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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ClubsClub nights in Manchester this week: 24 Feb-3 Mar
That festival feeling starts to spread, as Percolate host a warm-up party for Gottwood festival and some summery sounds from Ruf Dug et al come to Islington Mill. Plus, book ahead for the Yussef Kamaal afterparty. Read more »| 24 Feb 2017 -
FilmKelly Reichardt on Certain Women
Certain Women, the latest film from American filmmaker Kelly Reichardt, is a bittersweet triptych concerned with the lives of several women living in rural Montana. After a guarded start, the director opens up about her singular approach to filmmaking Read more »| 24 Feb 2017 -
MusicCampfires in Winter – Ischaemia
The Glasgow-based indie rockers finally turn in an unsteady debut LP Read more »| 24 Feb 2017 -
BooksThe Patriots by Sana Krasikov
A 538-page debut novel set across continents and over 74 years of personal and political turmoil certainly shows intent. Largely living up to it, Krasikov&rs... Read more »| 24 Feb 2017 -
Music
The British Music Experience to open in Liverpool
Check out historic musical artefacts from the likes of David Bowie, Adele, Noel Gallagher, The Spice Girls and Buddy Holly, as The British Music Experience opens in Liverpool Read more »| 24 Feb 2017 -
Books
Aye Write! 2017: Glasgow meets the world
Glasgow's book festival Aye Write! has spread its wings from the Mitchell Library in 2017, just to fit its packed programme into the city – one that includes old favourites like Ian Rankin and Christopher Brookmyre alongside Bowie, fitba and Tim Burgess Read more »| 23 Feb 2017
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Film
Weirdos
An endearingly sweet, emotionally satisfying road movie from Bruce McDonald Read more »| 23 Feb 2017 -
Music
Yakima – Gut Milk (Track Premiere)
Listen to Gut Milk, a brand-new track from Glasgow trio Yakima from their new double A-side single Following appearances at this year's Celtic Connections a... Read more »| 23 Feb 2017 -
TheatreThe Winter's Tale @ Lyceum
One of the major criticisms levelled at Shakespeare’s The Winter's Tale is the disjointed discord between the first and second halves; while the openin... Read more »| 23 Feb 2017 -
Film
Watch the four-minute prologue to Alien: Covenant
Meet the crew of space ship Covenant, who include Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, and, er, James Franco and Danny McBride Read more »| 23 Feb 2017 -
Theatre
Made in India @ Traverse
Made in India, Satinder Chohan’s new play, directed by Katie Posner, begins in a surrogacy clinic in Gujarat, western India, where rich and professiona... Read more »| 23 Feb 2017 -
Clubs
Nightrave ft. Nightwave @ La Cheetah Club, 18 Feb
The line-up for the latest edition of the genre-defying La Cheetah Club night Nightrave reads like a who’s who of Glasgow’s finest under-the... Read more »| 22 Feb 2017 -
Film
Juho Kuosmanen on The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki is about an unassuming Finnish boxer who has his nation's hopes pinned on his success. We speak to its directo... Read more »| 22 Feb 2017 -
Music
After the Party: Andy Shauf interview
The softly-spoken Andy Shauf has spent the last few years quietly establishing himself as one of the most accomplished singer-songwriters around, and la... Read more »| 22 Feb 2017 -
Art
RSA New Contemporaries Award Winners announced
The full list of emerging artists receiving awards and bursaries as part of this year's annual RSA New Contemporaries Read more »| 22 Feb 2017