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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MusicLCD Soundsystem announce new album & UK tour
American Dream, the band's first album for seven years, is out this September James Murphy and co reformed at the end of 2015 and played shows at Primavera,... Read more »| 19 Jun 2017 -
Music
True North announces 2017 line-up
The Aberdeen music festival returns with a tribute to Fleetwood Mac, and gigs from Kathryn Joseph and Arab Strap among others The team behind the critically... Read more »| 16 Jun 2017 -
MusicGuest Selector: Africa Oyé
Ahead of Africa Oyé Festival this weekend Artistic Director Paul Duhaney selects his ten favourite tracks and albums to get you in the festival spirit Read more »| 16 Jun 2017 -
Art
GSA Degree Show 2017: It's a riot
Once again the disconcerting labyrinth of the Trongate Tontine building has been invaded by the Glasgow School of Art, this year featuring a glorious array o... Read more »| 16 Jun 2017 -
ArtLeeds College of Art Degree Show: Once More With Feeling
It’s that time of year again. Creeping up on the unsuspecting public it at once feels familiar, like the signal for summer to attempt to begin in earne... Read more »| 16 Jun 2017 -
MusicPhoenix – Ti Amo
Phoenix have developed something of a habit of not dwelling on any particular musical genre for too long. The French four-piece have had layovers in indie po... Read more »| 16 Jun 2017
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Clubs
Scottish Clubbing Highlights: 16-21 June
There's soul-infused house, UK garage and grime, Italo, disco and more on offer in our pick of Scotland's best club nights this week Read more »| 16 Jun 2017 -
Music
Alpha Male Tea Party – Health
With some bands the music speaks for itself. You don’t need to know Alpha Male Tea Party are a three piece, that they hail from Liverpool, that this is... Read more »| 16 Jun 2017 -
Music
Parklife 2017: The Review
Empty NOS canisters ping as they hit the tarmac like empty shells. Bury Old Road is brimming with young expectant festival-goers clad in glitter, sportswear ... Read more »| 16 Jun 2017 -
Film
Edith Walks
Another psychogeographical jaunt with artists Andrew Kötting and author Iain Sinclair, which documents a pilgrimage in memory of Edith the Fair Read more »| 16 Jun 2017 -
Film
Films of 2017: Mid-year report
It's time for our traditional mid-year look back at the best films of the year so far. Whether you're looking for films about love, sex or religion, and whether you want comedy, satire or horror, 2017 has you covered Read more »| 16 Jun 2017 -
MusicFuture Get Down – End of the World After Party (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for the debut single from 'dystopian dance-pop hybrid' Future Get Down Read more »| 16 Jun 2017 -
Music
SAY Award 2017: Shortlist revealed
The ten albums on the shortlist for the 2017 Scottish Album of the Year Award have been revealed ahead of this year's ceremony Read more »| 15 Jun 2017 -
Comedy
Comedy in a time of political unrest
Surprise referendum results, snap elections, political chaos. Has recent politics changed UK comedy? We speak to some of the finest satirists on the scene to take the temperature of what our turbulent political landscape has meant for their comedy Read more »| 15 Jun 2017 -
Music
Adam Stafford – Reverse Drift
Certain musicians – your Brian Enos, your Mogwais – are like alchemists, turning sound into vision. They make abstract, texturally rich instrumen... Read more »| 15 Jun 2017