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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MusicSplashh @ Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 24 Apr
It’s almost summer, and nothing says summer like sun-drenched, effects-pedalled indie pop. At The Hug and Pint tonight we’re already gearing up w... Read more »| 25 Apr 2017 -
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Thurston Moore – Rock n Roll Consciousness
Hard on the heels of his Watch the Sky collaboration with poet Radieux Radio comes Thurston Moore's latest Read more »| 25 Apr 2017 -
MusicMark Mulcahy – The Possum in the Driveway
First, some context: Mark Mulcahy is formerly of recently reformed REM-contemporaries Miracle Legion and also Polaris, and responsible for four solo albums o... Read more »| 25 Apr 2017 -
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L. Pierre – 1948–
Aidan Moffat bows out of his L. Pierre project, but not before leaving an indelible, eerie commentary on our changing consumer patterns and how they could ki... Read more »| 25 Apr 2017 -
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Colin Stetson – All This I Do for Glory
A few years ago a video did the rounds online – a single camera wandered through a house following a deep, thudding, percussive sound, one that was har... Read more »| 25 Apr 2017 -
MusicMark Lanegan – Gargoyle
At first you might think Lanegan’s tenth solo album, Gargoyle, picks up where 2014’s Phantom Radio left off. You can hear the dark influence... Read more »| 25 Apr 2017
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Mountain Bike – Mean With You (Video Premiere)
Watch the fun-filled new video from Brussels garage rockers Mountain Bike Read more »| 25 Apr 2017 -
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DJ Format & Abdominal – Still Hungry
DJ Format and Abdominal are back – not that they’ve really been away, they’ve just been busy with their own things – and, as the titl... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
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Babe on new album Kiss & Tell
We meet up with Gerard Black at Glasgow's Art School, to talk about the evolution of Babe and to find out more about latest LP, Kiss & Tell Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
MusicScottish Gigs of the Week: 25 Apr – 1 May
From Glasgow to the Sahara via South Korea, the USA and Canada, this week's central belt gig round-up is an international affair of epic proportions Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
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Honeyblood @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 22 Apr
On a busy Saturday night in Edinburgh, The Liquid Room is packed with a crowd eagerly anticipating the lo-fi, indie rock duo Honeyblood. The PA system plays ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
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Pumarosa @ The Poetry Club, Glasgow, 18 Apr
If you've had a particularly indulgent long weekend, fronting up to a live gig on the Tuesday night requires a certain amount of willpower. That's about the ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
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Andrew Wasylyk – Themes For Buildings and Spaces
If writing about music is like dancing about architecture, then who knows what music that's written about architecture is comparable to. Either way, this ser... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
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ULTRAS – ULTRAS
The new solo project of Gav Prentice from Glasgow cult heroes Over the Wall, ULTRAS combines folk singer-songwriting with electronic, hip-hop influ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
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Babe – Kiss & Tell
While Babe's 2014 debut, Volery Flighty, walked a varied path – pieced together over time, saturated with instruments and influences –&... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017