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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MusicRaised by Wolves: Introducing Kaspar Hauser
When is a goth band not a goth band? We meet Glasgow’s Kaspar Hauser in an attempt to find out. Read more »| 03 Jun 2016 -
Clubs
Scottish Clubbing Highlights – June 2016
Green Velvet in Glasgow, Andy Weatherall in Edinburgh... and that's before we get to Summer Skank Out in Dundee – another busy month for your clubbing calendar. Read more »| 03 Jun 2016 -
MusicKindness on Missy Elliott and Jay Sean
Before Kindness – aka producer, musician and collaborator extraordinaire Adam Bainbridge – returns to the UK for a string of DJ dates, he hits shuffle on his arsenal and talks us through the first ten tracks, Missy Elliott trilogy and all. Read more »| 03 Jun 2016 -
MusicNick Cave and the Bad Seeds resurface with Skeleton Tree
Last seen with 2013's majestic Push the Sky Away and subsequent documentary 20,000 Days on Earth, Aussie legends Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will releas... Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
MusicRecall of the Wild: Wolf Parade return
As Wolf Parade return from hiatus with a new EP and their first live shows in five years, Dan Boeckner gives us the lowdown on reunions, ghost-hunting and im... Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
Art
Art in Lancashire: June 2016
From studies of Felix the Cat to degree shows and absurdist explorations, there's plenty to get excited about at Lancashire's galleries and exhibition spaces this month Read more »| 02 Jun 2016
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Music
The Mystery Lights – The Mystery Lights
Positives: expertly played, genuinely soulful and more grooves than Sandanista! on vinyl. Negatives: we've been here before. And haven’t we just? ... Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
Music
SAY Award 2016: A guide to the longlist
A victor for the 2016 Scottish Album of the Year Award will be announced in Paisley on 29 June. But before that, the longlist of 20 albums must be whittled down to 10 – and you can play your part. We cast an ear over the hopefuls Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
ClubsGuest Selector: François K
DJ, producer, engineer and all-round studio wizard François Kevorkian offers a tantalising glimpse into his innermost musical joys. Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
Art
Lakes Ignite 2016: rainbows, Ruskin and real talk
On a visit to the Lake District for this year's Lakes Ignite programme, our Art editor discovers flickering rainbow bridges, 700 types of water and creepy sc... Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
Art
Art in Greater Manchester: June 2016
It’s all about techno techno this month. Not Dutch Eurodance (though that would make a great theme) but the exploration of technology and its intersections with art and culture, as Manchester is halfway through its year as European City of Science Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
Music
DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall
"The same way I was trying to push the boundaries then, I'm trying to push my own boundaries now." No joke; two decades on from the immortal Endtroducing, Jo... Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
Art
Art in Liverpool: June 2016
It's degree show-a-geddon this month, with displays of student' work opening here, there and everywhere. Plus Picasso on the Wirral, Frances Bacon at The Tate and Designing Digital Now at FACT Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
Art
The Royal Standard is 10: The Skinny Showcase
The Royal Standard gallery in Liverpool celebrates its tenth birthday this year. We look back at some of its exhibitions to celebrate. The Royal Standard wa... Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
Comedy
David Cross interview: Making America Great Again!
You may know him as Tobias Fünke from Arrested Development or for his work with Better Call Saul's Bob Odenkirk, but how well do you know David Cross as... Read more »| 01 Jun 2016