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 Magic Gang @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 23 Sep
With a surfeit of tunes and a knack for simple lyrics that sweetly capture the ups and downs of life and love, The Magic Gang easily win the hearts of their audience tonight Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
MusicBill Ryder-Jones @ Maryhill Community Centre, Glasgow, 22 Sep
Riddled with the cold, Bill Ryder-Jones delivers a scorching, moving and genuinely euphoric performance leaving the minds of an appreciative Glasgow audience blown Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
MusicBiffy Clyro: MTV Unplugged @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 21 Sep
With a laid-back pastoral feel to the evening's proceedings, Biffy Clyro nail their MTV Unplugged show tonight in the regal surrounds of Usher Hall Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
MusicShania Twain @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 19 Sep
Back for the first time in 15 years, Shania Twain gives more than just an album tour, this is a thank you to the fans Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
Music
Lala Lala – The Lamb
The Lamb is a beautiful, compelling and life-affirming record about being young and confused and it's Lillie West' best work yet as Lala Lala Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
Music
Joe Strummer – Joe Strummer 001
The late, great hero's post-The Clash ephemera is collected and compiled on a frustrating but ultimately rewarding box set Read more »| 25 Sep 2018
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Music
Amber Arcades – European Heartbreak
There’s not a single track on European Heartbreak that isn’t a beautifully composed, shining picture postcard of emotion Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
Books
Melmoth by Sarah Perry
Melmoth is a delicious, melancholic and complex kind of darkness which pervades throughout and makes for a gripping read Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
Music
Birdhead – Massive Aggressive
Birdhead’s second record Massive Aggressive does exactly what it says on the tin, but fear not, it offers some breathing space too Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
Music
Domiciles – Only You (Video Premiere)
Watch the music video for Only You from Last Night From Glasgow's latest inductees, Domiciles Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
Music
Agar Agar – The Dog and the Future
French duo Agar Agar seem to be in a perpetual state of flux on debut album The Dog and the Future, and that’s no bad thing Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
Music
Jlin – Autobiography
Autobiography offers a fascinating glimpse into the complex mind of one of dance music’s most enigmatic figures Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
Music
L-space – Kipple Arcadia
Modelling a savvy retro sheen and a dazzling future-shock vision, Kipple Arcadia’s laid-back vibe is uncommonly vital Read more »| 24 Sep 2018 -
ArtGiant Game of Thrones tapestry heads to Glasgow
Winter is Coming... to Glasgow. Well it already has, as the city welcomes a huge Game of Thrones tapestry, which took over 5,000 hours to produce Read more »| 24 Sep 2018 -
Film
Watch the new trailer for Transformers spin-off Bumblebee
We take a look at the first full-length trailer for the Transformers spin-off Bumblebee, where an Iron Giant bee takes on a secret mission to Earth Read more »| 24 Sep 2018