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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FilmFilm News: Kristen Stewart's poetry corner, the Rumour Mill and more
In our look at today's film news, we have a laugh at Kristen Stewart's terrible poetry, examine rumours of a new version of Stephen King's IT, and take a look at the latest trailers Read more »| 12 Feb 2014 -
MusicIn Pictures: The Skinny 100th Issue Party
In Pictures: The Skinny 100th Issue Party On Friday 17 January 2014, we celebrated our 100th issue with a massive party in Edinburgh's Mash House. Thanks mu... Read more »| 12 Feb 2014 -
TheatreFour Steps Back @ Summerhall
The end of February sees Summerhall yield three days of its programme to the newer voices of the playwriting community. Four Steps Back is a collection of fo... Read more »| 12 Feb 2014 -
ArtQueen's Park film project: Phil Collins calls out for local contributions
Turner-nominated visual artist Phil Collins announces an ambitious new film project looking into the stories and images of Glasgow's people Read more »| 12 Feb 2014 -
Music
Aidan Moffat announces Where You're Meant To Be: A Scottish musical road trip
Aidan Moffat's new project will see him collaborating with filmmaker Paul Fegan, the man behind award-winning short documentary Pouters. In April and May, Fe... Read more »| 12 Feb 2014 -
Theatre
In the Heights
In The Heights is a musical used to taking its time getting off the ground, penned by Lin-Maneul Miranda while he was still a student in 1999, it first showe... Read more »| 12 Feb 2014
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MusicForest Swords + Gnod @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 8 February
Wirralite producer and occasional graphic designer Forest Swords – Matthew Barnes to his mum – hasn't fitted in a home city gig for this tour, wh... Read more »| 12 Feb 2014 -
Art
Glasgow School of Art charity auction announces artists
Leading Glasgow artists including jeremy Deller and David Shrigley have donated their work to a charity auction on 8 March, to raise funds for Glasgow School of Art Read more »| 11 Feb 2014 -
Music
Tera Melos @ The Kazimier, Liverpool, 3 Feb
11.30pm: we are exhausted. And it’s not just due to the lateness of the hour – Tera Melos’ synapse-tangling assault is both brutal and comp... Read more »| 11 Feb 2014 -
Film
Total Ellipsis: Claire Denis on Bastards
French auteur Claire Denis talks us through her latest cinematic vision, the noir-tinged Bastards Read more »| 11 Feb 2014 -
Music
CHVRCHES top 'Albums of 2013' poll by Scottish Blogs and Music Sites (BAMS)
The Bones of What You Believe, the debut album by Scottish synth-pop trio CHVRCHES, has topped the official BAMS (Scottish Blogs and Music Sites) 2013 poll Read more »| 11 Feb 2014 -
Music
Echaskech – Origin
With Origin, Hackney's Echaskech return to the more beat-driven, stargazing material of their first two albums, incorporating a wealth of new analogue studio... Read more »| 11 Feb 2014 -
Music
The Notwist – Close to the Glass
The Notwist return with an excellent addition to their critically-acclaimed oeuvre Read more »| 11 Feb 2014 -
Music
Wild Beasts – Present Tense
Wild Beasts' fourth album finds the Kendal quartet comfortable in their own skin, yet choosing to funnel that confidence into a development of their sound, r... Read more »| 11 Feb 2014 -
Music
Neneh Cherry – Blank Project
Anyone tempted to write off Neneh Cherry as a mainstream pop artist needs to check their history. In many ways, this understated, stripped return to the fray, produced by Four Tet, is long overdue Read more »| 11 Feb 2014