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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MusicZed Penguin – A Ghost, A Beast
A Ghost, A Beast is tactful and tactless, with just the right amounts of both revealing the expert showmanship of a band whose hard-won debut sounds nothing like a first attempt Read more »| 19 Feb 2018 -
FilmA Fantastic Woman
Transgender actress Daniela Vega gives a star-making turn in this stylish drama from Chilean director Sebastián Lelio Read more »| 19 Feb 2018 -
MusicI Am Oak – Will I Wake (Video Premiere)
Watch the stunning hand-drawn animated new video for I Am Oak's latest single Will I Wake Read more »| 19 Feb 2018 -
Film
In Lady Bird, mother-daughter angst takes centre stage
The complicated bond between mothers and daughters often goes unexplored or ends up misrepresented in cinema, but two new films – Lady Bird and I, Tonya – put it front and centre Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
Film
Isle of Dogs
This gorgeous and rambunctious stop motion adventure set in a future Japan where dogs have been exiled sees Wes Anderson at his most imaginative and loose-limbed Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
MusicThe Go! Team @ QMU, Glasgow, 9 Feb
The fun never stops for The Go! Team tonight at a packed out QMU in Glasgow Read more »| 16 Feb 2018
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Music
Gitta De Ridder – The Wheel (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Gitta De Ridder's new single The Wheel Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
Theatre
Pressure @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh
David Haig excels in this surprisingly gripping and involving exposition of the weather conditions in the days before the D-Day landings Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
Theatre
Rita, Sue and Bob Too @ Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
Out of Joint's revival of Andrea Dunbar's play proves just as relevant in 2018 as it was at its premiere Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
FilmPin Cushion
Pin Cushion, writer-director Deborah Haywood’s debut feature film, joins the ranks of Lady Macbeth, God’s Own Country and The Levelling as an example of the quality of excellence being produced by contemporary British filmmakers Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
Film
Faces Places
Two witty artists – photographer JR and legendary filmmaker Agnès Varda – collaborate on this joyful documentary about communities and memory that proves deeply moving by its conclusion Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
Art
Scottish Art Highlights & Opportunities: February 2018
February's one-stop shop for exhibition highlights, artist opportunities and news throughout Scotland Read more »| 15 Feb 2018 -
Art
Marcelo Brodsky: People All Over the World
Argentine artist Marcelo Brodsky presents a solo show this month in Glasgow, in which he intends to broaden an understanding of the world-changing events of 1968 to share a greater appreciation of what was taking place outside of central Europe Read more »| 15 Feb 2018 -
Music
The Lovely Eggs @ Stereo, Glasgow, 12 Feb
Lancaster husband-wife duo The Lovely Eggs deliver a noisy, high energy and ultimately fun night at Glasgow's Stereo Read more »| 15 Feb 2018 -
Music
Firestations – Receiver (Track Premiere)
Listen to the new single Receiver from London five-piece Firestations Read more »| 15 Feb 2018