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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MusicScottish Alternative Music Awards 2018: The Winners
The winners of this year's Scottish Alternative Music Awards were revealed in Glasgow last night Read more »| 26 Oct 2018 -
FilmBreakthrough anime director Mamoru Hosoda on Mirai
Mamoru Hosoda's animations beautifully explore childhood and family. His latest, Mirai, is also a game changer in being the first anime to premiere at Cannes. He tells us about being inspired by his kids and his dislike of Disney's live-action remakes Read more »| 26 Oct 2018 -
MusicClap Your Hands Say Yeah @ The Caves, Edinburgh, 22 Oct
Sound issues and premature exits aside, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah deliver a throwback set that gives their audience at The Caves an excuse to jump around on a work night Read more »| 26 Oct 2018 -
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Beach House @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 19 Oct
Delving deep into their back catalogue, Beach House's set at the Albert Hall is an atmospheric delight Read more »| 26 Oct 2018 -
MusicMiya Folick – Premonitions
Miya Folick's debut album shapeshifts through various genres and moods without ever losing momentum Read more »| 26 Oct 2018 -
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Paul Smith – Diagrams
Despite being occasionally repetitive, on Diagrams the Maxïmo Park frontman cements his place as a solo artist and a brilliant songwriter Read more »| 25 Oct 2018
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NAO – Saturn
NAO assuredly ascends into the stratosphere with sophomore album Saturn, an open diary that leaves you both rooting for and absorbed in the afflictions of the angelic singer. Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
MusicJon Hopkins @ SWG3 Galvanizers, Glasgow, 19 Oct
Jon Hopkins is met with a hero's welcome tonight at SWG3 as we help him celebrate his latest opus, Singularity, and all before bedtime Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
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Destroyer
Nicole Kidman will receive plaudits for her transformation into a grizzled LA cop, but the real star of Destroyer is director Karyn Kusama's muscular, pulsating direction Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
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Snail Mail @ SWG3, Warehouse Studio, Glasgow, 23 Oct
Despite a number of teething problems tonight, there are enough lovely moments to make Snail Mail one to watch for the future Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
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Glasvegas @ Gorilla, Manchester, 22 Oct
The Manchester stop on the Glaswegians' tenth anniversary tour does justice to James Allan's powerful piece of social commentary Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
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David Byrne @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 22 Oct
There are very few, if any, artists that are bringing this level of innovation and joy to the stage and David Byrne's American Utopia tour is his most ambitious since Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
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Kobi Onyame – Kill the Body (A Response Piece): Video Premiere
Watch Ashanti Harris' response piece to Kobi Onyame's Kill the Body Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
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Julia Holter – Aviary
A challenging but rewarding album, Aviary continually grasps towards communication, exulting in common humanity amid societal ruptures Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
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IDLES @ QMU, Glasgow, 20 Oct
Bristol's IDLES tackle Brexit, mental health, anti-immigrant sentiments, toxic masculinity and the state of the NHS in a rip-roaringly fun set tonight at QMU Read more »| 24 Oct 2018