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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BooksCésar Aira's Literary Toys for Adults
Argentine author César Aira is like nothing you've read before. As a light is shone on a small corner of his work – translations of The Proof an... Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
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Void Star by Zachary Mason
At an unspecified time in the near future, the oceans have risen, implanted chips make infinite memory a possibility and anti-aging clinics offer eternal you... Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
MusicXpoNorth 2017: The music lineup
Scotland's leading creative industries conference and showcase, XpoNorth, has revealed the bands heading to Inverness for this year’s event Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
MusicGallops – Bronze Mystic
The Wrexham post-rockers are back from the dead with an armful of synths and the same punishing guitars Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
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Scottish Gigs of the Week: 18-24 April
Our live music round-up, with Record Store Day and Wide Days leading a packed week in Edinburgh and Glasgow's venues Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
MusicStreet Eaters – Take What I Don't Need (Track Premiere)
Take a listen to a brand new track from the Bay Area punk duo's forthcoming album The Envoy A solid brick wall of overdriven bass comes careening towar... Read more »| 18 Apr 2017
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Meursault – The Mill (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Meursault's The Mill, taken from new album I Will Kill Again Read more »| 17 Apr 2017 -
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Flesh of the Peach by Helen McClory
Helen McClory’s debut novel is an invigorating follow-up to her much-lauded debut: the Saltire Scottish First Book of the Year award-winning On the Edg... Read more »| 17 Apr 2017 -
MusicDialects – When You Die, You're Truly Alone (Track Premiere)
Listen to the new track from Glasgow post-rock quartet Dialects Read more »| 17 Apr 2017 -
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Hot 8 Brass Band @ Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 11 Apr
The Hot 8 Brass Band arrive in Edinburgh this evening to a busy and excited crowd at The Liquid Room. Touring their new album, On the Spot, the group origina... Read more »| 17 Apr 2017 -
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Monkoora – Nuclear BB
Nuclear BB is a daft and delightfully chaotic clutch of songs that touch upon identity, political responsibility and memory against a multi-coloured tan... Read more »| 17 Apr 2017 -
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Poetry News – Scotland, April 2017
We run through the Ted Hughes Award nominees, while Neu! Reekie ask us all a big question Read more »| 17 Apr 2017 -
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Justin Walter – Unseen Forces
Never mind unseen forces, it’s the subconscious ones you’ve got to watch out for. Justin Walter’s second LP avoids the visceral to drift al... Read more »| 17 Apr 2017 -
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Live music in Manchester this week: 13-18 Apr
Chelsea Wolfe, Laetitia Sadier and The Paperhead are all among our highlights for the week... and that's before we even get into Salford's Fat Out Fest... Read more »| 13 Apr 2017 -
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Gallops: Under The Influence
Mark Huckridge talks us through his musical influences, from first getting into music to his cross-genre love for signature sounds Read more »| 13 Apr 2017