Taps aff Zac Efron – we know you all want to watch the Baywatch trailer... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016
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Music
K V A S I R – Motion: Video Premiere
Watch the video for new track Motion by Glasgow-based producer K V A S I R Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
Film
Tom Hardy reads bedtime story on CBeebies
Tom Hardy will read a CBeebies Bedtime Story to children across the country this New Year’s Eve Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
Clubs
Club nights in Manchester this week: 8-15 Dec
Manchester is well and truly gearing up for (Christmas) party season, with tons of great nights to choose from this week: Benga at Antwerp Mansion, Sadar Bahar at Band on the Wall, Asquith at Primrose St and much more. Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
Clubs
Club nights in Liverpool this week: 8-15 Dec
Two clear choices this week in Liverpool: acid and techno at 24 Kitchen Street, or soulful grooves at Underground. Pick your side... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
Clubs
Club nights in Leeds this week: 8-15 Dec
Some respected names head up the club offerings in Leeds this week, from garage gee DJ EZ to ice king Trevino. Plus, a look ahead to Pearson Sound in February – it'll be here before you know it... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
Film
Mulholland Drive is coming back to cinemas
With David Lynch’s classic returning to the big screen, and Twin Peaks back on the small screen, 2017 is shaping up to be a good year This is a great ... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
Music
Jesus & His Judgemental Father @ Maguire's, 1 Dec
On this bitterly cold December evening, the back room of Maguires provides the perfect setting for a DIY punk show to raise the temperature. Red Winter warm ... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
MusicTissø Lake – Paths to the Foss
Paths to the Foss, the new album by Tissø Lake, is a beautiful, fragile thing, which feels more like some ancient artefact than something as tangible ... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
Theatre
Ask Auntie Trash: Fuck Christmas
In her Christmas column, Auntie Trash consoles a reader who hates the festive season, and reveals a secret of her own Read more »| 07 Dec 2016