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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FilmCine Caledonia – A New Dawn
Look at your cinema listings. Scottish filmmaking is currently going through a purple patch last seen, well, never. We speak to film commentators and some of the filmmakers involved in this creative burst to see if Scottish cinema is as rosy as it seems Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
BooksWhat's He Playing At? Michael Pedersen Explains Himself
Following the success of his first full collection, Play With Me, and the continued dominance and expansion of Neu! Reekie!, his monthly avant-garde poetry, music and film fusions, we ask Michael Pedersen where it all began Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
FilmFor Those in Peril
“Respect the sea, because the sea’s the master,” reflects a voice over ominous images of crashing waves. It’s surely the boss of Aaro... Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Barry Steadmund
Showcase: Barry Steadmund Barry Steadmund is first and foremost an acclaimed medium and investigator of the paranormal; recently, however, he has come to be... Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
TheatreAdvance Notice: Word of Warning's Autumn Season
Ever taken a shower at the theatre? Or drunk a bottle of rum in a bath? As director Tamsin Drury explains, Word of Warning's autumn season reduces the form to its bare bones, and stops asking: 'Is it art?' Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
Theatre
Venue of the Month: Contact, Manchester
In Contact's new artistic director, Matt Fenton, we find an enthusiastic new voice behind a theatre of youthful excitement and near-reckless daring Read more »| 01 Oct 2013
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Clubs
Dance Evolution: Daniel Avery on Drone Logic
Fostered by Erol Alkan and Andrew Weatherall but with a tunnelling, paranoid sound all his own, Daniel Avery is convinced that now is the most exciting time for electronic music in a long while – and we're pretty sure he's the ringleader Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
Comedy
Hirsutes You, Sir! Or, A Guide to Comedy Barnets
Why male comedians may put more into their appearance than you first thought Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
MusicJon Hopkins @ Gorilla, Manchester, 24 September
A screen lowers, and a single synth-drone reverberates around the room before buzzing into Abandon Window from Jon Hopkins' latest album, Immunity. The twice... Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
Music
Down at the Mill: Islington Mill's autumn season
Reasons to visit Salford's premier home of the weird and wonderful this, er, fall. Yes, fall Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
Clubs
Scotland Clubbing Highlights – October 2013
This month’s roundup includes Modeselektor, Dominik Eulberg, Ron Trent and Bok Bok Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
Art
Own Art: iota: One Stop Shop for Art
Operating from a busy street in Hyndland, iota is the corner shop of art galleries. Co-founder Monica McCarey gives us an introduction Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
Comedy
Crystal Baws: October 2013 Horoscopes
ARIES You just can’t seem to empathise fully with others until you’ve walked around for a day in their skin and hair. It’s the only way you... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
Theatre
Crime and Punishment @ Liverpool Playhouse, 1-19 Oct
Although Dostoevsky's reputation rests on a number of hefty, fiercely inward-looking novels, his work attracts more theatrical adaptations than you might exp... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
Theatre
Melody Loses Her Mojo @ Contact, Manchester, 1-5 Oct
Hip-hop, beatboxing, slam poetry and puppetry are at the heart of a brand new drama about the lives of young people in care. The latest touring production fr... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013