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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MusicSløtface on riot grrrl & tackling abuse at gigs
Norwegian punks Sløtface tell us about changing their name, feminism and their debut album Try Not to Freak Out Read more »| 05 Sep 2017 -
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CCA Highlights September / October 2017
From Sonica to Margaret Glaspy – our selections for the upcoming CCA Glasgow programme Read more »| 05 Sep 2017 -
MusicChad VanGaalen – Light Information
As Chad VanGaalen moves into fatherhood, his latest album covers the perils of maturity as much as it does his usual points of anxiety: detachment, isolation and alienation Read more »| 05 Sep 2017 -
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Scottish Music Highlights: 5-11 Sep
Chastity Belt, Neon Waltz, Pinact, Girlpool, Margaret Glaspy and Green Velvet feature in this week's music round-up Read more »| 05 Sep 2017 -
MusicCandice Gordon – Garden of Beasts
Somewhere between PJ Harvey, Siouxsie Sioux and Murder Ballads-era Nick Cave, Garden of Beasts is an intriguing glimpse into an emerging, distinctive voice Read more »| 05 Sep 2017 -
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L.A. Witch – L.A. Witch
The Californian three-piece have never sounded harder or sharper than on their self-titled debut Read more »| 05 Sep 2017
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Parquet Courts @ The Art School, Glasgow, 28 Aug
New York post-punks Parquet Courts challenge expectations to great effect in Glasgow Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
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Tori Amos – Native Invader
Tori Amos's fifteenth album, Native Invader, draws on events from her own life as well as tensions across the globe Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
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The best film events in Scotland in September
The ten big screen movie happenings you should make time for this month, from epic cinema celebration Scalarama to brilliant festivals like Take One Action, SQIFF and GYFF Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
MusicMount Kimbie – Love What Survives
Mount Kimbie's third album, Love What Survives, offers a scattergun approach to ideas, sounds and voices, and it could be their greatest record yet Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
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Polygraphs @ Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
Polygraphs showcases renowned contemporary artist Hito Steyerl's video work Abstract as the basis for a group show of the Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art's collection Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
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The National – Sleep Well Beast
The National take a more electronic approach with their seventh album, Sleep Well Beast Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
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Adventure Time: Doors Open Days 2017 preview
Doors Open Days happen across Scotland in September, offering public access to normally private spaces. We take a look at the programme to pick out a few highlights Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
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Comic Book Hero: Frank Quitely Interview
Frank Quitely (aka Vincent Deighan) talks about exhibiting at Kelvingrove Art Gallery as a comic book artist and the status of the medium today Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
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Sparks' Russell Mael on new album Hippopotamus
We speak to Russell Mael of Sparks after an eight year hiatus, about writing musicals, film projects, collaborating with Franz Ferdinand, and their 23rd album, Hippopotamus Read more »| 04 Sep 2017