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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MusicNADINE – oh my
oh my occasionally teeters close to being background music, but diligence can uncover some sparkling laid-back gems Read more »| 23 Jan 2018 -
Music
Nightmares on Wax – Shape the Future
As ever with Nightmares on Wax, George Evelyn melds past and present with enviable fluidity, finding a universality that’s inclusive rather than generic Read more »| 23 Jan 2018 -
Music
Scottish Music Highlights: 23-29 Jan
Album launches from LYLO and The Spook School, more Celtic Connections fun and a folky celebration of Robert Burns feature in this week's gig round-up Read more »| 23 Jan 2018 -
Music
LYLO – Post Era
With their second album, Glasgow's LYLO seem set to usher in a new direction for the city's indie bands Read more »| 23 Jan 2018 -
Music
Carla J Easton – Lights in the Dark (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video from Carla J Easton (TeenCanteen / Ette), taken from her new solo album Read more »| 23 Jan 2018 -
Music
Django Django – Marble Skies
On their third album, Django Django stick to their genre-blurring formula with mixed results Read more »| 22 Jan 2018
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Art
Rachel Maclean’s new film takes on gender equality
Part horror, part comedy, the inventive artist’s latest video work marks 100 years since women were first given the right to vote in the United Kingdom Read more »| 22 Jan 2018 -
Music
The Spook School – Could It Be Different?
Glasgow quartet The Spook School return with an album of brilliantly catchy and inventive songs that leave you thinking Read more »| 22 Jan 2018 -
MusicWozniak – Ghosting (Video Premiere)
Watch the new music video from Edinburgh-based shoegaze outfit Wozniak Read more »| 22 Jan 2018 -
Film
James Bond fan edit turns series into 'Bond v Bond' film
It’s Bond v Bond v Bond v Bond v Bond v Bond in this crazy James Bond feature length mashup Read more »| 19 Jan 2018 -
Tv Radio
Watch trailer for TV remake of Winona Ryder comedy Heathers
The cult classic starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater has been re-imagined for the small screen and the results look, erm, interesting? Read more »| 19 Jan 2018 -
Film
Tom Hardy's late 90s rap mixtape resurfaces
And the shocking part is, it's not terrible Read more »| 19 Jan 2018 -
Music
Belle & Sebastian – How To Solve Our Human Problems (Part 2)
The second of Belle & Sebastian's trio of new EPs is a fitting midway point for the project Read more »| 19 Jan 2018 -
Tv Radio
Quickly Kevin, Will He Score? and 5 more sports podcasts
We take a trip back to 90s football with Quickly Kevin, Will He Score? and check out five more recommended sports podcasts Read more »| 18 Jan 2018 -
FilmWatch this surprisingly good fan-made Harry Potter film
The 52-minute low-budget fan film is not without its bad dialogue, incoherent editing and cheesy acting, but the magical effects are kind of, well, magic Read more »| 18 Jan 2018