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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FilmPixar's John Lasseter steps down after sexual misconduct allegations
The Pixar co-founder and current head of Disney Animation will take a six-month leave of absence following years of inappropriate behaviour towards his female colleagues Read more »| 22 Nov 2017 -
MusicRun the Jewels @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 16 Nov
Tonight's show at the Academy features an almost naked Danny Brown and a powerful, nothing short of commanding set from Run the Jewels Read more »| 21 Nov 2017 -
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Young Fathers share new video for Lord
The Edinburgh trio release the video for the first track from their new album Read more »| 21 Nov 2017 -
MusicThe Fall @ QMU, Glasgow, 4 Nov
Tonight's performance shows that it’s time for fans of The Fall to collectively acknowledge that the band is a shadow of its former self Read more »| 21 Nov 2017 -
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Aldous Harding @ The Art School, Glasgow, 17 Nov
Aldous Harding's otherworldly voice is the star of the show as the New Zealander returns to Glasgow Read more »| 21 Nov 2017 -
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Protomartyr @ CCA, Glasgow, 17 Nov
Earnest, heart-wrenching and completely lacking pretension, Protomartyr offer an inimitable challenge to a world that deserves it Read more »| 21 Nov 2017
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John Maus – Screen Memories
Screen Memories is a triumph of low-key retro-futurism, an album that is proudly out of step with the current state of pop music and all the better for it Read more »| 21 Nov 2017 -
MusicPissed Jeans @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 12 Nov
Pissed Jeans teach a lesson in the power of fun, with impressive and bizarre support from Lone Taxidermist Read more »| 21 Nov 2017 -
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Eyes of Others – 30+ Losers (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for 30+ Losers by Eyes of Others Read more »| 21 Nov 2017 -
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Karine Polwart – A Pocket of Wind Resistance
Karine Polwart's companion to her Wind Resistance piece is a brilliant record that deserves to be heard from start to end Read more »| 20 Nov 2017 -
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Scottish Music Highlights: 21-27 Nov
Django Django head up a packed evening in Edinburgh, while Algiers, And So I Watch You From Afar and The Burning Hell head to Glasgow Read more »| 20 Nov 2017 -
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Björk – Utopia
Utopia is a hopeful and wondrous ninth record from the legendary Icelandic artist Read more »| 20 Nov 2017 -
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BDY_PRTS – Fly Invisible Hero
Those that have experienced a live show by Glasgow's BDY_PRTS will know that the performance is as integral to the band as the music. Their carefully crafted... Read more »| 20 Nov 2017 -
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Aidan Moffat releases Where You're Meant To Be outtakes LP
Titled Songs That Weren’t to Be, Moffat’s latest album features demos and outtakes from the songs he recorded for witty Scottish folk music doc Where You’re Meant To Be Read more »| 17 Nov 2017 -
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Thundercat @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 14 Nov
Stephen Bruner's Thundercat takes us down a rabbit hole tonight full of polychromatic sequins, hypnotic instrumentals and meows Read more »| 16 Nov 2017