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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MusicRM Hubbert releases new digital EP
Take a listen to the acclaimed Glasgow musician's Recovery EP1 Following on from last year's fourth studio album Telling the Trees, RM Hubbert ret... Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
Music
Vukovi: Under the Influence
Ahead of the release of their self-titled debut album, we catch up with Glasgow four-piece Vukovi to find out what they've been listening to over the years Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
MusicThurston Moore reveals new single and tour dates
Listen to Cease Fire in the player below Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
ArtThis Week in Scottish Art: 1 - 6 Mar
Mark Wallinger begins his Scottish Art two-city takeover in The Fruitmarket, Ingleby and Dundee Contemporary Art galleries, while Embassy opens its latest members' show, while artist collective Florida unveils its latest project, and much more ... Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
Music
Scottish Album of the Year Award launches for 2017
The SAY Award opens up public nominations for the 6th edition of the award, as the process of picking this year's winner gets underway The Scottish Album of... Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
Books
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
Nadia and Saeed meet at an evening class and fall in love while the city around them swells with refugees and slides towards crisis. When they can no longer ... Read more »| 28 Feb 2017
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Books
The Sad Part Was by Prabda Yoon
Due to their condensed nature, short stories often rely on novelty to hold attention; whether that be a quirky cast, unusual perspectives or unlikely scenari... Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
FilmBerlin Syndrome
A gruelling but formally beautiful kidnap thriller Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
Music
Pronto Mama – Arabesque: Video Premiere
Watch the video for Pronto Mama's new track Arabesque Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
Books
404 Ink on Nasty Women, their first anthology
Publishing on International Women's Day, fresh and fierce new publishers 404 Ink's Nasty Women is an anthology Margaret Atwood describes as 'An essential window into many of the hazard-strewn worlds younger women are living in right now.' Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
MusicJason Lytle on the return of Grandaddy
Eleven years since their last album, The Skinny catch up with Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle to discuss the band's collapse and resurrection Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
Film
The Teacher
Compelling, crowd-pleasing drama from Czech director-writer duo Jan Hrebejk and Petr Jarchovsky Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
Film
I Am Not Your Negro
Raoul Peck brings James Baldwin’s powerful words to the screen Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
Film
The Lonely Island all-dayer comes to Manchester
Pilot Light TV Festival presents a day long tribute to YouTube and SNL favourites The Lonely Island Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
Music
S U R V I V E @ The Art School, 20 Feb
If live music is to be an experience, then S U R V I V E pull off exactly that at Glasgow’s Art School. Without a microphone in sight, it quickly ... Read more »| 28 Feb 2017