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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Books404 Ink and Neu! Reekie! announce Christmas extravaganza
Neu! Reekie! and 404 Ink have put together a wonderful literary gift this festive season called The Big Ten For Christmas, featuring readings from Helen McClory, performances by Darren Loki McGarvey and The Honey Farm – plus a virtual Margaret Atwood Read more »| 05 Nov 2018 -
Art
Visible Girls, Invisible Spaces
A pair of new exhibitions in Edinburgh combine iconic images from the 1980s with an exploration of young people's environment in the modern day Read more »| 05 Nov 2018 -
BooksScottish Poetry News – November 2018
Radical celebrations of literature, new poetry collections a-plenty and the return of Book Week Scotland feature in this month's spoken word round-up Read more »| 05 Nov 2018 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: November 2018
Glasgow kicks off November's clubs calendar with a massive weekend of parties, and the rest of the month across Scotland looks just as action-packed Read more »| 05 Nov 2018 -
TheatreThe Month in Scottish Theatre: November 2018
Just before panto season, and the quiet of January, November features secrets, operas, remembrance and poetry on the Scottish stage. Read more »| 05 Nov 2018 -
FilmChris Pine and David Mackenzie on Outlaw King
Chris Pine and David Mackenzie reunite to tell the story of Robert the Bruce's rise from servile nobleman to king of Scots in epic action film Outlaw King. We speak to both about bringing this complex character to the screen Read more »| 05 Nov 2018
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Film
Nae Pasaran! and Armando Iannucci win big at BAFTA Scotland awards
The documentary about East Kilbride workers who defied Augusto Pinochet's fascist dictatorship wins Best Film, while Iannucci takes home awards for Best Director and Writer for his dark satire Death of Stalin Read more »| 05 Nov 2018 -
Music
The Ninth Wave – FLESCH EP
The Ninth Wave's latest EP is a widescreen statement of intent that sees them shed their early alt-rock crunch for swooping synths and cavernous drums Read more »| 05 Nov 2018 -
Music
OK PAL Records Launch Party @ Brig Below, Edinburgh, 3 Nov
Hailey Beavis and Faith Eliott launch their new venture, OK PAL Records in Leith's Brig Below, offering a gentle, DIY celebration of all Edinburgh has to offer Read more »| 05 Nov 2018 -
Music
Free Love – Luxury Hits EP
In a similar vein to Free Love’s single If You Want Me Now these songs are a more highly attuned form of pop music that is aware of itself and its surroundings. Read more »| 05 Nov 2018 -
Film
The Best Film Events in Scotland in November
The ten big screen movie happenings you should make time for this month, from the French Film Festival and some Billy Wilder seasons to Mark Cousins unmissable House Guest line-up at Filmhouse Read more »| 05 Nov 2018 -
Film
Outlaw King
Stunning scenery and gory action scenes make up for dodgy accents and a lack of imagination in David Mackenzie's Robert the Bruce epic Outlaw King Read more »| 05 Nov 2018 -
Music
Bossy Love share new single No Control
Watch the video for No Control, the brand new single from Bossy Love taken from their upcoming debut EP Read more »| 02 Nov 2018 -
Music
Glasgow’s RESONATE announces full line-up
Lizzie Reid, Carla J Easton, Makeness and ONR are among the live performers at this year’s RESONATE music industry event Read more »| 02 Nov 2018 -
Music
Mac DeMarco @ Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, 30 Oct
Indie rock's jester king, Mac DeMarco brings a show of two halves to Manchester to celebrate Now Wave's tenth birthday Read more »| 01 Nov 2018