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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ComedyAsk Fred: Money
Whatever your financial status, Fred Fletch is here to help – unless you haven't seen Roadhouse, in which case, you're officially screwed Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
ClubsScotland Clubbing Highlights – April 2014
This month we wax lyrical about the wonders of Legowelt, look forward to celebrating 10 Years of Hyperdub and await the visit of Stones Throw head honcho Peanut Butter Wolf Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
TheatreTheatre as Research: The Hunger for Trade project
A collaboration across theatres and continents, Hunger for Trade is a performing-arts response to the international food crisis. Playwright Simon Stephens heads up the Royal Exchange Theatre's involvement – and considers the history of a humble nectarine Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Books
Books News: Gruff Rhys to headline Dinefwr Literature Festival, plus the latest news from the world of literature
A round-up of books news and events, including Gruff Rhys headlining the Dinefwr Literature Festival, and events in Edinburgh, Manchester and beyond featuring comics writer Alan Grant, novelist Louise Welsh, and performance poet Ben Mellor Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
TheatreNights at the Circus
Cirque du Soleil's new show comes to Glasgow next month – we have a word with some of the performers, and talk to Bright Night International, helping to train the next generation of circus performers in time for the Commonwealth Youth Circus this summer Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Clubs
Teenage Geekery: Atjazz questions his existence
Atjazz returns with a long-awaited solo EP, Does This Qualify?, but that’s just the beginning: with a wealth of collaborative projects on the horizon, it’s going to be a busy year Read more »| 01 Apr 2014
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ArtThe Skinny Showcase: Rachel Levine
The Skinny Showcase: Rachel Levine Through my work I explore how power structures and ‘empirical’ versions of history affect our readings of obj... Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Music
Aidan Moffat shares first track from Where You're Meant To Be
As he prepares to embark on a folk music road trip with filmmaker Paul Fegan for his new project Where You're Meant To Be, Aidan Moffat shares a new track, Jock McGraw Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Music
Loops Haunt – Exits
The full-length debut of Scotland's Scott Douglas Gordon combines carefully treated field recordings, spectral synth work, musique concrete and questing, exp... Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Music
PUP – PUP
Punk is pessimistic; it languishes in its own brash, self-deprecating defeatism. It’s no surprise then that Toronto-based four-piece PUP named themselv... Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Film
Northwest Film Event Highlights – April 2014
Hang on, how is it April already? Nevermind, there are films to watch, including classics at FACT, oddities at The Dancehouse and a live score weekend at Liverpool’s Philharmonic Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Film
Existential Nightmare: Richard Ayoade on The Double
Richard Ayoade doesn't like himself very much. That's OK, though, ‘cause we think he's great. Here he is trying to downplay his considerable talents ahead of the release of his new film, The Double Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Film
Agro-culture: Xavier Dolan on Tom at the Farm
French-Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan discusses his brilliant Hitchcockian thriller Tom at the Farm, and we’re surprised to find that at the time of making the film he hadn’t seen any Hitchcock Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Film
Scotland Film Events Highlights – April 2014
There'll be screams this month as horror fest Dead by Dawn is resurrected at Filmhouse and Bowie's codpiece gets an airing at Cameo. But there's laughs too as That Sinking Feeling's new DVD release is launched at GFT Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Theatre
The Events @ Everyman, Liverpool, 8-12 Apr
Edinburgh Fringe First Award-winner and the Guardian’s No. 1 play of 2013, David Greig’s quiet yet provocative drama The Events makes its way to ... Read more »| 31 Mar 2014