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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MusicThe Posies @ Night & Day, Manchester, 27 Oct
Time is cruel. For some reason, people who make beautiful music do not get to stay young forever. This does not seem right. What’s more, bad thing... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
MusicNadja – The Stone is Not Hit by the Sun, Nor Carved With a Knife
Three tracks. 80 Minutes. By the time opener The Stone shudders to a halt, and there's still nearly an hour to go, this much is clear: unlocking this remarka... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
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Shogun interview: Unrivaled and Unapologetic
Paisley’s Shogun tells us why he’s Scotland’s best MC Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
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NAO @ The Art School, Glasgow, 27 Oct
“We've just got back from touring in the States, and they brought the heat. But Glasgow, you are bringing the HEAT.” Neo Joshua – aka NAO &... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
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Agnes Obel – Citizen of Glass
Agnes Obel’s third album finds her a long way away from the sweet Tori Amos-style pop that adorned her first album, Philharmonics. Building on the mor... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
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This Week in Scottish Art: 1-7 November
This week is fuller than full of openings and events through Glasgow and Edinburgh, with new shows in Edinburgh Printmakers, Dovecot Gallery and The National Galleries, plus Africa in Motion Film Festival. Read more »| 01 Nov 2016
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MusicBayonne – Primitives
If Primitives feels familiar, it might be because you’ve heard it already. Texan producer Roger Sellers released this LP on Punctum Records in 2014, bu... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
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Amanda Palmer @ Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 27 Oct
It can only be a credit to the artist if there is, quite literally, no room to move in the crowd. Some even need to step out to breathe; if we’re not e... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
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Daughter @ Academy, Manchester, 24 Oct
For a band known for their intimate sound, it’s exciting to see Daughter grow. Instead of retreating into the formula that made If You Leave a suc... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
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Dog Eat Dog
The rules of storytelling and good taste go out the window in Paul Schrader's manic crime movie with Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
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The Light Between Oceans
Those familiar with Derek Cianfrance’s heart-wrenching debut Blue Valentine (and, to a lesser extent, his underappreciated follow-up The Place Beyond t... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
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Warpaint @ Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 23 Oct
Although huge billboards in Los Angeles raise their silhouettes across their home town's skyline, Warpaint's third album Heads Up has caused some f... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
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John Carpenter @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22 Oct
There are three stars of John Carpenter's Saturday night showcase at Usher Hall: the backing band, the material, and the inimitable Horror Master himsel... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
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Psycho Live! @ The Albert Hall
Long before John Williams or Ennio Morricone picked up the baton, Bernard Herrmann was the ultimate go-to guy for Hollywood scores. From his debut motio... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
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CCA Highlights Nov-Dec 2016
We pick out some favourites from this winter's programming at Glasgow's Centre for Contemporary Arts Read more »| 01 Nov 2016