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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FilmRogue One: A Star Wars Story
The most satisfying Star Wars film since The Empire Strikes Back. Read more »| 14 Dec 2016 -
Music
Weyes Blood @ The Hug and Pint, Glasgow, 25 Nov
The evening begins, fashionably late, with Glaswegian crooner Alistair Ogilvy. He runs through a few plaintive ballads, peppering his set with offerings... Read more »| 13 Dec 2016 -
MusicIntroducing MOTSA
Back in November, MOTSA released his Petricolour EP via own label imprint of the same name. We caught up with Valerio Dittrich to get to know him a bit ... Read more »| 13 Dec 2016 -
Theatre
Scottish Ballet: Hansel & Gretel
Magic, humour, a frisson of scariness, a celebration of food and a happy ending: Hansel & Gretel, choreographed by Christopher Hampson, is perfect for a ... Read more »| 13 Dec 2016 -
ArtThis Week in Scottish Art: 13-19 Dec
New exhibitions this week from Pipe Factory and Kelvingrove, Transmission gives free truffles out tonight at its event on militant curating by the Radical Film Archive, then later in the week they invite Vince Tollitson for curated screenings and more... Read more »| 13 Dec 2016 -
Music
Home for the Holidays: A Christmas Songbook
A new 40-track charity compilation from some of Scotland's best bands launches this weekend; we find out more about the project from one of its ringleaders, Book Group's Michael Morrison Read more »| 13 Dec 2016
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MusicSlowcoaches @ Maguire's, Liverpool, 7 Dec
Remember the old gag about bands playing to 'one man and his dog'? For the uninitiated, that's what musos used to snigger about when bands played to an ... Read more »| 12 Dec 2016 -
Film
La La Land leads Golden Globe nominations
Awards season heats up as La La Land, Moonlight and Manchester by the Sea lead the pack. More surprisingly, Deadpool receives a brace of nominations... Awar... Read more »| 12 Dec 2016 -
Music
The Julie Ruin @ Gorilla, Manchester, 4 Dec
From the far corner of the room – boys to the back – a rammed Gorilla prepares for The Julie Ruin’s first Manchester show. Expect... Read more »| 12 Dec 2016 -
MusicPixies @ Apollo, Manchester, 4 Dec
Everyone loves The Pixies. Right? Everyone. They have a back catalogue to die for, and a humble story of producing amazing albums that didn’t make them... Read more »| 12 Dec 2016 -
Clubs
Romare to headline Fiesta Bombarda in January
Beardyman is also on the bill, as Liverpool Cathedral will host Bombarda's biggest event to date in the form of a two-day carnival Read more »| 09 Dec 2016 -
Music
Living Body – Body is Working
A new project from Jeff T. Smith (formerly known as Juffage), featuring longtime collaborators Katie Harkin (Harkin, Sky Larkin, Sleater-Kinney), and Tom Eva... Read more »| 09 Dec 2016 -
Music
Shield Patterns' Top 5 Albums of 2016
Richard Knox tells us about the sounds that dominated his stereo this year Read more »| 09 Dec 2016 -
Music
The Skinny's Top 5 Northern Albums in 2016
Bowie? Solange? Frank Ocean? Of course they all produced fine albums this year, but some fine music emerged from Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and their surrounding areas too. As voted by our writers, here's the five best Northern albums of 2016... Read more »| 09 Dec 2016 -
Music
Frightened Rabbit & Song, By Toad's Albums of 2016
As the year draws to a close, a look at the best music of 2016 according to two of the leading lights of the Scottish music scene – Frightened Rabbit g... Read more »| 09 Dec 2016