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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MusicPumarosa @ The Poetry Club, Glasgow, 18 Apr
If you've had a particularly indulgent long weekend, fronting up to a live gig on the Tuesday night requires a certain amount of willpower. That's about the ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
MusicAndrew Wasylyk – Themes For Buildings and Spaces
If writing about music is like dancing about architecture, then who knows what music that's written about architecture is comparable to. Either way, this ser... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
MusicULTRAS – ULTRAS
The new solo project of Gav Prentice from Glasgow cult heroes Over the Wall, ULTRAS combines folk singer-songwriting with electronic, hip-hop influ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
Music
Babe – Kiss & Tell
While Babe's 2014 debut, Volery Flighty, walked a varied path – pieced together over time, saturated with instruments and influences –&... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
Music
Faith Eliott – Katie (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for Katie from Song, by Toad's Edinburgh-based songwriter Faith Eliott Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
Music
Sylvan Esso – What Now
Following three years of bouncing between sold-out shows, Sylvan Esso's second album What Now reckons with the popularity, and ensuing normalisation, of... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017
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Music
Feist – Pleasure
So this is what we get after six years away. Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Leslie Feist’s long-awaited fifth LP Pleasure continues the ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
Art
Cass Art Manchester: open for artists
As art supplies store Cass Art opens a new premises in Manchester, we explore the shop and find out how it plans to support the city's creatives Read more »| 21 Apr 2017 -
Music
PINS @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 15 Apr
If you haven’t seen PINS live, you may very well not understand the hype. It seems like music journalists have been hammering on about them for eons bu... Read more »| 21 Apr 2017 -
MusicWHITE: Under the Influence
As their debut album One Night Stand Forever hits the shelves, we talk to Lewis Andrew, Leo Condie and Kirstin Lynn about the records which inspired them Ar... Read more »| 20 Apr 2017 -
Comedy
Sofie Hagen plans marathon live stream
The comedian joins forces with Mark Watson for a marathon livestream Read more »| 20 Apr 2017 -
MusicPWR BTTM @ CCA, Glasgow, 15 Apr
PWR BTTM’s Ben Hopkins makes a crucial observation about the difference between British and American crowds halfway through tonight's show at Glasgow's... Read more »| 20 Apr 2017 -
Art
Manchester After Hours 2017: programme announced
Manchester After Hours returns to celebrate the city’s galleries, museums and venues with late-night events, performances and workshops Read more »| 20 Apr 2017 -
Music
Last Days – Whitecaps (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Whitecaps by Last Days Read more »| 20 Apr 2017 -
Music
Ayakara – Dark Glamour (Track Premiere)
Listen to Dark Glamour, the Iggy Pop-inspired new song by Edinburgh five-piece Ayakara Read more »| 20 Apr 2017