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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ComedyThe Colour Ham: Seriously Silly
The Colour Ham tell us about reinventing the sketch show, and their new residency at The Stand Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
FilmJeremy Irvine: War and Peace
War Horse star Jeremy Irvine discusses playing a young Eric Lomax in The Railway Man, the story of the life of a tortured POW who managed to forgive his captors Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
Clubs
Scotland Clubbing Highlights – January 2014
We start the year with nods in the direction of Joey Beltram, Alden Tyrell and Plastician among others... Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
Books
The Telling Room: A Tale of Passion, Revenge and the World’s Finest Cheese by Michael Paterniti
For anyone who thinks their attention cannot be held by a book about cheese, think again: The Telling Room is a work of literary non-fiction that is simultan... Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
Books
Asterix and the Picts
The first original Asterix book to be completed by an all new creative team marks a key moment in the series’ history. Will Didier Conrad and Jean-Yves... Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
Music
Download a free 50-track compilation by Hyperdub's Scratcha DVA
Leon Smart, aka Hyperdub's Scratcha DVA is one of the most respected names in UK bass music. This week, the producer dropped a massive 50-track compilation of demos, remixes and alternate versions Read more »| 06 Jan 2014
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MusicTNGHT announce indefinite hiatus
LuckyMe and Warp-signed electronic duo TNGHT, aka Hudson Mohawke and Lunice, called time on their collaboration this week Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
Film
12 Years a Slave
Hunger and Shame proved that Steve McQueen’s artistic sensibility was well-suited to cinema, but 12 Years a Slave is the first time he has adapted his ... Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
Music
Admiral Fallow call-out for emerging filmmakers
Glasgow-based indie folkers Admiral Fallow have put out a call-out on their website for filmmakers to contribute to the making of their next video project. T... Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
Music
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien drops free album, Iller Than Most
Following the release of Event 2 last year, the follow-up to the seminal album Deltron 3030, which saw Del Tha Funkee Homosapien collaborate with D... Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
Theatre
A Panto, A Pie and a Pint: The Uglies @ Oran Mor
You know the story. Everyone does... but you don’t know this version. This time it’s all about the Ugly Sisters, as the Cinderella fairytale is g... Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
Music
Northwest Gig Highlights – January 2014
With New Year’s stubborn vomit stains barely seeped into the shag, it’s high time you take stock and reevaluate your priorities: gigs, of course – and there are plenty, from Fun Lovin’ Criminals to East India Youth Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
Music
Model Village – You Chose These Woes
Miniature model building and penning bright and tuneful alt-pop: two pastimes in which a delicate touch is a valuable asset. On their second album, Cambridge... Read more »| 03 Jan 2014 -
Music
Morgan Delt – Morgan Delt
The influence of 60s and 70s drug music shows up a lot in Californian bedroom producer Morgan Delt's own sounds, but there's a modern aesthetic running throu... Read more »| 02 Jan 2014 -
Theatre
1933: Eine Nacht Im Kabarett @ Summerhall
Edinburgh-based Tightlaced Theatre and Sporadic Music present 1933: Eine Nacht Im Kabarett, the latest immersive theatre production by Susanna Mulvihi... Read more »| 02 Jan 2014