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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ArtA look ahead to Glasgow International with its artists and curators
We meet 25 artists and curators who are part of Glasgow International to share details, hints and insights on what to expect from this year's biennial spring art programme Read more »| 30 Mar 2018 -
ArtGSA POC Society @ Multiple Glasgow Galleries
For one weekend, the Glasgow School of Art People of Colour Society installed In Residence across multiple Glasgow art venues, including 16 Nicholson Street, The Pipe Factory and The Market Gallery. Read more »| 30 Mar 2018 -
MusicThe Right Ingredients: Makeness on Loud Patterns
We catch up with Kyle Molleson, aka Makeness, to talk Scottish heritage, recording in a 200 year old barn, and his debut record Loud Patterns Read more »| 30 Mar 2018 -
Film
The best film events in Scotland in April
The ten big screen movie happenings you should make time for this month, from a Wes Anderson season at GFT to a primer for Spielberg's Ready Player One at Cameo Read more »| 30 Mar 2018 -
Music
Eliza and the Bear @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 22 Mar
Eliza and the Bear please their growing legion of young fans, but leave us wanting something more substantial Read more »| 30 Mar 2018 -
Books
The One Who Wrote Destiny by Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh Shukla's new novel speaks to vital issues of the day, but it's also a beautiful tale of the threads of family. Read more »| 30 Mar 2018
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Music
Django Django @ SWG3, Glasgow, 26 Mar
Django Django have a stilted energy tonight which sadly carries throughout the entirety of their set Read more »| 30 Mar 2018 -
Music
Trembling Bells – Dungeness
Ultimately Dungeness is a fun psych rock record, but it could've benefited from being reined in a little Read more »| 29 Mar 2018 -
Film
Ready Player One
Spielberg shakes off his pop cinema cobwebs with a sugar rush spectacle that combines state-of-the-art CGI with the Jaws and ET director's comforting blend of breakneck action, heartwarming characters and goofy humour Read more »| 29 Mar 2018 -
MusicJeff Rosenstock – POST-
The equally fun and angry new album from Bomb the Music Industry!'s Jeff Rosenstock feels like a moment-defining collection Read more »| 29 Mar 2018 -
Music
FINIFLEX – Bonus Freaks (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Bonus Freaks, the latest single from Edinburgh duo FINIFLEX Read more »| 29 Mar 2018 -
ComedyJamie Morton on the My Dad Wrote A Porno Tour
What started as an obscure podcast about a dad's fumblings at erotic fiction is now on a world tour. Podcast creator Jamie Morton chats about My Dad Wrote a Porno's success and the live show's interactive elements Read more »| 28 Mar 2018 -
Music
Young Fathers @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 24 Mar
Tonight's hour-long explosion at the Barrowlands is a manic reminder of why Young Fathers are Scotland’s most exciting cultural export Read more »| 28 Mar 2018 -
Film
The Islands and the Whales
Beautiful documentary posing tough but never patronising questions about the Faroe Islands and their inhabitants' traditions Read more »| 28 Mar 2018 -
Film
Steven Spielberg's most underrated films
Before you delve into the delights of Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Ernest Cline’s novel Ready Player One, here are six of the director's lesser known, under-appreciated works to prep you for his latest blockbuster Read more »| 28 Mar 2018