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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MusicFRKWYS Vol. 15: serenitatem
The most influential modern proponents of the Japanese avant-garde ambient music of the 80s, Visible Cloaks, team up with the scene's forebears, Yoshio Ojima and Satsuki Shibano, for a collaborative work contrasting the natural with the synthetic Read more »| 06 Apr 2019 -
MusicJulia Jacklin @ Stereo, Glasgow, 2 Apr
Julia Jacklin brings a cool confidence to a sold-out Stereo, and through self-awareness and vulnerability makes most in the room cry at some point during the evening Read more »| 05 Apr 2019 -
MusicHot Chip @ SWG3, Glasgow, 1 Apr
Although a bit stodgy and murky at points, 15 years on and with a new album on the way, Hot Chip still have the ability to shock Read more »| 05 Apr 2019 -
MusicThe Bellybuttons – Mannequins, Gr. (Video Premiere)
Watch the Artsy Vice music video for Mannequins, Gr. from Glasgow's The Bellybuttons Read more »| 05 Apr 2019 -
ArtDundee Contemporary Arts: The first 20 years
Turning 20 is a major milestone birthday, but what does it mean in gallery years? Dundee Contemporary Arts are finding out this month as the multi-functional arts centre moves into its third decade Read more »| 05 Apr 2019 -
MusicClean Cut Kid @ The Mash House, Edinburgh, 30 Mar
Clean Cut Kid make the speakers shake and bring raw emotion in spades to The Mash House Read more »| 05 Apr 2019
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FilmBeats: Watch the trailer for the Scottish rave movie
Rave to the grave with the first trailer for Brian Welsh's euphoric coming-of-age film Beats, based on Kieran Hurley's celebrated Fringe show of the same name Read more »| 05 Apr 2019 -
MusicPiroshka @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 31 Mar
The new band from former members of Lush and Elastica, Piroshka play it safe tonight at Leeds' Brudenell Social Club Read more »| 05 Apr 2019 -
MusicCirca Waves – What's It Like Over There?
Transcending indie into something much larger than themselves, the new album from Circa Waves marks a stylistic change in direction that reaps plentiful rewards Read more »| 05 Apr 2019 -
MusicFalse Bliss – Ritual Terrains
While the band should be credited for their sense of invention and imagination, unfortunately, the end result does not carry the cohesiveness they wish to convey Read more »| 05 Apr 2019 -
MusicPUP – Morbid Stuff
If second album The Dream Is Over put PUP on the map, their new record Morbid Stuff might just see them conquer it Read more »| 05 Apr 2019 -
MusicRozi Plain – What a Boost
Complex and vibrant, Rozi Plain's new album What a Boost is an invigorating and engaging ride Read more »| 05 Apr 2019 -
TheatreIn The Willows @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Audiences young and old might learn a thing or two from Metta Theatre's street dance-inflected take on Wind in the Willows Read more »| 04 Apr 2019 -
MusicMartha – Love Keeps Kicking
If there's any justice in the world, Love Keeps Kicking will be the record that sends Martha into the big leagues that they are surely destined to enter Read more »| 04 Apr 2019 -
Tv RadioRicky Gervais is trolling us with After Life
Some commentators may find Ricky Gervais’ new series After Life hopeful, but behind saccharine guitar music and rousing declarations, it's the same old bullshit from the 'maverick' jokester Read more »| 04 Apr 2019