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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TheatreScotland’s theatremakers pen open letter to Creative Scotland
The funding body is under fire from the Scottish theatre community after the recent Regular Funding announcements left a number of high-profile theatre companies without funds Read more »| 31 Jan 2018 -
Books
In The Pines by Erik Kriek
Five ominous murder ballads are explored by graphic novelist Erik Kriek, in this new English translation Read more »| 31 Jan 2018 -
MusicRoaming Roots Revue @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 26 Jan
The Roaming Roots Revue celebrates its sixth anniversary by presenting highlights of the late, great Tom Petty’s back catalogue in spectacular fashion Read more »| 30 Jan 2018 -
FilmDuncan Jones’ new sci-fi Mute looks pretty spectacular
The Moon and Source Code director’s latest is set in a future Berlin and arrives on Netflix 23 February Read more »| 30 Jan 2018 -
Film
Paul Rudd returns in the first trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp
The shrinking superhero gets a sequel alongside Evangeline Lilly as the Wasp in the latest film from Marvel Read more »| 30 Jan 2018 -
Music
Bad Pop – On Your Own (Track Premiere)
Listen to the new single On Your Own from Canadian trio, Bad Pop Read more »| 30 Jan 2018
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MusicBelle & Sebastian on How to Solve Our Human Problems
With the world around them more turbulent than they could have imagined in their 90s heyday, Belle & Sebastian returned to the hometown that shaped them to record their first EPs since 2004 - and found personal solutions to global issues in the process Read more »| 30 Jan 2018 -
Film
The best film events in Scotland in February
The ten big screen movie happenings you should make time for this month, from a Wes Anderson retrospective to some curious Valentine's Day screenings Read more »| 30 Jan 2018 -
Film
Steven Soderbergh’s iPhone-shot thriller Unsane looks intense
The always inventive Soderbergh goes lo-fi with this thriller starring Claire Foy as a young woman convinced she’s being stalked Read more »| 30 Jan 2018 -
BooksThe Woman at 1,000 Degrees by Hallgrímur Helgason
A historical novel unlike many others, The Women at 1,000 Degrees is an original (if somewhat uncomfortable) read Read more »| 30 Jan 2018 -
Music
Stef Chura – Messes
Messes on the whole is similarly split in terms of quality; even so, there’s more than enough pep here to stoke anticipation for whatever Chura does next Read more »| 29 Jan 2018 -
Music
DZ Deathrays – Bloody Lovely
While there are fun moments on Bloody Lovely, which we reckon will sound great in a sweaty basement. Beyond that, there isn't really a lot else to this record Read more »| 29 Jan 2018 -
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Hookworms – Microshift
Microshift utilises Hookworms' propensity for psychedelia and takes it somewhere new, resulting in their most accessible record to date Read more »| 29 Jan 2018 -
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Quiet as a Mouse – Modern Technology (Track Premiere)
Listen to new track Modern Technology from Edinburgh five-piece Quiet as a Mouse Read more »| 29 Jan 2018 -
Music
Nightwave – Sanctuary EP
Sanctuary reflects Nightwave’s boldness as a performer and producer; the product of an artist who continues to make courageous creative strides Read more »| 29 Jan 2018