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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MusicMercury Rev @ The Caves, Edinburgh, 25 Apr
Tonight's show at The Caves provides surprise appearances from living legend Vashti Bunyan, along with a rare opportunity to bask in the hazy glow of nostalgia with Deserter's Songs played in its entirety Read more »| 30 Apr 2018 -
MusicSubmotion Orchestra @ The Art School, Glasgow, 21 Apr
Leeds seven-piece Submotion Orchestra justify their late slot with a gargantuan performance at Glasgow's Art School Read more »| 30 Apr 2018 -
FilmJohn Cameron Mitchell on How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Hedwig and the Angry Inch's John Cameron Mitchell is back with sci-fi-romance How to Talk to Girls at Parties. When we speak to the writer-director, he's keen to sing the praises of his film's talented stars: Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning Read more »| 30 Apr 2018 -
Theatre
Mind Health: SMHAF's 2018 Theatre Programme
The Skinny talks to the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival’s Gail Aldam and artist Skye Loneragan about the festival’s theme, aims and its biggest theatre programme yet Read more »| 30 Apr 2018 -
Music
Adam Stafford – Fire Behind the Curtain
Adam Stafford's new album is a rich and haunting record of intelligence, beauty, depth and darkness – it's a monumental piece of work Read more »| 30 Apr 2018 -
Books
The Valley at the Centre of the World by Malachy Tallack
In his debut novel, Malachy Tallack proves himself as adept a novelist as he is a nature writer, combining his talents with a novel deeply rooted in place Read more »| 30 Apr 2018
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Music
New Order's Power, Corruption & Lies, 35 Years on
Three-and-a-half decades on from its release, we look back on the game-changing New Order album Power, Corruption & Lies, and accompanying single Blue Monday Read more »| 27 Apr 2018 -
Music
Phoebe Bridgers on Stranger in the Alps and sexism in music
We speak to Phoebe Bridgers about her stunning debut album Stranger in the Alps, her many influences and sexism in music Read more »| 27 Apr 2018 -
ClubsIDA on Scottish clubbing, Acid Flash & Riverside
We speak to Finnish-born, Glasgow-based DJ IDA aka Ida Koskunen about the success of her Acid Flash club nights, ahead of her appearance at Electric Frog & Pressure Riverside Festival in May Read more »| 27 Apr 2018 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: May 2018
Festival season kicks into gear this month, but there are also plenty of excellent one-off club nights around the country in May to satisfy your dancefloor cravings Read more »| 27 Apr 2018 -
Theatre
Scottish Theatre Highlights: May 2018
The Scottish theatre calendar springs into action and moves with the times as stages across the country heat up Read more »| 27 Apr 2018 -
Art
Intervals @ CCA, Glasgow
Raydale Dower's simple mathematical splitting of a 71 minute concert into a 71 hour light and sound installation is a shockingly visceral subversion of time and space. Read more »| 27 Apr 2018 -
Books
Una Mullally on Repeal the 8th Anthology
On 25 May, Ireland goes to the polls to decide whether to Repeal the 8th Amendment. The Skinny talks to Una Mullally on her anthology, which captures the movement Read more »| 27 Apr 2018 -
Music
Grouper – Grid of Points
Liz Harris' new album as Grouper is starker and even more stripped-back than before, but filled with as much beauty as ever Read more »| 27 Apr 2018 -
Music
Mogwai release new track from Kin soundtrack
The Glasgow band continue to dip their toes in the world of soundtracking with this track from forthcoming sci-fi Kin Read more »| 27 Apr 2018