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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MusicJeff Lynne's ELO @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 3 Oct
The latest incarnation of ELO really does have the feel of an orchestral ensemble as they return to the Hydro in Glasgow Read more »| 09 Oct 2018 -
MusicOkkervil River @ Stereo, Glasgow, 6 Oct
Will Sheff and Okkervil River put in an exuberant performance in Glasgow, with a mix of new and classic material Read more »| 09 Oct 2018 -
MusicScottish Alternative Music Awards reveal nominees
The SAMAs return for a ninth edition later this month and announce a worthy set of nominees for 2018 Read more »| 09 Oct 2018 -
MusicJaakko Eino Kalevi – Out of Touch
On his latest album Out of Touch, Jaakko Eino Kalevi suggests that logging off and taking time away is essential in our modern world Read more »| 09 Oct 2018 -
Music
John Grant – Love is Magic
Love is Magic is full of tender proclamations and acerbic bile, mania and zen, bouncing between emotional states with barely contained zest – it's an absolute joy to be along for the ride Read more »| 09 Oct 2018 -
Film
Rachel Maclean on Make Me Up
Like razor-wire wrapped in candy floss, Rachel Maclean returns with Make Me Up, which imagines St. Peter's Seminary as a candy-coloured phantasia filled with women forced to compete against one another. She tells us more about this strange world Read more »| 09 Oct 2018
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FilmMandy
Nicolas Cage delivers his most unhinged performance yet in Panos Cosmatos’ Mandy, and the results are highly pleasurable but drenched in artifice Read more »| 08 Oct 2018 -
Clubs
Richie Hawtin on his new CLOSE tour
Canadian DJ and producer Richie Hawtin brings his exciting, experimental CLOSE tour to Glasgow this month – we find out what's in store Read more »| 08 Oct 2018 -
Film
The Best Films at London Film Festival 2018
This year's London Film Festival offers up a typically huge line-up of cinematic delights. Here are the great films you can still grab tickets for, ahead of the festival kicking off this week Read more »| 08 Oct 2018 -
Film
Mandy director Panos Cosmatos on Nicolas Cage and MacGruber
Led by Nicolas Cage, Panos Cosmatos' phantasmagoric Mandy is a "volcanic eruption of emotions." We speak to the writer-director about his metal and prog-influenced revenge tale, working with the late Jóhann Jóhannsson, and... the SNL movie MacGruber Read more »| 08 Oct 2018 -
Comedy
Dane Baptiste on G.O.D.
As his G.O.D. tour arrives in Edinburgh and Glasgow, we catch up with Dane Baptiste about turning corporate ambition into comedy, his podcast and some not-so-fun facts Read more »| 08 Oct 2018 -
Film
First Man
Ryan Gosling plays Neil Armstrong in this technically accomplished biopic that ultimately fails to get off the ground Read more »| 08 Oct 2018 -
Music
Kylie Minogue @ SSE Hydro, 30 Sep
The evergreen Kylie goes country, with a little bit of David Lynch thrown in, on her tour for new album Golden Read more »| 08 Oct 2018 -
Music
Spare Snare – Sounds, track-by-track
We get an exclusive insight into Spare Snare's latest album Sounds – recorded by Steve Albini – with a track-by-track explanation from frontman Jan Burnett Read more »| 08 Oct 2018 -
Music
Peter Hook & The Light @ SWG3, Glasgow, 30 Sep
Tonight's set of Joy Division classics paired with New Order albums Technique and Republic isn't entirely triumphant; Peter Hook's charisma and limited vocal abilities can only carry you so far Read more »| 05 Oct 2018