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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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 -
FilmTeenage 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 -
MusicQuazarz 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
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MusicThe 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 -
Art
Galvanize! Local Heroes returns at SWG3
For their second project, design-curators Local Heroes present Galvanize! in SWG3's back yard Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
Music
LYLO – It's Good To Know Your Man (Track Premiere)
Listen to the new track from the genre-straddling Glasgow five-piece Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
Music
Kraftwerk @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 9 Jun
Icons of both electronic music and pop culture, the chance to see Kraftwerk live at Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall is a serious 'pinch-yourself' moment. As a f... Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
Comedy
Crystal Baws: July 2017 Horoscopes
Our resident mystic delves into the future to deliver his verdict on the month ahead Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
Music
Public Service Broadcasting – Every Valley
Following their concept album dedicated to the space race, Public Service Broadcasting bring things back down to earth and then some with Every Valley, an em... Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
Music
Kiefer Sutherland @ Gorilla, Manchester, 26 Jun
Rarely does an A-List actor pass this way, and especially one who’s been clandestinely writing his own songs for a few years without playing them publi... Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
Books
Every Fox is a Rabid Fox by Harry Gallon
Robert is an unintentional killer. Not only did he fatally elbow his twin sister out of their mother’s womb, he is also responsible for the death of hi... Read more »| 29 Jun 2017