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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MusicHinds – I Don't Run
On I Don’t Run, Hinds return with sunny garage rock weighted by concrete hooks and gritty resolve Read more »| 02 Apr 2018 -
Music
Wye Oak – The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs
Wye Oak take a giant step forward with their experimental, unpredictable and hugely enjoyable sixth album Read more »| 02 Apr 2018 -
MusicKobi Onyame – Wedadi (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Wedadi, the latest single from Glasgow-based, Ghanaian rapper Kobi Onyame Read more »| 02 Apr 2018 -
BooksPatient X by David Peace
David Peace's poetic portrait of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa demands focus and a quiet space Read more »| 02 Apr 2018 -
ArtFinding love in a hopeless place… with The Inner Circle
The dating scene can be rough, but the arduous task of finding love can be a lot easier if you’re part of The Inner Circle, a new dating app that’s as discernible as you are Read more »| 01 Apr 2018 -
Clubs
Scottish Clubbing Highlights: April 2018
Clubs across Scotland this April are bursting at the seams with nights promising good times and great tunes – here are the highlights that you really shouldn't miss Read more »| 30 Mar 2018
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Art
A look ahead to Glasgow International with its artists and curators
We meet 25 artists and curators who are part of Glasgow International to share details, hints and insights on what to expect from this year's biennial spring art programme Read more »| 30 Mar 2018 -
ArtGSA POC Society @ Multiple Glasgow Galleries
For one weekend, the Glasgow School of Art People of Colour Society installed In Residence across multiple Glasgow art venues, including 16 Nicholson Street, The Pipe Factory and The Market Gallery. Read more »| 30 Mar 2018 -
Music
The Right Ingredients: Makeness on Loud Patterns
We catch up with Kyle Molleson, aka Makeness, to talk Scottish heritage, recording in a 200 year old barn, and his debut record Loud Patterns Read more »| 30 Mar 2018 -
Film
The best film events in Scotland in April
The ten big screen movie happenings you should make time for this month, from a Wes Anderson season at GFT to a primer for Spielberg's Ready Player One at Cameo Read more »| 30 Mar 2018 -
Music
Eliza and the Bear @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 22 Mar
Eliza and the Bear please their growing legion of young fans, but leave us wanting something more substantial Read more »| 30 Mar 2018 -
Books
The One Who Wrote Destiny by Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh Shukla's new novel speaks to vital issues of the day, but it's also a beautiful tale of the threads of family. Read more »| 30 Mar 2018 -
Music
Django Django @ SWG3, Glasgow, 26 Mar
Django Django have a stilted energy tonight which sadly carries throughout the entirety of their set Read more »| 30 Mar 2018 -
Music
Trembling Bells – Dungeness
Ultimately Dungeness is a fun psych rock record, but it could've benefited from being reined in a little Read more »| 29 Mar 2018 -
Film
Ready Player One
Spielberg shakes off his pop cinema cobwebs with a sugar rush spectacle that combines state-of-the-art CGI with the Jaws and ET director's comforting blend of breakneck action, heartwarming characters and goofy humour Read more »| 29 Mar 2018