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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MusicOkkultokrati – Night Jerks
Norwegian punk-metal outfit Okkultokrati are an offshoot of the Black Hole Crew, along with Haust and Blackest Woods. They basically do for dark metal what P... Read more »| 23 Jul 2014 -
MusicOld Dog, New Tricks: Brian Reitzell on scoring Watch Dogs
If the notion of a videogame soundtrack floods your mind with bleeps and bloops, it might be time to wrap your head around Watch Dogs – a progressive score for a cutting-edge game. We asked Brian Reitzell about his unorthodox path to becoming its composer Read more »| 23 Jul 2014 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase @ Creative Exchange
Introducing a new development for the Showcase – an exhibition of a selection of this year's graduates as part of Edinburgh Art Festival Read more »| 22 Jul 2014 -
Theatre
Bard in the Botanics: A Festival in Review
As Bard in the Botanics hits its thirteenth year, it doesn’t show signs of stopping. While sifting through William Shakespeare's 'back catalogue' might... Read more »| 22 Jul 2014 -
Theatre
Project Y
Scottish Youth Dance company, YDance, present Project Y as part of their talent strand. In its ninth year, Project Y is designed as a 4-week programme f... Read more »| 22 Jul 2014 -
ArtThe Skinny Showcase: Edward Humphrey
DJCAD graduate Ed Humphrey introduces his film work, showing in The Skinny Showcase exhibition in Creative Exchange as part of EAF Read more »| 22 Jul 2014
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Film
Too Late Blues
With this second feature, John Cassavetes married the brio of his blistering debut, Shadows, with the sleek style of the studio system. The results are succe... Read more »| 21 Jul 2014 -
Music
Ghostface Killah @ The Arches, Glasgow, 15 July
By the time Ghostface Killah takes the stage before a sea of hand-sculpted W signs, The Arches has just about reached boiling point. Already whipped into a f... Read more »| 21 Jul 2014 -
Music
Scottish labels, promoters and publications reunite for The Pleasance Sessions 2014
The Phantom Band, Remember Remember and The Twilight Sad are among the names announced for the indoor autumn mini-festival's second coming... Read more »| 18 Jul 2014 -
Clubs
Joy Orbison joins new Edinburgh clubbing series, Nightvision
UK favourite joins the likes of Nina Kraviz and UK drum n bass duo Chase & Status Read more »| 18 Jul 2014 -
Music
T in the Park 2014: Saturday 12 July
Despite the forecasts of heavy rain, the positive mood of Saturday’s festival crowd never dampens. It's the day of the Scottish heavyweights on the mai... Read more »| 17 Jul 2014 -
Film
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Set ten years after 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a global pandemic has all but wiped out humanity, and a San Francisco colony, led by Gary Ol... Read more »| 16 Jul 2014 -
TheatreWar Horse @ The Lowry, Salford, until 20 Sep
Galloping onto The Lowry stage last November, War Horse proved the most successful show in the centre’s 13-year history, obliterating previous box offi... Read more »| 16 Jul 2014 -
Comedy
Robin Ince (with Michael Legge) @ The King's Arms, Salford, 7 July
Robin Ince pulls a double shift at Greater Manchester Fringe as he both previews his solo Edinburgh show Blooming Buzzing Confusion and then returns for his ... Read more »| 15 Jul 2014 -
Music
Guardian Alien / Horrid / The Osiris Club @ Islington Mill, Salford, 10 July
Following a well received weekender in May (headlined by Melt-Banana), Fat Out Till You Pass Out – seasoned promoters specialising in the ser... Read more »| 15 Jul 2014