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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MusicWalt Disco on their new EP and flamboyant live shows
Public record label is this one: https://www.facebook.com/thisispublicrec/ Read more »| 12 Mar 2018 -
Film
Ruben Östlund on The Square, media & The Emoji Movie
The Square, Ruben Östlund's follow-up to Force Majeure, won the top prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival. We speak to the Swedish filmmaker about the Palme d'Or, human behaviour, viral media and... The Emoji Movie Read more »| 12 Mar 2018 -
MusicGizehfest @ Aatma, Manchester, 17 Feb
The inaugural Gizehfest pulls a large and attentive crowd to the Northern Quarter’s Aatma for an excellent night of noise and harmony Read more »| 12 Mar 2018 -
Music
Mickey – Overtime (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video from Slovakian-Austrian 'survival-pop' duo Mickey Read more »| 12 Mar 2018 -
FilmEveryman Cinemas to open first Scottish venue in Glasgow
The boutique cinema chain’s first Scottish site will be in Princes Square shopping centre Read more »| 12 Mar 2018 -
Film
There’s a petition for an Avengers: Infinity War Edinburgh premiere
Dave Bautista and Karen Gillan are down, after large parts of Marvel's latest were shot in the Scottish capital Read more »| 12 Mar 2018
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FilmBrian Taylor on Mom and Dad, Nic Cage and Crank 3
Brian Taylor, the co-creator of the Crank films, goes solo with horror comedy Mom and Dad. We speak to him about finding humanity in the horror genre, stars Nicolas Cage and Selma Blair, and a potential third Crank movie Read more »| 09 Mar 2018 -
FilmA Night with Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A movie sleepover with the beguiling short films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul is one of the treats on offer at this year's Glasgow Short Film Festival. We ask the great Thai filmmaker what to expect Read more »| 09 Mar 2018 -
Books
Becoming Dangerous
Witchy femmes, queer conjurers, and magical rebels write about the interweaving of magic and ritual in their lives Read more »| 09 Mar 2018 -
Comedy
The Finnieston Fringe: Veneer Gallery at Glasgow Comedy Festival
Now resident in Glasgow, ARGCom Festival director Pax Lowey chats about turning the Veneer Gallery into a hub for Fringe acts Read more »| 09 Mar 2018 -
Theatre
Take Me Somewhere announces 2018 programme
Back for a second year, Take Me Somewhere brings another lively lineup of contemporary theatre and performance to venues across Glasgow Read more »| 09 Mar 2018 -
Comedy
Stuart McPherson on Cybercrime, Spuds & Coke Zero
Rising star Stuart McPherson talks about turning bad jobs into great stand-up Read more »| 09 Mar 2018 -
Music
Charlotte de Witte – Heart of Mine EP
Charlotte de Witte is clearly a talented producer and this EP will do well in the techno charts, but sadly it doesn't feature some of her stronger work Read more »| 08 Mar 2018 -
Music
Essaie Pas on New Path
We catch up with Marie Davidson and Pierre Guerineau, aka Essaie Pas, to chat about their latest album New Path, plans for 2018 and Philip K. Dick's A Scanner Darkly Read more »| 08 Mar 2018 -
Music
Mint Field @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 27 Feb
Mint Field deliver a solid, if at times unengaging, set tonight but it's the homegrown local talent of Home$lice and West Princes that steal the show Read more »| 08 Mar 2018