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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ClubsBehind the Scenes: Lost Control
We get some sit-down time with Black Eyes, the man behind Lost Control and Didsbury Techno Militia, to mull over the current state of the scene Read more »| 10 Feb 2016 -
TheatreAsk Auntie Trash: Advice from a Theatre Critic
Ask Auntie Trash: What plays will get you a date? How do you act 'in the know' about theatre? Our resident agony aunt is here to answer all your theatrical questions Read more »| 10 Feb 2016 -
MusicBob Mould @ Academy 2, 7 Feb
A kind-faced middle-aged man who could have easily just come from the set of a B&Q advert leans over to the microphone and asks “Is it loud enough?... Read more »| 10 Feb 2016 -
MusicMalcolm Middleton announces Summer of '13 LP
The Falkirk-raised songwriter sets his Human Don't Be Angry moniker aside for Summer of '13. Read more »| 10 Feb 2016 -
Books
Neu! Reekie!: The First and Last in Pictures
Performance collective Neu! Reekie! made their first foray into Liverpool in January with a night of poetry and music from Hollie McNish, Eugene Kelly, Pete Wylie and more. Let us transport you back, through the medium of photography Read more »| 10 Feb 2016 -
Music
Keep the Spirit Alive: So Pitted on debut LP, Neo
Seattle's So Pitted took their name from a viral YouTube video, and their noise-rock racket looks set to make waves on a similar scale. Nathan Rodriguez fills us in. Read more »| 10 Feb 2016
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Film
Deadpool
Despite a lot of its meta gags falling flat, giddy lead Ryan Reynolds makes Deadpool's immature fuckery work Sometimes the right actor can single-handedly s... Read more »| 10 Feb 2016 -
MusicFuture of the Left share UK tour dates, new song
Future of the Left have announced a series of UK gigs to coincide with the release of their crowd-funded fifth album, The Peace and Truce of Future of the Le... Read more »| 09 Feb 2016 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: British Art Show & More
GSA students show off work in progress, British Art Show previews and exhibitions begin and end in Dundee – here's our guide to the week ahead. Read more »| 09 Feb 2016 -
Music
Positively Radical: Savages on Adore Life
Fay Milton talks about a personal kind of politics and how Savages' second album Adore Life is a force for change Read more »| 09 Feb 2016 -
Comedy
Valentine’s Day Gifts for Comedy Lovers
Our resident romance expert investigates Valentine's Day gifts suitable for those whose amorous appetites are activated by their love of comedy. Read more »| 09 Feb 2016 -
Theatre
Manipulate 2016: Threads @ Traverse, 4 Feb
Threads is a story of lineage and lifelines of mythical proportions. Through the tale of a mountain woman and her daughter, it sears with the quiet roar of f... Read more »| 08 Feb 2016 -
Theatre
Manipulate 2016: Bird @ Traverse, 4 Feb
In the middle of the space a lone creature sleeps. Crowned with a bird's nest of hair and robed in tatters, she is queen of this derelict land. She splits he... Read more »| 08 Feb 2016 -
Theatre
Manipulate 2016: Birdheart @ Traverse, 3 Feb
A single egg lies upon a layer of sand on a raised table. Highlighted by a spotlight in the centre of the stage, the egg gradually cracks open and within the... Read more »| 08 Feb 2016 -
Art
Glasgow International 2016: Festival plans
Glasgow International Director Sarah McCrory talks through her plans for this year's festival Read more »| 08 Feb 2016