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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ArtLeeds Art Gallery launches crowdfunding campaign
The gallery's iconic stairwell will be transformed by artist Lothar Götz if a fundraising target is achieved by 18 May Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
Music
The Skinny's Desert Island Discs
With Record Store Day approaching, what better way to celebrate the humble long-player than to ask our team the hardest question of all: which one album could you not live without? Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
ArtThis Week in Scottish Art: 18-24 April
This week brings new exhibitions from Celine Gallery, The Common Guild, WASP in Glasgow, Market Gallery, Koppe Astner, as well as the last week of Mary Mary's temporary bookshop exhibition. Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
Music
WHITE – One Night Stand Forever
The debut album from Glasgow five-piece WHITE, One Night Stand Forever (not to be confused with the Ed Ruscha painting of the same name) is a raucous riot of... Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
Books
César Aira's Literary Toys for Adults
Argentine author César Aira is like nothing you've read before. As a light is shone on a small corner of his work – translations of The Proof an... Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
BooksVoid Star by Zachary Mason
At an unspecified time in the near future, the oceans have risen, implanted chips make infinite memory a possibility and anti-aging clinics offer eternal you... Read more »| 18 Apr 2017
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Music
XpoNorth 2017: The music lineup
Scotland's leading creative industries conference and showcase, XpoNorth, has revealed the bands heading to Inverness for this year’s event Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
Music
Gallops – Bronze Mystic
The Wrexham post-rockers are back from the dead with an armful of synths and the same punishing guitars Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
Music
Scottish Gigs of the Week: 18-24 April
Our live music round-up, with Record Store Day and Wide Days leading a packed week in Edinburgh and Glasgow's venues Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
Music
Street Eaters – Take What I Don't Need (Track Premiere)
Take a listen to a brand new track from the Bay Area punk duo's forthcoming album The Envoy A solid brick wall of overdriven bass comes careening towar... Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
Music
Meursault – The Mill (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Meursault's The Mill, taken from new album I Will Kill Again Read more »| 17 Apr 2017 -
Books
Flesh of the Peach by Helen McClory
Helen McClory’s debut novel is an invigorating follow-up to her much-lauded debut: the Saltire Scottish First Book of the Year award-winning On the Edg... Read more »| 17 Apr 2017 -
Music
Dialects – When You Die, You're Truly Alone (Track Premiere)
Listen to the new track from Glasgow post-rock quartet Dialects Read more »| 17 Apr 2017 -
MusicHot 8 Brass Band @ Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 11 Apr
The Hot 8 Brass Band arrive in Edinburgh this evening to a busy and excited crowd at The Liquid Room. Touring their new album, On the Spot, the group origina... Read more »| 17 Apr 2017 -
Music
Monkoora – Nuclear BB
Nuclear BB is a daft and delightfully chaotic clutch of songs that touch upon identity, political responsibility and memory against a multi-coloured tan... Read more »| 17 Apr 2017