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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BooksBBC Scotland launches Poet In Residence search
The Scottish Poetry Library and BBC Scotland have teamed up to search for an upcoming poet to take on a three month paid residency at the BBC. The residency... Read more »| 11 May 2015 -
Clubs
When the Sun Goes Down: Riverside Festival Preview
We take a look at this month's Electric Frog and Pressure Riverside festival, with a particular focus on the brand new Sunset Stage Read more »| 11 May 2015 -
Art
Northern Greats: Summer in the Square
This month, we take a quick break from meeting the residents of the Great Northern to check back in with its programmers, Future Artists, who had so many summer events to tell us about they needed a whole column Read more »| 10 May 2015 -
FilmThe Tribe
The Tribe, Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy’s devastating ensemble piece, is told entirely in Ukrainian sign language, with no dialogue and no subtitles. Rather... Read more »| 07 May 2015 -
MusicNorthwest Music News – 7 May: Africa Oyé Full Line-Up, Liverpool International Music Festival + more
Further Liverpool festival announcements Undeniably one of Liverpool's biggest summer parties, Africa Oyé (20-21 Jun) has revealed the rest of its li... Read more »| 07 May 2015 -
Film
“Cinema is a physical experience”: Alex Reuben showcase at HOME
We head to HOME for a special screening of work by filmmaker Alex Reuben Read more »| 07 May 2015
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FilmClouds of Sils Maria
In her youth, Maria Enders (Binoche) made her name in Maloja Snake, a play in which a young woman seduces her boss – an older woman – and drives ... Read more »| 07 May 2015 -
FilmGenre-bender: François Ozon on comic thriller The New Girlfriend
François Ozon's new film, The New Girlfriend, is another of the French provocateurs playful studies of genre and gender. We find out what makes this mischievous filmmaker tick Read more »| 07 May 2015 -
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Vince Watson Music Playlists: Guest Selector
Man of many names and one of Scotland's finest, Vince Watson shares nine favourite LPs from his record collection Read more »| 06 May 2015 -
Clubs
Full Spectrum - Edinburgh International Science Festival
There’s a mysterious hum about Summerhall Courtyard tonight: bassy grumblings echoing from the pre-event warm-up dome, and The Royal Dick bar filling t... Read more »| 06 May 2015 -
Clubs
Ron Trent: Student of a Golden Era
Before he takes to the Electric Frog and Pressure Riverside Festival, Chicago legend Ron Trent discusses his musical education, the passing of mentor Frankie Knuckles and the state of mainstream DJ culture Read more »| 06 May 2015 -
Music
The Fall – Sub-Lingual Tablet
These are relatively stable times for The Fall, with guitarist Pete Greenway and bassist Dave Spurr having clocked up an impressive nine years' service in a ... Read more »| 06 May 2015 -
Music
Tyler, the Creator – Cherry Bomb
Dare say it, but has Tyler grown up? In his first effort post-WOLF trilogy the breadth of styles undertaken hints at witnessing a transition into more mature... Read more »| 06 May 2015 -
Theatre
Tramway Digs Dance
Louise Ahl of Ultimate Dancer and Laurynas Žakevicius of Low Air Urban Dance Theatre talk about their dance styles and their upcoming performances at DIG, Tramway's six week celebration of dance. Read more »| 05 May 2015 -
Music
The Hipshakes – Sounds We Found / Maximum Growth And Vigour
Two doses of moreish, bratty rambunctiousness from The Hipshakes - arguably the UK’s most criminally-overlooked garage rock sensations. Read more »| 05 May 2015