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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MusicScottish Music Highlights: 20-26 Mar
This week's gig round-up features unmissable shows from Young Fathers and Dream Wife, a bumper line-up curated by Catholic Action, and some interesting sonic happenings at both ends of the M8 Read more »| 20 Mar 2018 -
MusicGuided by Voices – Space Gun
Space Gun sees Guided by Voices tender a renewed sense of focus on their new album Read more »| 20 Mar 2018 -
Music
Baloji – 137 Avenue Kaniama
137 Avenue Kaniama presents a heady mix of African rhythms with electronic production and funked-up synths making for an album that can be thrilling in short bursts, but exhausting on a whole Read more »| 20 Mar 2018 -
ArtPianodrome: the Edinburgh amphitheatre made of old pianos
Using upcycled pianos, this world’s first playable amphitheatre will be situated in Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Read more »| 20 Mar 2018 -
Theatre
Scottish Youth Theatre set to remain open
Scottish Youth Theatre looks to be saved, for a short time at least, thanks to a mix of government funding and private cash Read more »| 20 Mar 2018 -
TheatreCould This be the West End’s First Feminist Theatre?
Following the launch of a crowdfunding campaign to buy a West End theatre and turn it into a female-led arts space, The Skinny asks whether this could be the next step for a more gender equal theatre industry? Read more »| 20 Mar 2018
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Film
Watch Isle of Dogs with your own four-legged pal
Glasgow film fans have a chance to take their four-legged friend to see Wes Anderson’s new stop motion animation, and Edinburgh film fans get a second bite at the idea as well Read more »| 20 Mar 2018 -
FilmLegend of the Mountain
Legend of the Mountain, the 1979 epic from wuxia pioneer King Hu, gets a welcome Blu-ray release from Eureka Entertainment Read more »| 19 Mar 2018 -
Books
Anna Undreaming by Thomas Welsh
Thomas Welsh's feminist fantasy novel is an energetic, earnest book – it's just not a very good one Read more »| 19 Mar 2018 -
Art
Glasgow International's new director on the 2018 festival
As the 2018 edition of Glasgow International draws near, we check in with the festival's director, Richard Parry, to discuss his plans Read more »| 19 Mar 2018 -
Music
The Rural Alberta Advantage @ The Mash House, Edinburgh, 17 Mar
The Rural Alberta Advantage pull from across their back catalogue in front of an ecstatic Edinburgh crowd Read more »| 19 Mar 2018 -
Music
Sunflower Bean – Twentytwo in Blue
New York three-piece Sunflower Bean come into their own on their second long player Twentytwo in Blue Read more »| 19 Mar 2018 -
Film
Have a Nice Day
Liu Jian's second feature is a brutal crime caper scored through with jet-black humour Read more »| 19 Mar 2018 -
Film
Liu Jian on Tarantino-esque animation Have a Nice Day
With his brutal and brilliant second animated feature, rising Chinese filmmaker Liu Jian shines a spotlight on the rise of greed and envy in his homeland Read more »| 19 Mar 2018 -
Music
Last Night from Glasgow on their first two years
As Last Night from Glasgow prepares to celebrate its second birthday, we catch up with co-founder Ian Smith to find out what the future holds for the crowd-funded, not-for-profit label Read more »| 19 Mar 2018