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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MusicEddie Argos on Art Brut’s return to rock'n'roll
We catch up with cult hero Eddie Argos at home in Germany as he plans and schemes a way forward for the maximum rock‘n’roll of much-cherished pop-punk band Art Brut Read more »| 16 Nov 2018 -
MusicThe Miseducation of Lauryn Hill retrospective
With 2018 marking the 20th anniversary of Lauryn Hill's iconic album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, we look back at the album's development and its ongoing influence Read more »| 16 Nov 2018 -
FilmSuspiria welcomes the Season of the Witch
We’ve had Vampire infestations and zombie armies: with the release of Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Suspiria, are we about to get a coven of witches? Read more »| 16 Nov 2018 -
Music
Kurt Vile and the Violators @ SWG3, Glasgow, 13 Nov
Once you give yourself over to Kurt Vile's idiosyncrasies and trust he'll eventually get you to the destination, it's a hell of a journey Read more »| 16 Nov 2018 -
Film
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
This sequel to the Harry Potter prequel is a tad heavy-handed and its racial politics don’t always hold up, but it’s more tonally assured than its predecessor and exploits the Potter nostalgia fruitfully Read more »| 16 Nov 2018 -
MusicLUNIR – Wadidi (Track Premiere)
Listen to new single Wadidi from Cologne-based, Edinburgh duo LUNIR Read more »| 15 Nov 2018
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Clubs
Techno Kingdom: Gary Beck on his new album
We speak to Glaswegian techno mainstay Gary Beck about new album Dál Riata, the long-awaited follow-up to his 2012 debut Bring a Friend Read more »| 15 Nov 2018 -
Music
Crooked Teeth – Honey EP
Despite their good intentions to be both colourful and out of the ordinary, Crooked Teeth's latest effort fails to tap into the trio's clear potential Read more »| 15 Nov 2018 -
Art
Creative Edinburgh Awards: 2018 Winners Revealed
Girls Rock School Edinburgh, Turing Fest and indie publisher Charco Press were among the winners at this year's Creative Edinburgh Awards Read more »| 14 Nov 2018 -
Music
The Proclaimers @ Edinburgh Playhouse, 9 Nov
The Reid brothers play the first of two sold out shows at the Edinburgh Playhouse and it's a night that no one will forget any time soon Read more »| 14 Nov 2018 -
Film
New Nicolas Cage film to premiere at Glasgow’s Cage-a-Rama
Europe’s longest-running Nicolas Cage film festival is back – for, erm, its second year – and it's bringing special guests, Nic Cage-related events and the UK premiere of the legendary actor's latest film, Between Worlds Read more »| 14 Nov 2018 -
MusicLP Records in Glasgow are launching a radio station
LP Records hope to start an online radio station and podcasts centred around discovering and sharing new music, broadcasting worldwide from their store in Glasgow Read more »| 14 Nov 2018 -
Music
Errant Boy – Memory Fractures
Errant Boy's latest album is complex with a lot to take in, but it's well worth ruminating on Read more »| 14 Nov 2018 -
Music
Vote for The Skinny's Scottish Album of 2018
It's time to cast your vote for your favourite Scottish album of the past year Read more »| 14 Nov 2018 -
Music
Alpines – Full Bloom
With their new album, Alpines demonstrate that they’re a duo unwilling to hold back. Read more »| 14 Nov 2018