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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MusicMelvins @ SWG3, Glasgow, 11 Oct
Tonight's Melvins performance offers a brisk trip into the belly of the beast, one that will rattle round the heads of the faithful few here tonight for days to come Read more »| 17 Oct 2017 -
MusicScottish Music Highlights: 17-23 Oct
This week sees celebrations of Lauryn Hill and Scottish music site Jockrock, plus shows from Diet Cig, Jayda G, The Horrors, Nightwave and more. Read more »| 17 Oct 2017 -
ComedySean Hughes Obituary – Stand-up Loses a Pioneer
A winner of the Perrier Award at 24 and a household name through TV quiz show Never Mind the Buzzcocks, expressive and soulful comedian Sean Hughes has died aged 51 Read more »| 17 Oct 2017 -
FilmCarrie Fisher sent cow tongue to sexual predator producer
If you didn’t think the Star Wars star could get any cooler, think again Read more »| 17 Oct 2017 -
Music
Catholic Action – In Memory Of
There's a video floating about online of Catholic Action performing their track The Shallows. Introducing the performance, frontman Chris McCrory shrugs, "It... Read more »| 17 Oct 2017 -
Music
And So I Watch You From Afar – The Endless Shimmering
Belfast post-rock quartet And So I Watch You From Afar add to their increasingly accomplished catalogue with new album The Endless Shimmering Read more »| 17 Oct 2017
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First trailer for Steven Soderbergh Western series Godless
Soderbergh returns to the small screen with a moody-looking Western series for Netflix starring Jack O’Connell, Jeff Daniels and Michelle Dockery Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
Music
Dream Wife @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 13 Oct
Oozing with confidence, energy and ultimate sass, Dream Wife are a delight to watch, fast becoming one of the most exciting new bands around Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
Film
The Lovers
Azazel Jacobs’ The Lovers is a sweet and gentle film about people who just are – who don’t try to understand their life experiences and emotions but take them as they come, consequences and mistakes be damned Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
Music
Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice
Lotta Sea Lice is a joyful, ambling product of two connected creative minds Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
Music
Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band – Adiós Señor Pussycat
Adiós Señor Pussycat is a beauty, the album fans have been waiting for Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
Music
Makthaverskan – III
Although musically fairly one-note, III is a perfectly solid post-punk album and lead vocalist Maja Milner gives a particularly impressive performance throughout Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
Film
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Brawl in Cell Block 99 is certainly nothing we haven’t seen before, but there is something about its particular flavour of insanity that makes it oddly delightful Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
Music
Lindstrøm – It's Alright Between Us As It Is
Lindstrøm's It's Alright Between Us As It Is is mostly too safe, but it does the job Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
Music
Nerina Pallot – Stay Lucky
With Stay Lucky, Nerina Pallot remains one of our sharpest observers and one of our very finest freaks Read more »| 16 Oct 2017