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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MusicSleaford Mods @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 27 Oct
If there's a better live band in the UK, they should probably steer clear of Sleaford Mods who tonight provide an energy so palpable it's a pure, visceral thrill Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
MusicFirst Aid Kit @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26 Oct
The bond between band and fans can be a difficult one to navigate, but it's clearly an easy alliance between First Aid Kit and the adoring legions at Usher Hall tonight Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
MusicGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 30 Oct - 5 Nov
The Alternative Peers Ball returns to Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms while Ladytron, The Decemberists, Kacey Musgraves and Jen Cloher touch down in Glasgow Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
Music
Baxter Dury on Prince of Tears and new project B.E.D
Ahead of his outing in Glasgow this month, we chat to Baxter Dury about Prince of Tears and his new project B.E.D, with Étienne de Crécy and Delilah Holliday Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
Music
Ten Highlights from Celtic Connections 2019
Celtic Connections returns for its 26th year with over 300 events taking place in Glasgow in January and February 2019 Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
Film
Nae Pasaran
Felipe Bustos Sierra's documentary Nae Pasaran shows how a group of Rolls-Royce factory workers from East Kilbride put their jobs on the line to take a stand against Chile's military junta Read more »| 30 Oct 2018
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Film
Nae Pasaran's director on the Scots workers who defied Pinochet
Chilean filmmaker Felipe Bustos Sierra tells us about the making of Nae Pasaran, his documentary about a group of Scottish factory workers who defied Augusto Pinochet's fascist dictatorship by refusing to repair his air force's engines Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
Music
The KVB @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 24 Oct
The KVB’s lush audio/visual union creates a palpable sensation of vicarious memories as they pulsate and shoegaze their way through tonight’s set at The Hug & Pint Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
Theatre
Arctic Oil @ Traverse Theatre
A claustrophobic, engaging play which considers how the moral compass of the individual impacts the environmental degradation of the planet. Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
MusicBill Ryder-Jones – Yawn
Bill Ryder-Jones returns with an immersive, melancholic fourth solo-effort retaining the sincerity and intimacy that have characterised his post-Coral work Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
Music
Objekt – Cocoon Crush
After a four year absence, Objekt returns to PAN with Cocoon Crush. The Berlin-based artist's sophomore album introduces yet another side to his multifaceted sound Read more »| 29 Oct 2018 -
Film
Halloween horror film screenings near you
Looking to spook yourself silly this Halloween? Take your pick from one of these spooktacular screenings. Read more »| 29 Oct 2018 -
Music
Kathleen Hanna at 50: How girls to the front galvanised a new generation of riot grrrls
As riot grrrl pioneer Kathleen Hanna turns 50 this month, we look back on her career and the legacy she's left to a new generation of music-making women Read more »| 29 Oct 2018 -
Comedy
Robin Ince on his new book and return to stand-up
Discussing his new book, I'm a Joke and So Are You: A Comedian’s Take on What Makes Us Human, Robin Ince finds the human condition as universal as it is unique Read more »| 29 Oct 2018 -
Film
Josie Long takes debut feature Super November on tour
Comedian Josie Long wrote and stars in Super November, a Glasgow-set romance that morphs into an Orwellian dystopia, and takes it on tour this November Read more »| 29 Oct 2018