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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MusicRiot Jazz Brass Band: Guest Selector
As they get ready to open Manchester Jazz Festival, the Riot Jazz Brass Band tell us their favourite festival vibe tracks Read more »| 17 Jul 2017 -
MusicDJ MetraGnome on The 59th Degree
We speak to DJ MetraGnome about Scotland's answer to Boiler Room, 59th Degree Read more »| 17 Jul 2017 -
MusicScottish Gigs of the Week: 18-24 Jul
From the Edinburgh Blues & Jazz Festival to King Tut's Summer Nights and everything in between, we've got you covered for the next seven days of live music Read more »| 17 Jul 2017 -
MusicNicole Atkins – Goodnight Rhonda Lee
The New Jersey native wears her legacy influences with pride, but ever since the release of 2007's Neptune City, Nicole Atkins has toyed with history with a ... Read more »| 17 Jul 2017 -
Music
Niteworks: Under the Influence
We speak to Skye's Niteworks to find out what has influenced their unique sound over the years Read more »| 17 Jul 2017 -
Music
Foster the People – Sacred Hearts Club
Let’s start with the good, because there’s more than a little to like about Foster the People’s new record. For one, there won’t be m... Read more »| 17 Jul 2017
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FilmThe Big Sick
Kumail Nanjiani gives a star-making performance in this winning romantic comedy Read more »| 17 Jul 2017 -
Music
Late Nite Tuff Guy @ Berkeley Suite, Glasgow, 8 Jul
The We Should Hang Out More boys (WSHOM) have surpassed themselves in bagging the revered Late Nite Tuff Guy (LNTG) to play The Berkeley Suite on a Saturday ... Read more »| 17 Jul 2017 -
Music
Ibibio Sound Machine @ Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, 14 Jul
There’s a party happening under Edinburgh Castle, at the Paradiso, a pop-up carnival stage nestled into Princes Street Gardens. The tent will be the li... Read more »| 17 Jul 2017 -
Music
Callum Easter @ The Old Hairdresser's, Glasgow, 8 Jul
It’s a surprisingly humid Saturday night, and down the road Glasgow Green’s hosting 45,000 Kasabian fans. The gig space above The Old Hairdresser... Read more »| 14 Jul 2017 -
Music
Future Drops: Mvson on their sold-out Manchester parties
As their parties continue to sell out at record speed, we talk to Mvson about how they became the kings of Manchester nightlife Read more »| 14 Jul 2017 -
Clubs
Scottish Clubbing Highlights: 12-18 July
A Grenfell Tower fundraiser at Glasgow's Stereo makes a worthy clubbing outing this week, plus nights from Amotik, DJ Tree and Dense & Pika are also on the cards Read more »| 14 Jul 2017 -
Books
Women in Wartime Literature
A English translation of Svetlana Alexievich’s The Unwomanly Face of War got us thinking about representations of women in wartime Read more »| 14 Jul 2017 -
Music
Twin Peaks: Music and the Corruption of Innocence
At the halfway point of the latest series of Twin Peaks, we take a closer look at the pivotal role of music in the cult TV show Spoiler alert: This feature ... Read more »| 14 Jul 2017 -
Film
Learn to speak High Valyrian from Game of Thrones
Learn the lingo of the Mother of Dragons with language app Duolingo Read more »| 13 Jul 2017