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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Tv RadioKilling Eve
Phoebe Waller-Bridge returns to TV with a wonderfully weird cat-and-mouse thriller Read more »| 27 Sep 2018 -
MusicElectric Fields 2018: Review
Electric Fields remains a diverse, enjoyable weekend of music, but when End of the Road offers much the same, plus incredible headliners, it’s hard not to want more from a flagship Scottish event Read more »| 27 Sep 2018 -
MusicBlack Belt Eagle Scout – Mother of My Children
Mother of My Children is a vital and bold debut, giving a platform to the Native American experience through the familiar and historically monochromatic genre of grunge, which is given new life thanks to this fresh voice Read more »| 27 Sep 2018 -
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Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – King of Cowards
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs's sophomore album, King of Cowards is metal bursting at the seams with imagination and innovation Read more »| 27 Sep 2018 -
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Joan Armatrading @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 25 Sep
Sadly backing tracks accompany the vast majority of tonight's performance, often muddying and distracting from Joan Armatrading's fantastic songs which deserved more Read more »| 27 Sep 2018 -
MusicWith Confidence @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 24 Sep
In the ever-thriving venue of King Tut's, With Confidence liven up our Monday with a bouncy set alongside a real standout support slot from Londoners Anavae Read more »| 27 Sep 2018
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Film
The Ciambra
A dazzlingly kinetic work from Italian-American filmmaker Jonas Carpignano which follows a young Roma boy trying to provide for his family after his brother is sent to prison Read more »| 27 Sep 2018 -
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Necktr @ The Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 20 Sep
Leeds nonet Necktr have a dreamlike quality and deliver an exceptional performance at Manchester's Soup Kitchen Read more »| 27 Sep 2018 -
Music
Gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 26 Sep-1 Oct
Kylie, KT Tunstall, Peter Hook & The Light, Colin Stetson, Half Waif and Glasgow's Tenement Trail festival headlined by The Cribs make up another busy musical week in the central belt Read more »| 26 Sep 2018 -
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Birdhead – Massive Aggressive: track-by-track
One half of Edinburgh duo Birdhead, Stephen Donkin talks us through their latest album Massive Aggressive track-by-track with an exclusive first listen Read more »| 26 Sep 2018 -
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Mitski @ Gorilla, Manchester, 19 Sep
One of her generation's most cutting songwriters, Mitski states her case at a taut and provocative tour opener in Manchester Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
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Julien Baker @ Gorilla, Manchester, 24 Sep
The precocious songwriter finally brings last year's Turn Out the Lights to Manchester in her own right – in powerful, if slightly samey, fashion Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
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The Magic Gang @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 23 Sep
With a surfeit of tunes and a knack for simple lyrics that sweetly capture the ups and downs of life and love, The Magic Gang easily win the hearts of their audience tonight Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
Music
Bill Ryder-Jones @ Maryhill Community Centre, Glasgow, 22 Sep
Riddled with the cold, Bill Ryder-Jones delivers a scorching, moving and genuinely euphoric performance leaving the minds of an appreciative Glasgow audience blown Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
Music
Biffy Clyro: MTV Unplugged @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 21 Sep
With a laid-back pastoral feel to the evening's proceedings, Biffy Clyro nail their MTV Unplugged show tonight in the regal surrounds of Usher Hall Read more »| 25 Sep 2018