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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ClubsThe Yellow Door on their Berkeley Suite night & Shelter fundraiser
The Yellow Door's Iain Kerr and Paul Dey discuss the success of their residents-only club night, and look ahead to their Shelter Scotland fundraiser Read more »| 14 Nov 2017 -
Tv RadioRussell Brand & 5 more UK politics podcasts
In the fourth part of our Pod People podcast column, we take a closer look at Russell Brand's variable output Read more »| 14 Nov 2017 -
MusicScottish Music Highlights: 14-20 Nov
This week sees big-name hip-hop and R'n'B from Thundercat, Bryson Tiller and Run The Jewels, plus gigs from Marika Hackman, Spinning Coin and Aldous Harding Read more »| 14 Nov 2017 -
Film
Is your name Will Smith? If so, Will Smith needs you
The actor and rapper is looking for other people named Will Smith for a secret project that sounds an awful lot like one Dave Gorman embarked on years ago Read more »| 14 Nov 2017 -
FilmFilm Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Annette Bening and Jamie Bell have been rarely better than in this intimate and tender spring-autumn love story Read more »| 14 Nov 2017 -
Tv Radio
Lord of the Rings TV series in the works from Amazon
JRR Tolkien’s fantasy world will be brought to the small screen by the streaming service Read more »| 14 Nov 2017
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Music
Baths – Romaplasm
Los Angeles nerdsmith Will Wiesenfeld finally emerges from a four-year silence (for this moniker, at least) with a new Baths record, and it’s as s... Read more »| 14 Nov 2017 -
Music
Wolf Alice @ O2 Apollo, Manchester, 9 Nov
The London indie rockers step up to theatres with aplomb Read more »| 13 Nov 2017 -
MusicTeleman – Fünf
Teleman plumb the depths of electronica with Fünf in an experiment that has more than paid off Read more »| 13 Nov 2017 -
Music
Torres @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 7 Nov
Torres, aka Mackenzie Scott, adds physicality and ambition to tracks from across her three albums, with impressive results Read more »| 13 Nov 2017 -
Music
Shabazz Palaces @ The Art School, Glasgow, 8 Nov
All the weird, wonderful and downright bat-shit craziness that make up Shabazz Palaces’ music comes to life at the Art School; it truly is something to behold Read more »| 13 Nov 2017 -
Music
Charlotte Gainsbourg – Rest
Sir Paul McCartney, Connan Mockasin, Owen Pallett and Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel feature on the new album from Charlotte Gainsbourg. Read more »| 13 Nov 2017 -
Film
Beach Rats
Beach Rats, a not-quite-coming-out drama set in the world of Brooklyn boardwalk bros, boasts a breakout turn from Brit Harris Dickinson Read more »| 13 Nov 2017 -
Music
Roots Manuva @ O2 Ritz, Manchester, 3 Nov
Roots Manuva is an extraordinary lyricist with rare gravity; to see him try to perform through what appears to be a serious personal crisis is a deeply affecting sight Read more »| 13 Nov 2017 -
Music
LCD Soundsystem to play huge Glasgow show in May 2018
James Murphy and co will play the Galvanisers Yard outdoor space at SWG3 to kick off 2018's festival season Read more »| 13 Nov 2017