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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MusicLissie – Castles
Castles is Lissie's poppiest album yet, and her incredible voice elevates even the weakest moments of its songwriting Read more »| 21 Mar 2018 -
MusicBryde – Peace (Track Premiere)
Listen to grungey indie rock banger Peace from the new album by Bryde Read more »| 21 Mar 2018 -
MusicHookworms @ The Art School, Glasgow, 17 Mar
A flawless performance from Hookworms proves they are a band undoubtedly in their prime Read more »| 21 Mar 2018 -
Music
Broken Records on fourth album What We Might Know
We catch up with Jamie Sutherland to talk family, playing music with friends and Broken Records' upcoming fourth record What We Might Know Read more »| 20 Mar 2018 -
FilmNFTS Scotland announces first courses
The National Film and Television School recently announced a new Scottish branch, and now its first courses are open for applications Read more »| 20 Mar 2018 -
MusicScottish Music Highlights: 20-26 Mar
This week's gig round-up features unmissable shows from Young Fathers and Dream Wife, a bumper line-up curated by Catholic Action, and some interesting sonic happenings at both ends of the M8 Read more »| 20 Mar 2018
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Music
Guided by Voices – Space Gun
Space Gun sees Guided by Voices tender a renewed sense of focus on their new album Read more »| 20 Mar 2018 -
Music
Baloji – 137 Avenue Kaniama
137 Avenue Kaniama presents a heady mix of African rhythms with electronic production and funked-up synths making for an album that can be thrilling in short bursts, but exhausting on a whole Read more »| 20 Mar 2018 -
Art
Pianodrome: the Edinburgh amphitheatre made of old pianos
Using upcycled pianos, this world’s first playable amphitheatre will be situated in Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Read more »| 20 Mar 2018 -
Theatre
Scottish Youth Theatre set to remain open
Scottish Youth Theatre looks to be saved, for a short time at least, thanks to a mix of government funding and private cash Read more »| 20 Mar 2018 -
Theatre
Could This be the West End’s First Feminist Theatre?
Following the launch of a crowdfunding campaign to buy a West End theatre and turn it into a female-led arts space, The Skinny asks whether this could be the next step for a more gender equal theatre industry? Read more »| 20 Mar 2018 -
Film
Watch Isle of Dogs with your own four-legged pal
Glasgow film fans have a chance to take their four-legged friend to see Wes Anderson’s new stop motion animation, and Edinburgh film fans get a second bite at the idea as well Read more »| 20 Mar 2018 -
Film
Legend of the Mountain
Legend of the Mountain, the 1979 epic from wuxia pioneer King Hu, gets a welcome Blu-ray release from Eureka Entertainment Read more »| 19 Mar 2018 -
Books
Anna Undreaming by Thomas Welsh
Thomas Welsh's feminist fantasy novel is an energetic, earnest book – it's just not a very good one Read more »| 19 Mar 2018 -
Art
Glasgow International's new director on the 2018 festival
As the 2018 edition of Glasgow International draws near, we check in with the festival's director, Richard Parry, to discuss his plans Read more »| 19 Mar 2018