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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MusicMr McFall’s Chamber – Further Distillations @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 19 January
McFall’s dissolve all pomp from your classic chamber concert: easy stage chat, a giggling audience and a decisive lack of anything vaguely black tie. I... Read more »| 22 Jan 2015 -
Film
Glasgow Film Festival 2015 programme announced
With the full line-up for the 2015 Glasgow Film Festival unveiled, we take a look at some of the highlights, from screenings at pop-up roller discos to new films from Ruben Östlund and Noah Baumbach. Read more »| 21 Jan 2015 -
Music
The Twilight Sad, United Fruit, Hector Bizerk among Scottish bands set for SXSW
The seven bands set to fly the flag for Scottish music in Creative Scotland’s showcase at this year’s South by Southwest Music Festival have been... Read more »| 21 Jan 2015 -
TheatreDamon Albarn musical wonder.land set for MIF
A new musical based on the story of Alice in Wonderland with music by Damon Albarn has been added to the programme for this year’s Manchester Internati... Read more »| 21 Jan 2015 -
Film
Ex Machina
In Ex Machina, Caleb (Gleeson) is an impressionable computer programmer sequestered to his mega rich genius boss Nathan’s (Isaac) remote Alaskan palace... Read more »| 21 Jan 2015 -
Music
Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat confirm second LP 'The Most Important Place In The World'
Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat have announced the release date and tracklist for their long-awaited second album, entitled The Most Important Place In The World... Read more »| 20 Jan 2015
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Music
Stars @ Sound Control, Manchester, 13 January
Although their seventh album, No One Is Lost, brings a dancier approach, Montreal’s chamber pop stalwarts Stars are still the dramatists they... Read more »| 20 Jan 2015 -
ArtStar Boys, Academicians, and The Drouth: This Week in Scottish Art
There are new exhibitions across Dundee and Glasgow this week, featuring artist both local and from further afield, and exciting opportunities to see work from influential 20th century artists Rose English and Jack Smith Read more »| 20 Jan 2015 -
FilmWorld 1-1
If you happened to chance upon last year's Video Games: The Movie documentary then you may have been left wondering if the celluloid screen was really t... Read more »| 19 Jan 2015 -
FilmThe Boxtrolls
An adaptation of Alan Snow’s novel Here Be Monsters!, stop-motion animation The Boxtrolls is a comedic fable set in and under a Victorian-era town whos... Read more »| 19 Jan 2015 -
Film
Inherent Vice
As we watch Joaquin Phoenix’s shambling, stoned detective saunter aimlessly through a labyrinthine plot in 1970s LA, it’s easy to see why Robert ... Read more »| 19 Jan 2015 -
Music
Breakfast with Belle & Sebastian: The Abba-style jukebox musical
In the second part of our sit-down with Belle & Sebastian, the band get up close and technical about the creation of Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance Read more »| 18 Jan 2015 -
Music
Breakfast with Belle & Sebastian: The meaning of pop
In the first of our two part conversation with Glasgow's best loved indie exports,Belle & Sebastian debate modern musical innovation and... Taylor Swift? Read more »| 17 Jan 2015 -
Music
Alvvays and Forever: Molly Rankin interviewed
Alvvays' debut album may have dropped in summer, but it swiftly became a favourite for all seasons. With another UK tour on the horizon, singer Molly Rankin shares her thoughts on travel, identity and the genius of Stephin Merritt Read more »| 16 Jan 2015 -
Film
The Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman lead 2015 Oscar nominations
The awards season kicked into a higher gear today as the Oscars announced the nominations for its 87th awards, to take place 22 Feb in Los Angeles. Much of t... Read more »| 15 Jan 2015