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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ArtFrom the Ground Up: Scotland's Architecture Fringe
Architecture Fringe organiser Andy Summers and participant Gunnar Groves-Raines describe the exciting plans for this year's Fringe, and what makes it so distinctive from other festivals of its kind. Read more »| 25 May 2018 -
MusicJapanese Breakfast @ Mono, Glasgow, 21 May
A disruptive crowd during Phillip Taylor's support slot sets the night off on the wrong foot, but Japanese Breakfast still manages to deliver a stunning performance Read more »| 24 May 2018 -
Musicblood blood – The Fool (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for The Fool by Davey Gwynne's blood blood, shot by Julie Fern Crawford and Catriona Clegg Read more »| 24 May 2018 -
Film
How Revenge subverts the rape-revenge thriller
Coralie Fargeat plays with the familiar tropes of the rape-revenge film in Revenge, and it's a refreshing look at the genre through a female gaze Read more »| 23 May 2018 -
Music
Now, Now @ Night People, Manchester, 21 May
The Minneapolis duo defy the odds to make a triumphant return to Manchester following the release of latest album Saved Read more »| 23 May 2018 -
Music
Phoebe Bridgers @ St Luke's, Glasgow, 20 May
Phoebe Bridgers performs in the perfect surroundings of Saint Luke's tonight, and armed with little more than her acoustic guitar she tugs on more than just a few heart strings Read more »| 23 May 2018
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Music
Gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 23-28 May
We take a look at the gigs that have us excited for the second May bank holiday weekend, from LCD Soundsystem and Sylvan Esso to Nadine Shah, Solareye, Blanck Mass and more Read more »| 23 May 2018 -
MusicRay LaMontagne @ SEC Armadillo, Glasgow, 14 May
Ray LaMontagne’s taciturn demeanour shatters when performing as he summons every ounce of fervour from the fibres of his being Read more »| 22 May 2018 -
MusicNap Eyes / Haley Heynderickx @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 10 May
While Nap Eyes impress in their headline show, Haley Heynderickx steals the show in a support slot worthy of the top of the bill Read more »| 22 May 2018 -
Books
"I’m in it for the jokes": Hera Lindsay Bird on her poetry
As she tours the UK, New Zealand poet Hera Lindsay Bird talks us through the humour of her poems, the weirdness of the form, and the emotional crux at the heart of her work Read more »| 22 May 2018 -
Music
Aisha Burns – Argonauta
Aisha Burns' second solo album Argonauta is rooted in tragic, magical details of the every day Read more »| 22 May 2018 -
Music
Jo Passed – Their Prime
The Vancouver debutants flatter to deceive on a wafer-thin first LP Read more »| 22 May 2018 -
Tv Radio
New Alan Partridge show to preview at Edinburgh TV Festival
Edinburgh audiences will be the first to see new Alan Partridge, with writer and star Steve Coogan present for the previews Read more »| 21 May 2018 -
Music
Tracyanne & Danny – Tracyanne & Danny
Between creative adventurousness and untold tragedy, Camera Obscura's Tracyanne Campbell returns with a terrific new collaborative LP Read more »| 21 May 2018 -
Music
CHVRCHES – Love Is Dead
Love Is Dead shows the Glasgow indie electro three-piece super-sizing their synth-pop, adding a surprising aggression to boot. Don’t be surprised if Love Is Dead seals their superstardom Read more »| 21 May 2018