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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FilmArmando Iannucci on Dickens, Dev Patel and modern politics
Alan Partridge and The Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci talks us through his Dickens adaptation, The Personal History of David Copperfield Read more »| 24 Jan 2020 -
TheatreWIG III @ CCA, Glasgow
Multi-disciplinary group ICEBERG's third Weekend Of Improvisation in Glasgow is a varied and dynamic evening of performance Read more »| 24 Jan 2020 -
Tv RadioYou: Season 2
The second season of You is another slice of slick, trashy entertainment which occasionally gets a bit too close to reflecting the sort of attitudes it's aiming to mock Read more »| 24 Jan 2020 -
MusicNOVA – 30 MINS (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for 30 MINS, the first single to be taken from NOVA's debut album, RE-UP Read more »| 24 Jan 2020 -
MusicMaranta – Thinking With the Heart (Track Premiere)
Listen to Thinking With the Heart, the brand new single from Edinburgh duo Maranta, taken from Paradise Palms' latest compilation, Bonnie Tropical 4 Read more »| 23 Jan 2020 -
MusicKLEOPATRA – UKIYO (Track Premiere)
Listen to UKIYO, the brand new single from Glasgow-based 'performance android' KLEOPATRA Read more »| 23 Jan 2020
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MusicWolf Parade – Thin Mind
Overall, Wolf Parade have carefully crafted another winning record. Maybe not one to win over new fans, but Thin Mind is a solid addition to a sparkling oeuvre Read more »| 22 Jan 2020 -
MusicPetrol Girls @ Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow, 19 Jan
Petrol Girls declare Nice N Sleazy's a safe space as they bring their well-executed brand of riot grrrl punk to its basement Read more »| 22 Jan 2020 -
MusicTwin Atlantic – Power
Inspired by synaesthesia and their freedom from their record label, Twin Atlantic mix things up on their fifth full-length, Power Read more »| 22 Jan 2020 -
MusicBlack Lips – Sing In a World That’s Falling Apart
Black Lips indulge their country side on latest album, Sing In a World That's Falling Apart Read more »| 21 Jan 2020 -
MusicVukovi – Fall Better
Squirming out of genre confinements once more, Vukovi's second effort is another fun-filled journey through colourful chaos Read more »| 21 Jan 2020 -
BooksMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
A powerhouse of a book, My Dark Vanessa explores abuse and manipulation Read more »| 21 Jan 2020 -
BooksHotel du Jack by Dan Brotzel
Innovative narratives are not enough to save this patchy collection of short stories Read more »| 21 Jan 2020 -
MusicAoife Nessa Frances – Land of No Junction
Aoife Nessa Frances’s debut album Land of No Junction is a trip through sweeping mists that obscure the road ahead and that call into question the paths of the past Read more »| 21 Jan 2020 -
BooksDark Satellites by Clemens Meyer
Clemens Meyer's latest collection of short stories explores those on the fringes of German society Read more »| 20 Jan 2020