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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MusicMotopony – Welcome You
If it rains a-plenty in the Pacific North West, Seattle’s Motopony possess enough loose, counter-culture cachet to keep us dry and cosy. Combining psyc... Read more »| 25 Nov 2015 -
ArtThis Week in Scottish Art: IC-98 at DCA & more
New shows open at Platform and Dundee Contemporary Arts and one-off events at Fruitmarket Gallery and Street Level Photoworks feature in this week's art round-up. Read more »| 24 Nov 2015 -
MusicSeth Troxler buys Dave Haslam's vinyl collection
The 4,500-strong vinyl record collection of former Haçienda resident Dave Haslam has been purchased by fellow DJ Seth Troxler. Haslam will hand over ... Read more »| 24 Nov 2015 -
Music
Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard – Noeth Ac Anoeth
Possibly the most potent thing to come out of Wrexham since a Mark Hughes volley, the gloriously named Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard present their heavy, heavy... Read more »| 24 Nov 2015 -
Music
Band of Gold – Band of Gold
Pop music. It’s such the supermarket; given free reign, and it’s tempting to overfill your trolley. Not so Norwegian singer-songwriter Nina Mortv... Read more »| 24 Nov 2015 -
MusicSharon Jones and The Dap-Kings – It's a Holiday Soul Party
Not very Christmassy. There you go, Sharon: one for the advertising campaign right there. And in the spirit of the season, yours for free. It's not that this... Read more »| 24 Nov 2015
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Film
Bridge of Spies
Tom Hanks stars in this gripping Cold War thriller from Steven Spielberg Read more »| 24 Nov 2015 -
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Lil BUB – Science & Magic: A Soundtrack to the Universe
Controversially, Science & Magic isn't performed by the internet's favourite cat Lil BUB. It’s a concept album, conceived and created by 'Bubbysitt... Read more »| 24 Nov 2015 -
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Le Guess Who? – Day Four: Six of the Best
Battered and bruised after three days of prime festival, we somehow manage to rouse our flagging bodies from their attempts to slumber. Luckily our spirits a... Read more »| 24 Nov 2015 -
MusicKurt Vile & the Violators @ O2ABC Glasgow, 16 Nov
With six studio albums now to his name, we’re well versed in hirsute rocker Kurt Vile’s grunge-tinted Americana introspections. With latest recor... Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
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The Mountain Goats @ Gorilla, Manchester, 15 Nov
John Darnielle returns to Manchester in fine form to support wrestling-inspired LP Beat the Champ Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
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Wavves @ Sound Control, Manchester, 16 Nov
Nathan Williams and co bring their poppiest LP yet, V, to Manchester Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
Film
Chemsex
This hard-hitting, timely documentary about London’s underground ‘chemsex’ scene started life in 2013 as a Vice article entitled “The... Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
Music
Foo Fighters release Saint Cecilia EP for free
Foo Fighters have released Saint Cecilia, a free five-track EP released to coincide with the end of the band's world tour. Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
Music
Giuda – Speaks Evil
Ah; glam rock. All those builders in chiffon and too much make-up, brightening up the three-day week. It’s a curious niche for a bunch of 21st cen... Read more »| 23 Nov 2015