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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ArtEmil Nolde @ Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Historical 20th Century painter Emil Nolde receives a retrospective at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. His achievements are tempered by his disturbing fascistic tendencies, which the Modern don't quite manage to frame responsibly Read more »| 11 Sep 2018 -
Film
Lucky
Featuring the final performance from Harry Dean Stanton, John Carroll Lynch's quietly poignant western proves the perfect swan song for this enigmatic actor Read more »| 10 Sep 2018 -
MusicIceage @ The Great Eastern, Glasgow, 6 Sep
Celebrating their latest album Beyondless, Copenhagen's Iceage play a thrilling set fuelled by The Great Eastern's hallucinatory energy Read more »| 10 Sep 2018 -
Music
Arctic Monkeys @ Manchester Arena, 7 Sep
The Sheffield outfit embrace the challenge of bringing Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino to arenas with a polished curtain-raiser in Manchester Read more »| 10 Sep 2018 -
Film
The Rider
Casting non-actors, Chloé Zhao creates a lyrical and authentic film about life as a rodeo cowboy Read more »| 10 Sep 2018 -
Music
Say It Out Loud: The Beta Band's The Three E.P.'s turns 20
In September 1998, The Beta Band released The Three E.P.'s. Twenty years on, the compilation is finally being issued on vinyl sounding as fresh and inventive as ever Read more »| 10 Sep 2018
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Film
A Star Is Born
Lady Gaga is truly immense in Bradley Cooper's adaptation of this classic story of love and fame, which glows with a poignant beauty Read more »| 10 Sep 2018 -
FilmThe Wild Boys
Bertrand Mandico’s uninhibited, erotically-charged gender-bending romp The Wild Boys is a pleasingly surreal ride, but its sexual politics leave something to be desired Read more »| 10 Sep 2018 -
Art
Local Heroes: Scottish Craft and Design
The term 'craft' is loaded with political, artistic and social signifiers – we discuss it with some of Scotland's designers and makers Read more »| 10 Sep 2018 -
Music
The The @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 4 Sep
While The The don't deliver the most dynamic performance tonight, there's clearly plenty of political bite in these old dogs yet Read more »| 07 Sep 2018 -
Music
Manchester Psych Fest 2018: Review
Manchester Psych Fest once again proves that versatility is the watchword for success as it showcases the city's vibrant possibilities Read more »| 07 Sep 2018 -
Music
Lowlands Festival 2018: Review
Clean, serene, friendly, and with an excellent line-up, The Netherlands' Lowlands Festival is a rare treat Read more »| 07 Sep 2018 -
Books
The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry
Chris Brookmyre and Dr. Marisa Haetzman join forces on their debut novel under their Ambrose Parry moniker Read more »| 07 Sep 2018 -
Music
Young Fathers win The SAY Award 2018
The Edinburgh trio win the Scottish Album of the Year Award for the second time with their extraordinary album Cocoa Sugar Read more »| 07 Sep 2018 -
Music
The Honey Farm on hip-hop, sex and standing out
We talk to Dunbar trio The Honey Farm, who want to take Scottish hip-hop in a new direction, with love and sex at the top of their manifesto Read more »| 06 Sep 2018