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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MusicEELS frontman Mark 'E' Everett on their hopeful new record
Burnout and heartbreak forced Eels into hiatus and threatened the band’s future. Four years on, they’re back and buoyant, with inimitable frontman E reinvigorated Read more »| 04 Apr 2018 -
MusicNo Age @ Mono, Glasgow, 1 Apr
No Age return to their spiritual home tonight for a show that leans heavily on their latest album, Snares Like a Haircut Read more »| 04 Apr 2018 -
Comedy
Beano accuse Jacob Rees-Mogg of ripping off Walter the Softy
The Beano has sent a cease-and-desist order to Jacob Rees-Mogg, claiming he’s clearly based his ‘personality’ on the comic’s character Walter Brown aka Walter the Softy Read more »| 04 Apr 2018 -
MusicMastersystem: Under the Influence
As new band Mastersystem get ready to unleash their debut album Dance Music on the world, the band talk us through the records that have influenced them Read more »| 04 Apr 2018 -
Books
Scottish Poetry News - April 2018
A look at April's poetry highlights, including Hollie McNish, John Burnside and events at Crossways: Irish Pages Festival Read more »| 04 Apr 2018 -
FilmLove, Simon
The teen movie gloss of Love, Simon is familiar, but this winning tale of a gay teen looking for love is so warm and witty you won't begrudge its mainstream story beats Read more »| 04 Apr 2018
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Film
Let the Sunshine In
Claire Denis joins forces with another icon of French cinema – Juliette Binoche – for a romantic comedy that's an empathetic, perceptive and moving exploration of 21st century love and sex Read more »| 04 Apr 2018 -
Film
Ghost Stories
Andy Nyman and The League of Gentlemen's Jeremy Dyson expand their hit play Ghost Stories into a spooky anthology film Read more »| 04 Apr 2018 -
Film
Watch the trailer for How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Elle Fanning rocks out and Nicole Kidman channels Toyah Willcox in the first trailer for John Cameron Mitchell’s How to Talk to Girls at Parties Read more »| 03 Apr 2018 -
Music
Dr. Octagon – Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation
Give Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation a little bit of time and it's quite often a worthy and vivid expansion of the Dr. Octagon mythos Read more »| 03 Apr 2018 -
Music
Haley Heynderickx – I Need to Start a Garden
The debut album from Portland-based songwriter Haley Heynderickx is, in a word, breathtaking Read more »| 03 Apr 2018 -
Music
Fenne Lily – On Hold
In spite of the hype surrounding the Bristol songwriter, Fenne Lily's debut album is a thoroughly unremarkable collection of sadgirl-by-numbers ballads Read more »| 03 Apr 2018 -
Film
Beast
The boundary between man and animal is explored in Michael Pearce's compelling, sensual and pleasingly off-kilter Beast Read more »| 03 Apr 2018 -
Music
Christina Vantzou – No. 4
The Brussels-based artist follows up three albums of ambient excellence with a collection of beautiful impressionist sketches Read more »| 03 Apr 2018 -
Music
Hop Along – Bark Your Head Off, Dog
Bark Your Head Off, Dog is another great Hop Along album, intimate and grand in a way only few can do Read more »| 03 Apr 2018