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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MusicKate Nash @ Oran Mor, Glasgow, 7 Feb
It’s been four years since Kate Nash graced our fair city with her all-female band playing to a packed King Tuts at the height of her riot grrrl renais... Read more »| 14 Feb 2017 -
ArtThe Other'd Artist: Interview with Travis Alabanza
Performance artist Travis Alabanza talks to The Skinny ahead of their ambitious collaborative exhibition of Black artists The Other'd Artist with Transmission in May Read more »| 14 Feb 2017 -
Music
Parra For Cuva – Mood in C: Track Premiere
Listen to the new Parra For Cuva track Mood in C Read more »| 14 Feb 2017 -
Music
An Anti-Valentine's Day Playlist
Angry about all the liars and the dirty dirty cheats out there? Get down to these sick beats this Valentine's Day, with an anti-Val selection from The Skinny... Read more »| 14 Feb 2017 -
Music
Scottish Gigs of the Week: 14-20 Feb
Synths, slacker-pop and top-drawer emo all feature in this week's Edinburgh and Glasgow gig guide Read more »| 13 Feb 2017 -
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Alasdair Roberts – Pangs
Almost two decades into an entertainingly spasmodic career, Alasdair Roberts shows no sign of settling into the well-worn groove of anything approaching a tr... Read more »| 13 Feb 2017
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Books
Poetry News – Scotland, February 2017
Our poetry columnist lips her hat to StAnza and Woman Scream, then offers some insight on the best page poetry around at the moment Read more »| 13 Feb 2017 -
MusicUNDO – Paint Me: Video Premiere
Watch the video for UNDO's new track Paint Me Read more »| 13 Feb 2017 -
Music
Reform Radio: International Women's Day takeover
Mica Millar will also headline a live performance as part of the station's IWD celebrations Read more »| 13 Feb 2017 -
ComedyChristian Talbot on Do You Remember the First Time?
Christian Talbot chats about his new comedy podcast Do You Remember the First Time? Read more »| 13 Feb 2017 -
Film
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Trollhunter director André Øvredal's first English-language feature begins as a cerebral thriller before losing its way towards the finishing line Read more »| 13 Feb 2017 -
Theatre
La Causeuse (The Love Seat) @ Traverse
At manipulate, bodies are not the primary agents, nor are emotions necessarily human. Cue the luxurious red velvet armchair of Sens Equivoc’s La Causeu... Read more »| 13 Feb 2017 -
Theatre
Ask Auntie Trash: R U Gettin' Enough
Just in time for Valentine's Day, Auntie Trash gets an email from a Fuckboi. She mad Read more »| 13 Feb 2017 -
Books
Charity Sex: 50 Shades for a Cause
The Skinny Books editor takes on the 50 Shades trilogy for a good cause. And doesn't enjoy it one single bit. No siree, honest, he swears. Not even the naughty parts Read more »| 13 Feb 2017 -
Music
A Tribe Called Quest slam Trump at Grammys
Watch A Tribe Called Quest's powerful anti-Trump Grammy performance, with a little help from Anderson Paak and as well as Consequence and Busta Rhymes. Read more »| 13 Feb 2017