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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Music"This record's a statement: not to prove people wrong, but to prove people right” – The Twilight Sad reveal album four
Having stayed the course throughout a particularly harsh decade for independent rock music, James Graham and Andy MacFarlane say The Twilight Sad won't be moulded by the zeitgeist Read more »| 06 Oct 2014 -
Comedy
Spotlight: Danny Sutcliffe
Follow the yellow brick road with this Twitter-quipping, elephant-fighting comic Read more »| 06 Oct 2014 -
ClubsDJ Chart: Andy George (Moda Black)
Increasingly hyped production and DJ duo Jaymo and Andy George hit The Arches this month. We asked for a 5 track selection to whet the appetite before the night. Read more »| 06 Oct 2014 -
MusicEverything Everything's Manchester Central Library takeover events unveiled
The first batch of events to take place during Everything Everything’s Chaos to Order residency at Manchester’s newly-refurbished Central Library... Read more »| 06 Oct 2014 -
Film
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Yann Demange’s debut feature is a blistering, disturbing portrayal of one British soldier’s attempt to get back to his Belfast barracks after bei... Read more »| 06 Oct 2014 -
TheatreIt’s Play Time @ Lantern Theatre, Liverpool, 23 Oct
Why go to see one play when you can see six in an hour? Young new writing collective Writers on the Brink present their debut show It’s Play Time at Li... Read more »| 06 Oct 2014
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Theatre
In Good Company: 1956 Theatre
Staging both new writing and new takes on long-established texts, this 12-strong collective are about to embark on a month-long residency Read more »| 06 Oct 2014 -
Books
Rogues by George RR Martin & Gardner Dozois
Thanks to Game of Thrones, George RR Martin has leapt from fantasy ghetto to mainstream. The same can’t be said of Gardner Dozois, although the multi-a... Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
Clubs
DJ Chart: John Barera & Will Martin
The Boston-based roomies drop their first album on Steffi's Dolly label this month. Here they offer one of the most eclectic DJ Charts we've had the pleasure of coming across Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
ClubsLife in Deep Space: The myriad versions of Seven Davis Jr.
Party maestro, poet, and to some 'the new Prince': Seven Davis Jr. talks about feeling lost in space, leaving past darknesses behind, and why Los Angeles is 'like Purple Rain in real time' Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
Music
Weezer – Everything Will Be Alright In The End
Weezer are getting old. These cult Los Angeles indie rock mainstays are at album number nine (if we’re not counting 2010’s offcuts compilation De... Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
Music
Track Premiere: Ubre Blanca – 'Red Skies'
Get an exclusive first listen to Red Skies from Ubre Blanca’s new EP Terminal Island here at The Skinny. The track sees Remember Remember drummer... Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
Music
This is Radgecore: Birdhead at the Pleasance Sessions
The Pleasance Sessions return this month and once again we've curated an evening of stellar live music. Kicking off closing night on 18 October are the inimitable Birdhead – Edinburgh's very own dance-inspired krautrockers Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
Music
Ryan Adams @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 24 September
The reverence Ryan Adams commands proves a hindrance tonight – this is one of the most subdued crowds we've been part of in a while. You can only hope ... Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
Music
Mogwai reveal 'Music Industry 3. Fitness Industry 1.' EP
Glasgow post-rockers Mogwai have unveiled a new EP of remixes and previously-unreleased material, capping one of their biggest years to date. Music Industry... Read more »| 03 Oct 2014