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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MusicSteve Mason on his new album and finding contentment
Steve Mason is known for speaking his mind on the big issues of the day. But as the mercurial songwriter from Fife prepares to release his tenth studio album, he tells The Skinny why he's stopped worrying about the big picture Read more »| 11 Jan 2019 -
MusicMaggie Rogers – Heard It In a Past Life
While Maggie Rogers' major label debut lacks some vital elements, it acts as a stepping stone from a talent who is just about to surge ahead Read more »| 11 Jan 2019 -
MusicPedro the Lion – Phoenix
David Bazan returns to Pedro the Lion with a tender examination of the cyclical nature of our lives Read more »| 11 Jan 2019 -
Music
Papa Roach – Who Do You Trust?
While Who Do You Trust? isn't going to be for everyone, Papa Roach's tenth studio album deserves a fair amount of credit as they continue to reinvent and reshape their sound 25 years on Read more »| 11 Jan 2019 -
FilmBandersnatch – choose-your-own review
Bandersnatch, the latest edition of Black Mirror, has a twist: you get to choose the path the character takes through the narrative, Fighting Fantasy style. Our review takes a similar form. To choose to read it, keep scrolling Read more »| 11 Jan 2019 -
Comedy
Liam Withnail on Club Comedy and getting political
A staple MC on the Scottish comedy scene, Liam Withnail talks about the challenges involved in getting political in his latest full-length show Homeboy Read more »| 11 Jan 2019
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MusicToro y Moi – Outer Peace
Chock-full of gluey basslines and gleaming synths, Outer Peace is very much a dance record and it's pure ecstasy Read more »| 11 Jan 2019 -
Art
Ester Krumbachová @ CCA
Ester Krumbachová was a key figure in the Czech New Wave cinema in the 1960s before she was forced underground and all but prevented from making art during Soviet "normalisation" Read more »| 11 Jan 2019 -
FilmJake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo reunite in horror Velvet Buzzsaw
Gyllenhaal and Russo star in Dan Gilroy's horror set within the LA art world Read more »| 10 Jan 2019 -
MusicStatic Future – Big Decisions (Video Premiere)
Watch the new music video for Big Decisions by Glasgow's Static Future Read more »| 10 Jan 2019 -
Books
Katalin Street by Magda Szabó
As a reminder of the impact of war on humans who survive it, Katalin Street is stark, and at times harrowing Read more »| 10 Jan 2019 -
FilmFilmhouse’s new House Guest is… The Skinny!
We've programmed an eclectic series of films to screen at Filmhouse throughout February, from Martin Scorsese’s prescient satire The King of Comedy to riotous music-filled comedy The Blues Brothers Read more »| 09 Jan 2019 -
MusicYou Tell Me – You Tell Me
Field Music's Peter Brewis and Admiral Fallow's Sarah Hayes release their eponymous debut album as You Tell Me and it's an inspired musical match Read more »| 09 Jan 2019 -
Music
Tallies – Tallies
Calling back to the indie-pop, dream-pop and shoegaze of the 80s and early 90s, it's hard not to be at least momentarily charmed by the nostalgic trip on Tallies' eponymous debut Read more »| 09 Jan 2019 -
Books
Salt on Your Tongue by Charlotte Runcie
Writing with an intriguing mix of beauty and straightforwardness, Charlotte Runcie explores women and the sea – and the extraordinary power that resides in both Read more »| 09 Jan 2019