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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FilmThe Lion King, Detective Pikachu, and the art of nostalgia
New footage from Disney's remake of The Lion King and Pokemon reboot Detective Pikachu offer two different angles on cinematic nostalgia Read more »| 12 Apr 2019 -
MusicFaith Eliott on their new album and DIY label
We speak to Faith Eliott about the release of their album Impossible Bodies and launching their own label, OK Pal Records Read more »| 12 Apr 2019 -
MusicGlen Hansard – This Wild Willing
On This Wild Willing, Glen Hansard finds a different road out of the country his music usually inhabits; the further he gets from his roots, the closer he is to home Read more »| 12 Apr 2019 -
MusicLowly – Hifalutin
Lowly improve on their debut with Hifalutin, a more consistent and varied record that never loses sight of the band's capacity for sheer beauty Read more »| 12 Apr 2019 -
MusicDamien Jurado – In the Shape of a Storm
In the Shape of the Storm features some of the sweetest songs Damien Jurado has ever recorded Read more »| 12 Apr 2019 -
FilmGFT plan free screenings to celebrate 80th anniversary
Glasgow Film Theatre celebrates "80 Years of Cinema" with a weekend of free screenings that include Mulholland Drive in 4K, Olivia Wilde's debut Booksmart and family fave The Wizard of Oz in 4K Read more »| 12 Apr 2019
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MusicThe Great Escape 2019: Scottish showcase bands revealed
The Ninth Wave, The Van T’s, Lewis Capaldi and Kobi Onyame are just some of the Scottish artists heading to the Brighton festival next month Read more »| 12 Apr 2019 -
MusicArt of the Memory Palace – Dusk at Trellick Tower EP
Andrew Mitchell and Raz Ullah return with a claustrophobic, dreamlike voyage through the corridors of a 70s high-rise Read more »| 11 Apr 2019 -
MusicPixel Grip – Heavy Handed
Pixel Grip’s Heavy Handed sees the goth disco trio blend an array of influences into an eclectic debut album Read more »| 11 Apr 2019 -
TheatreSomething Smashing on the art of Improv
The people behind Something Smashing, Edinburgh's newest dance and music improvisation night, sit down to chat about the difference between planned performance and improvisation Read more »| 11 Apr 2019 -
MusicAdam Stafford – The Acid Bothy
Falkirk composer and multi-instrumentalist Adam Stafford provides a rough blueprint for utopia on lo-fi dreamscape The Acid Bothy Read more »| 11 Apr 2019 -
ArtLocal Heroes: 5 Scottish Ceramics Makers
We continue our exploration of Scotland's vibrant ceramics community by examining the work of five more makers Read more »| 11 Apr 2019 -
ComedyICYMI: Ashley Storrie on Murphy Brown
Extra! Extra! Stand-up Ashley Storrie gives us the inside scoop on trendsetting newsroom sitcom Murphy Brown Read more »| 11 Apr 2019 -
MusicNilüfer Yanya @ CCA, Glasgow, 3 Apr
Nilüfer Yanya plays the opening night of her UK tour in Glasgow; by the end we're left wholly impressed, her voice bigger than the body it comes from Read more »| 11 Apr 2019 -
Tv RadioAre these really the best British sitcoms?
The Radio Times' recent poll on the Best British Sitcoms of all time is full of tired, toothless shows that lack innovation and edge. The Skinny team suggest some alternatives Read more »| 10 Apr 2019