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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MusicSAY Award Longlist to be revealed at special Glasgow gig
The Scottish Album of the Year longlist will be announced first to music fans at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut Read more »| 18 Jun 2018 -
ArtGlasgow School of Art & O2 ABC damaged in huge fire
Extensive damage has been reported at both venues in the centre of Glasgow Read more »| 16 Jun 2018 -
MusicPublic Image Ltd @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 13 Jun
Just the chance to see John Lydon's confrontational, magnetic presence is enough to warrant the admission; that it all sounds so good is just the icing on the cake Read more »| 15 Jun 2018 -
MusicFuture Islands @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 14 Jun
Tonight's show at the Usher Hall proves that Future Islands are a band at the top of their game Read more »| 15 Jun 2018 -
MusicGirls Names – Stains on Silence
If Girls Names relied more on their melodic instincts, Stains on Silence would be their best record yet Read more »| 15 Jun 2018 -
Music
Sweaty Palms – Quit Now (track-by-track)
Glasgow's Sweaty Palms talk us through their debut album Quit Now track-by-track Read more »| 15 Jun 2018
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Film
Ocean’s 8
Ocean's 8 is an enjoyable all-female spin on an Ocean's movie, but with a cast this stellar you're left wanting more Read more »| 14 Jun 2018 -
Music
APE Presents: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Victoria Park, 3 Jun
Preceded by Patti Smith, St. Vincent and Courtney Barnett among others, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds deliver an extraordinary closing set for London's inaugural All Points East festival Read more »| 14 Jun 2018 -
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Song, by Toad announce tenth birthday gigs
The Edinburgh DIY label celebrate this milestone with a birthday party at Solas Festival and a series of anniversary gigs across the country Read more »| 13 Jun 2018 -
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Numbers reveal their EIF Light on the Shore line-up
The Glasgow label reveal who'll be playing their Edinburgh International Festival night at Leith Theatre Read more »| 13 Jun 2018 -
Film
Patty Jenkins shares first images from Wonder Woman sequel
The first images for the Wonder Woman sequel have been shared by the film’s director, Patty Jenkins, and it looks like we’re going to see Gal Gadot’s Diana Prince in the 1980s Read more »| 13 Jun 2018 -
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The Quiet Earth
Geoffrey Murphy's off-beat last man on Earth drama from New Zealand Read more »| 13 Jun 2018 -
Film
Dark River
Clio Barnard joins the recent run of UK directors making emotionally fraught dramas in rural settings with Dark River Read more »| 13 Jun 2018 -
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In the Fade
Drama following a woman whose family is killed in a terrorist attack has little to recommend it beyond Diane Kruger's moving central performance Read more »| 13 Jun 2018 -
Film
Heathers is coming back to UK cinemas
The iconic black comedy starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater is heading back to UK cinemas this August. Be reminded of this 1988 film’s pitch black cynicism with the restored version’s new trailer Read more »| 13 Jun 2018