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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MusicLeonidas & Hobbes – The Rags of Time
Imagine meandering through beautiful hills and valleys then coming into a clearing with the sun warming your skin. In front of ... Read more »| 03 Jul 2017 -
MusicThe Last Dinosaur – The Nothing
Let’s talk beautiful things shall we? Sparklehorse front man Mark Linkous’ breathy vocal. Jeff Martin’s guitar playing on Idaho’s Thi... Read more »| 03 Jul 2017 -
Books
Virtual festival Scot Lit Fest reveals 2017 events
Virtual book festival Scot Lit Fest returns for its second year with a lineup that includes Scotland’s Makar Jackie Kay, Helen McClory and Michael Pedersen among many others Read more »| 03 Jul 2017 -
FilmThe Little Hours
Funny and feminist film based on a story from Boccaccio’s The Decameron and featuring Alison Brie and Aubrey Plaza as badly-behaved nuns Read more »| 03 Jul 2017 -
MusicBreakfast Muff – Eurgh!
Known for loud, energetic sets where members switch between guitar, bass and drums, this is a band that really respects the tenants of punk. Hard-edged vocal... Read more »| 03 Jul 2017 -
Music
The Telescopes – As Light Return
English space rock veterans The Telescopes emerged in the late 80s alongside fellow heads Loop, Spacemen Three and My Bloody Valentine and this ninth album a... Read more »| 03 Jul 2017
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Music
Broken Social Scene – Hug of Thunder
Comebacks are almost de rigeur in indie rock these days, but still, some seem less likely than others. When Toronto’s Broken Social Scene played the &l... Read more »| 03 Jul 2017 -
MusicBreakfast Muff on gender in music & new album Eurgh!
We catch up with Glasgow-based Breakfast Muff to chat about their latest album Eurgh! and address gender imbalance in the music industry “We were goin... Read more »| 03 Jul 2017 -
Film
Teenage Superstars
Lively doc from Grant McPhee (Big Gold Dream) exploring the Scottish music scene from the mid-80s to the early 90s Read more »| 03 Jul 2017 -
Music
Quazarz and Beyond: Shabazz Palaces interview
Ishmael Butler tells us about the Palaceer of Shabazz Palaces' encounter with the sentient being Quazarz and how it came to influence the duo's two new albums Read more »| 03 Jul 2017 -
Film
England Is Mine
This unofficial Morrissey biopic starring Jack Lowden is funny and tragic, and particularly enjoyable for its depiction of the singer’s relationships with the strong women in his life Read more »| 02 Jul 2017 -
Film
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Tom Holland's take on Spider-Man is as euphoric teen in super-spandex – just as it should be Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
Music
Haim – Something to Tell You
Haim straddle the awkward middle-ground of pop and rock – a place where the scales are tipped heavily in the favour of 'commercial', rather than 'criti... Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
Music
The Motion Poets – One Too Many (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video from Edinburgh four-piece The Motion Poets Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
Film
Morrissey biopic England Is Mine gets trailer
England Is Mine, the unofficial Morrissey biopic from director Mark Gill, gets its first trailer Read more »| 30 Jun 2017