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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MusicLive music in Liverpool this week: 29 Mar-4 Apr
Stormzy, Idles and The Drifting Classroom are among the week's gig highlights, plus Threshold Festival returns for another must-attend weekender Read more »| 29 Mar 2017 -
MusicIrvine Welsh is writing a TV show about acid house
The Trainspotting author has been chosen to pen Ibiza87, which takes as its inspiration the careers of DJs Nicky Holloway, Paul Oakenfold and Danny Rampling ... Read more »| 29 Mar 2017 -
FilmWhat to Watch this Week (27 Mar-2 Apr)
The best things to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including the live action Ghost in the Shell remake, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire and Rainer Werner Fassbinder masterpiece Ali: Fear Eats the Soul Read more »| 29 Mar 2017 -
FilmCasey Affleck haunts Rooney Mara in A Ghost Story
Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara reunite with their Ain’t Them Bodies Saints director for this intriguing-looking indie ghost story Read more »| 29 Mar 2017 -
Music
New Forest Swords music – direct to you!
Fans can receive a new track by getting in touch with the post-dubstep producer via WhatsApp Read more »| 28 Mar 2017 -
Music
Future Islands – The Far Field
Having honed their craft across three full lengths, it wasn’t until 2014's Singles that Baltimore trio Future Islands really got people listening. An a... Read more »| 28 Mar 2017
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Music
Get Wide: Wide Days 2017 preview
What exactly makes Scotland's only music business convention so pioneering and vital to our music scene? We take a closer look at the showcase line-up and talk record shopping ahead of Record Store Day Read more »| 28 Mar 2017 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: 28 March-3 April
There are exhibits, screenings and events aplenty across Platform, CCA, Ingleby, Summerhall and more. Friday brings a bumper night of openings, with no less than 6 shows openings to fit into a tidy evening. Read more »| 28 Mar 2017 -
Music
Bearcubs @ The Garage, Glasgow, 23 Mar
Hiding in The Garage’s low-ceiling’d Attic Bar, four electronic outfits soundtrack this chilly Glasgow Thursday eve. It’s a mostly local af... Read more »| 28 Mar 2017 -
Music
Grandaddy @ Potterrow, Edinburgh, 23 Mar
Grandaddy overcome technical problems to deliver a finely chosen set of tunes spanning 20 years of exemplary music Read more »| 28 Mar 2017 -
Music
The best record shops in Leeds
Think of Leeds' music scene and you'll likely think of its two longstanding independent record shops: Jumbo and Crash. But there are other great stores for a spot of crate-digging too: here are our favourite record shops in Leeds Read more »| 27 Mar 2017 -
Music
Making Words Count: Diet Cig interview
Ahead of the release of their debut album, we talk to Diet Cig about cats, dogs, learning guitar and what constitutes 'being punk' Read more »| 27 Mar 2017 -
Music
Thundercat @ Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool, 24 Mar
Stephen 'Thundercat' Bruner pretty much has everyone covered. If you like funk, soul, jazz or Daft Punk, he’s your man. This is no hyperbole, it shows:... Read more »| 27 Mar 2017 -
Music
Scottish Gigs of the Week: 27 Mar – 3 Apr
This week's Edinburgh and Glasgow gig guide, featuring visits from Jens Lekman and Jessy Lanza and a pair of record launches from CHUMP and Stillhound Read more »| 27 Mar 2017 -
Books
Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist by Paul Kingsnorth
We know from his novels The Wake and Beast that Paul Kingsnorth is a wild and iconoclastic writer. This collection of essays confirms him as a fear... Read more »| 27 Mar 2017