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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FilmBenedict Andrews on Rooney Mara's powerful drama Una
Theatre vet Benedict Andrews makes his film debut with Una, an adaptation of David Harrower's play Blackbird. We talk to the director about stars Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn, Bergman, and the difficulties in making a film about child abuse trauma Read more »| 30 Aug 2017 -
MusicULTRAS: Under the Influence
Gav Prentice of ULTRAS talks us through some of the influences that can be found on his debut self-titled album Read more »| 30 Aug 2017 -
MusicSoft Fangs – Fractures
John Lutkevich – aka Soft Fangs – proudly displays his alt-folk influences on Fractures, a familiar collection of autumnal sounds Read more »| 30 Aug 2017 -
Music
Dälek – Endangered Philosophies
Dälek's follow-up to 2016's Asphalt for Eden seems lacking in ideas Read more »| 30 Aug 2017 -
Music
Bicep – Bicep
Bicep's debut album is a clear front-runner for best house record of the year Read more »| 30 Aug 2017 -
MusicCrumbs – Mind Yr Manners
Leeds four-piece Crumbs' debut album is a dark, boisterous collection Read more »| 29 Aug 2017
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Music
Girl Ray – Earl Grey
Girl Ray capture the uncertainty and intensity of adolescence on their debut album Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
Film
Moon Dogs
Road movie Moon Dogs has some appealing elements – including an impressive Anton Newcombe score – but its script's lame attempts at humour and general lack of imagination fail to charm Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
Music
Roddy Woomble – The Deluder
Roddy Woomble has gained a reputation in his solo work for being a bit of a folkie at heart but this fourth effort, The Deluder, sees him very much influence... Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
Music
Mogwai – Every Country's Sun
On their ninth studio album, Mogwai combine elements from across their career into a monumental whole Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
Music
This Country's Sons: Mogwai's Enduring Legacy
Returning with their ninth studio album, Mogwai and their label Rock Action are more crucial than ever to the future of Scottish music Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
Film
Una
Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn star in Benedict Andrews' provocative debut based on David Harrower's acclaimed play Blackbird Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
Film
Cinema's strange glamorisation of fascists
With the rise of the alt-right, the protests at Charlottesville and the resurgence of Neo Nazism throughout Europe, we look at cinema's own troubled relationship to the Far Right Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
Music
Room 29 @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh, 24 Aug
Jarvis Cocker and Chilly Gonzales regale with stories of room 29 at the Chateau Marmont tonight as part of the Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
Music
Scottish Music Highlights: 29 Aug - 4 Sep
Electric Fields returns, plus shows from Mac DeMarco, The xx, American Football, The Pastels and Jeffrey Lewis in this week's gig guide Read more »| 29 Aug 2017