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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MusicThe Last Shadow Puppets – The Dream Synopsis EP
KY Jelly and cacti. Palm tree debris and a jar of coffee. High-wire existential crises met with a sprezzatura sex appeal, strings'n'saxophone and shadow pupp... Read more »| 02 Dec 2016 -
MusicThe Little Kicks – Goodbye Enemies, Hello Friends
Watch the video for Little Kicks' new single Goodbye Enemies, Hello Friends, taken from their new album Shake Off Your Troubles The straight-to-camera ... Read more »| 02 Dec 2016 -
MusicHinds @ Manchester Academy 2, 26 Nov
If we could join any band, it’d be Hinds: these Madrileñas are the coolest garage pop girls in town. Dreams come true, then, during their M... Read more »| 02 Dec 2016 -
Clubs
Glasgow Clubbing Highlights: 30 Nov - 6 Dec
Glasgow's clubs are bursting with techno, house and disco action this weekend, so we just had to throw in a few extra top picks Read more »| 02 Dec 2016 -
Music
How To Dress Well @ Stereo, 23 Nov
Despite the iced streets outside, How To Dress Well – aka Tom Krell – and his touring band thawed a frozen Wednesday evening, imbuing Stereo&rsqu... Read more »| 01 Dec 2016 -
Music
The Burning Hell: Mathias Kom Q&A
Ahead of their UK winter tour, we interrupt The Burning Hell's Mathias Kom in the midst of renovating a farmhouse on the Canadian province of Prince Edward I... Read more »| 01 Dec 2016
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Clubs
Edinburgh Clubbing Highlights: 1-6 Dec
Leon Vynehall makes a stop in the capital on the back of his excellent 2016 release Rojus; plus Erol Alkan plays non-stop at Sneaky Pete's and Pulse celebrate seven years with special guests Karenn Read more »| 01 Dec 2016 -
Music
Live music in Liverpool this week: 1-6 Dec
Talib Kweli and The Wedding Present represent the veteran genius contingent, and there's plenty happening at Liverpool's premiere punk pizza joint.... Read more »| 01 Dec 2016 -
Music
The Skinny's Top 5 Scottish Albums of 2016
Sterling efforts from Frank, Bey et al aside, there were some truly wonderful records made by the fair hearts of Scotland this year. As voted by our Music te... Read more »| 01 Dec 2016 -
MusicPanic Prevention: Frightened Rabbit Interview
Frightened Rabbit are by no means a band averse to drama both on record and off of it, so perhaps it’s no surprise that their 2016 has played out in wh... Read more »| 01 Dec 2016 -
Comedy
Crystal Baws: December 2016 Horoscopes
Our resident futurologist Mystic Mark doles out some festive truths in his December horoscopes Read more »| 01 Dec 2016 -
MusicBridal Shower – Tapeworm: Video Premiere
The debut track from Glasgow post-punk quartet Bridal Shower Read more »| 01 Dec 2016 -
Music
The Skinny Top 50 Albums of 2016
After a tumultuous 2016, The Skinny celebrates fifty of the year's very best records... Read more »| 01 Dec 2016 -
Music
Florentino – Sientelo (Track Premiere)
Listen to Sientelo by Florentino, taken from his new release for Manchester stable Swing Ting Read more »| 01 Dec 2016 -
Music
Albums of 2016 (#1): Frank Ocean – Blonde
The Skinny's album of 2016, Frank Ocean's second full-length record prods fearlessly at the reality of modern life Read more »| 01 Dec 2016