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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ClubsGlasgow Clubbing Highlights: 3 - 9 August
Clubbing for a good cause features in our Glasgow highlights this week, along with a disco boat party and an appearance by an Argentinian turntable wunderkid Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
MusicJunun revealed as finale for Le Guess Who? 2016
This year's edition of the Utrecht festival will be brought to a close by Junun, featuring Jonny Greenwood, The Rajasthan Express and Shye Ben Tzur Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
MusicThe Veils – Total Depravity
'How could you love me, babe, just to strip it all away?' laments Finn Andrews on In the Blood, a highlight of The Veils' excellent fifth album. As with much... Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
Film
A Poem is a Naked Person
Les Blank's long-lost Leon Russell documentary comes to cinemas Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
Music
Track premiere: Law Holt – Love Drive Through
Listen to the track from Law Holt's debut LP Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
Film
Messi
Álex de la Iglesia delivers an atypical sports doc celebrating the life and achievements of the world’s best footballer Read more »| 03 Aug 2016
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Film
The Mermaid
A delightfully silly fantasy adventure from Kung Fu Hustle director Stephen Chow In The Mermaid, Stephen Chow doesn’t so much take the fish out of wat... Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
Music
Charlotte Church to headline Neu! Reekie!
Charlotte Church, Liz Lochhead and Ette announced by Neu! Reekie! for their late night party at the National Museum of Scotland Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
FilmPsycho Live comes to Manchester's Albert Hall
Alfred Hitchcock's classic horror Psycho is back on the big screen this Halloween, with Manchester Camerata providing a live score at the Albert Hall We can... Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
Music
Best of Both Worlds: Anna Meredith Interviewed
What happens when a classical composer tries her hand at a pop record? Scottish Album of the Year, that’s what – we meet Anna Meredith Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
Film
Scottish Film Event Highlights – August 2016
The month offers up films based on work by the talented Miss Highsmith, a trio of multi-sensory film screenings at Edinburgh Festival's newest addition and t... Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
Film
Barry Adamson on David Lynch and movie scores
We chat to Manchester musician Barry Anderson about Soundtrack – a film season at HOME, Manchester focused on the art of score composition – and working with David Lynch Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
Film
Horror double bill season at AMC in Manchester
UK Horror Scene and AMC have teamed up to present a horror double-bill season in Manchester. Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: 2-8 August
Edinburgh Art Festival is into its first proper week, and comes with talks and events throughout the week. In Glasgow, there are openings and a milestone for the new Mount Florida Studio complex, which turns a respectable one year old. Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
Comedy
Crystal Baws: August 2016 Horoscopes
Mystic Mark shares his August predictions... Read more »| 02 Aug 2016