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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ClubsIntroducing... Charlotte de Witte
Ahead of her Scottish debut at Nightvision's Terminal V festival, we speak to rising Belgian talent Charlotte de Witte about touring, producing, and the dark side of techno music Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
MusicThe New Pornographers – Whiteout Conditions
With no less than five songwriters among their number (including Destroyer’s Dan Bejar and the formidable talents of Neko Case), it’s understanda... Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
FilmA Quiet Passion
Terence Davies' Emily Dickinson biopic begins as a wry social satire before becoming a Dreyer-esque death crawl Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
Books
How to Be Human by Paula Cocozza
Paula Cocozza's novel How to Be Human is an arresting, appealing debut, telling the story of its protagonist, Mary, and the fox that visits her East London g... Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
Music
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan – Neuk Wight Delhi All-Stars
Everything Sacred was one of last year’s most pleasant surprises. The debut collaboration between James Yorkston of the East Neuk of Fife, New Delhi&rs... Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
Film
Mad to Be Normal
Former Doctor Who star David Tennant plays notorious Scottish psychiatrist RD Laing. The central performance is compelling, but the film around Tennant is as hazy as the cigarette smoke-choked sets Read more »| 03 Apr 2017
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Film
Julia Ducournau on coming-of-age cannibalism drama Raw
Raw has been described as a contemporary Suspiria meets Ginger Snaps, yet that impressive comparison somehow still doesn't do justice to French director Julia Ducournau's definitely self-assured, gripping debut Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
Comedy
Crystal Baws: April 2017 Horoscopes
Our resident astrologist returns with this month's predictions Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
FilmTwo Rode Together
James Stewart stars as a cynical marshal hired to rescue prisoners captured by Comanche in this dark western from John Ford Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
Music
Diet Cig – Swear I'm Good At This
New York pop-punk pair Diet Cig’s debut album Swear I’m Good At This lives up to the hype. With the duo having attracted a cultish show of attent... Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
Music
Father John Misty – Pure Comedy
Our April album of the month, Josh Tillman's latest as Father John Misty takes a deep, dark and farcical look at 21st-century culture Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
Music
Austra / Pixx @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 23 Mar
There’s a definite whiff of excitement in the air tonight as we arrive for Austra’s biggest Edinburgh headline show yet. Friends are gathered in ... Read more »| 31 Mar 2017 -
Music
Great Apes: Part Chimp interview
Explosively loud sludge merchants Part Chimp return this spring with their first album in eight years – here frontman Tim Cedar tells us about Japanese slug myths and the importance of events like Salford's Fat Out Fest Read more »| 31 Mar 2017 -
Music
Forest Swords announces album, tour and video
Watch the video for new track Arms Out Read more »| 31 Mar 2017 -
Film
Ghost in the Shell
A visually spectacular piece of sci-fi philosophising Read more »| 30 Mar 2017