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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MusicThe Silence Set – Teeth Out
The curious may well be pulled in by the presence of Nils Frahm and Heather Woods Broderick (whose recent Glider album is one of the unsung jewels of 2015), ... Read more »| 29 Oct 2015 -
Music
Berghain's Ostgut Ton label bookends a decade with Zehn
Ostgut Ton mark ten prolific years of releases with Zehn, a forward-thinking compilation to soundtrack present and future Berghain experiences Read more »| 29 Oct 2015 -
MusicNorthwest Music News – 29 Oct: Ill Video Premiere
Our latest missive from the Northwest featuring a video premiere from Mancunian post-punks Ill and much more. Read more »| 29 Oct 2015 -
MusicPrehistoric Friends @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 23 Oct
“Well, some say we turn into ghosts/or that we become one of the stars,” intones singer/keyboardist Liam Chapman, at the helm of the surging pop ... Read more »| 29 Oct 2015 -
MusicSoldiers Of Fortune – Early Risers
Not to denigrate the indie rock royalty gathered here, but this supergroup impresses more convincingly by dint of the recording credits than the fruit of the... Read more »| 29 Oct 2015 -
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Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm – Collaborative Works
The vanguard of the nebulous classical indie scene combine on a beautiful double album. Read more »| 29 Oct 2015
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MusicPhil Cook – Southland Mission
Southland Mission may be Phil Cook’s debut solo album, but it comes enriched by a decade of experience. In addition to his stretch as one-third of Mega... Read more »| 29 Oct 2015 -
Music
Video – The Entertainers
“I will achieve and fulfill my destiny!” snarls Daniel Fried. Can’t fault his conviction, that’s for sure – not content with re... Read more »| 29 Oct 2015 -
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Trust Fund – Seems Unfair
Forget connotations of entitlement, Trust Fund have an almighty work ethic. Seems Unfair is Ellis Jones and co.'s second album this year, following the ... Read more »| 29 Oct 2015 -
Music
Tuff Love – Dregs EP
Junk. Dross. And now Dregs. Tuff Love are nothing if not self-effacing but the Glasgow duo's apparent modesty belies the sly sophistication and developing cr... Read more »| 29 Oct 2015 -
Comedy
Planet Caramel launch hot-bed of comedy at Opium
A new character and sketch comedy night rolls into Edinburgh... Read more »| 28 Oct 2015 -
Books
Ghost: 100 Stories to Read with the Lights On
Certain writers you’d expect to see in a collection of ghost stories: Edgar Allan Poe and Bram Stoker, of course. But how about Hilary Mantel, Kazuo Is... Read more »| 28 Oct 2015 -
Music
Son Lux / Barbarossa / Olga Bell @ Summerhall, 22 Oct
It’s not the busiest of nights that Summerhall’s Dissection Room’s seen lately, certainly not for the first of tonight’s trio of elec... Read more »| 27 Oct 2015 -
Art
Creative Edinburgh unveil awards shortlist 2015
Creative Edinburgh has become a landmark talent network, uniting creatives of all kinds not only within the capital but across Scotland and, more recently, the world Read more »| 27 Oct 2015 -
Music
MONEY to return with new album Suicide Songs
MONEY have confirmed details of their second album Suicide Songs, and an extensive UK tour to take place in early 2016. Read more »| 27 Oct 2015