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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MusicApparat – LP5
While LP5 can feel sluggish at times, Sascha Ring’s knack for constructing textured sonic architecture is still a draw Read more »| 22 Mar 2019 -
FilmThe cinematic influences of Jordan Peele's Us
Jordan Peele stakes his claim as a great American director with Us, his followup to Get Out that combines laughs, thrilling action and political smarts. It also contains stylistic echoes from these five movies Read more »| 21 Mar 2019 -
TheatreTwelve Twelve Theatre @ Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh
After vowing to stage 12 plays in 12 months, Twelve Twelve Theatre present their final three shows Read more »| 21 Mar 2019 -
MusicIbibio Sound Machine @ YES, Manchester, 15 Mar
Ibibio Sound Machine bring incredible energy to YES, turning the crowd into a sea of movement Read more »| 21 Mar 2019 -
MusicFalse Bliss – To the Forest (Video Premiere)
Watch the new music video for To the Forest from Edinburgh four-piece False Bliss Read more »| 21 Mar 2019 -
MusicLarkin Poe @ Gorilla, Manchester, 17 Mar
Bluegrass sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell bring the noise to Manchester as Larkin Poe turn their amps up to 11 Read more »| 21 Mar 2019
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MusicHoly Now @ Leith Depot, Edinburgh, 15 Mar
Playful and exciting, Gothenburg's Holy Now play a stellar set to a sold-out Leith Depot Read more »| 20 Mar 2019 -
MusicSelf Esteem @ Stereo, Glasgow, 15 Mar
Tonight at Stereo, thanks to Rebecca Taylor's new solo project Self Esteem, pop is powerful Read more »| 20 Mar 2019 -
MusicSacred Paws are back with a new single
Glasgow duo Sacred Paws release new track The Conversation, taken from their forthcoming album Run Around The Sun Read more »| 20 Mar 2019 -
FilmThe first trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood is here
The first trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood is here Read more »| 20 Mar 2019 -
MusicSleaford Mods @ Academy 1, Manchester, 15 Mar
Sleaford Mods remain the most hearteningly massive band in the UK with a thunderous set at Manchester Academy Read more »| 20 Mar 2019 -
MusicBob Mould @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 16 Mar
The former Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman, Bob Mould brings his irrepressible energy to Edinburgh tonight thumping through track after track Read more »| 20 Mar 2019 -
FilmStranger Things is back with epic season 3 trailer
It may be summertime, but, as usual, something dark and sinister is going on in Hawkins, Indiana. Presumably only Eleven, Mike, Dustin and the gang can stop it Read more »| 20 Mar 2019 -
TheatreRomeo & Juliet @ Theatre Royal, Glasgow
The RSC’s Romeo and Juliet has all the elements of the 400-year-old classic and even some new ones, but, although satisfying, it fails to fully realise its vision of a fresh and modern version Read more »| 20 Mar 2019 -
FilmToy Story 4's trailer promises a franchise remix with even more dread
The latest addition to the Toy Story saga is a redux of the first three films with some added existentialism Read more »| 20 Mar 2019