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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MusicJAXN – Hot Love (ft. Hookani): Video Premiere
Watch the 'globetrotting' video for the new track by Manchester R'n'B producer JAXN Read more »| 02 Feb 2017 -
Film
First look at David Tennant as RD Laing
The first Mad To Be Normal trailer drops ahead of its world premiere at Glasgow Film Festival On 26 February, Glasgow audiences will be the first to see new... Read more »| 02 Feb 2017 -
MusicThe Yummy Fur @ Oran Mor, 21 Jan
Band reunions come in many sizes. Some feel it necessary to host a full-blown press conference to announce their return. But others take a more low-key appro... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
Music
HQFU / Fair Mothers @ The Hug and Pint, 26 Jan
It might appear odd to pair lo-fi Scots alt-country with melodic electro dance-pop, but Celtic Connections' programming of recent years has been pleasingly e... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
MusicLive music in Liverpool this week: 1-7 Feb
Unmissable electronic collaborations, returning nu-metallers, forgotten boy bands... this week has everything We dive into the listings to bring you the ess... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
MusicMartha Wainwright @ The Ritz, Manchester, 28 Jan
The Canadian singer-songwriter delivers an uneven, but occasionally sublime, first Manchester show in four years Read more »| 01 Feb 2017
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Music
Four Tet shares anti-Trump Muslim ban playlist
The 30-hour long playlist is made up of tracks by artists from nations being persecuted by Trump’s travel ban, including Syria, Somalia and Iran Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
ClubsHannah Wants: Guest Selector
The DJ, producer and former pro footballer gives us the lowdown on some of her favourite cuts as we look to her upcoming Glasgow headline set Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
Music
Ded Rabbit – Figurine: Video Premiere
Watch the brand new video for Figurine by Edinburgh four-piece Ded Rabbit Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
Books
Swallowing Mercury by Wioletta Greg
Wioletta Greg's Swallowing Mercury (beautifully translated by Eliza Marciniak) captures the almost dreamlike quality of childhood memories. Following th... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
Theatre
NTS announce trans artists digital symposium
The National Theatre of Scotland present Beyond the Binary, a free digital symposium exploring trans artists in the digital world Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
Music
Introducing: The Vegan Leather
We spoke to The Vegan Leather to find out a bit more about the Paisley art-pop quartet and to ask if any of them are actually vegan Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
Music
Two Door Cinema Club @ O2 Apollo, Manchester, 27 Jan
Manchester’s O2 Apollo is heaving. Sundara Karma’s mix of jangly indie anthems and 70s bell bottoms ignites the young crowd, and the reception of... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
Film
Rihanna takes on iconic role in Bates Motel series
Rihanna takes on Janet Leigh’s role of Marion Crane – the woman who was on the run in Hitchcock's Psycho – in TV spin-off Bates Motel ... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
Film
Maren Ade on female filmmakers & Toni Erdmann
International comedy smash Toni Erdmann is a shaggy-dog story about a father and daughter that's both biting and tender. Director Maren Ade explains how she ... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017