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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MusicFFS @ The Glasgow School of Art, 16 June
Unmistakably Maelian lyrics, Sparksian hooks and the simple keyboard melodies that inspired some of Franz Ferdinand’s hits drive FFS, the supergroup&rs... Read more »| 19 Jun 2015 -
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Waxahatchee @ Stereo, Glasgow, 15 June
Something’s changed. When Katie Crutchfield first brought Waxahatchee to the UK in 2013, there was a tangible nervousness surrounding her confessional ... Read more »| 19 Jun 2015 -
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UntitledLive: Neu! Reekie! @ Central Hall, 9 June
Neu! Reekie!’s really outdone itself. Other than highlighting the Central Hall in Tollcross as one of the city's most unsung venues (stained glass, a g... Read more »| 19 Jun 2015 -
MusicMogwai announce food bank drive for 20th anniversary gigs
Glasgow post-rockers Mogwai have announced plans for a charity donation drive at their 20th anniversary shows at the Glasgow Barrowlands this weekend. Ahead... Read more »| 19 Jun 2015 -
FilmEIFF 2015: She's Funny That Way
Peter Bogdanovich’s movies come marinaded in his love of Hollywood's Golden Age. In this dizzy soufflé he’s channelling Lubitsch, Sturges ... Read more »| 19 Jun 2015 -
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Sweets and Heavy Bass: The SAY Award 2015
The Skinny spent the evening at the 2015 SAY Awards in Glasgow eating popcorn, admiring quilts and chatting with excited prize winner Kathryn Joseph Read more »| 18 Jun 2015
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Watch the SAY Award 2015 announcement, plus performances from Golden Teacher and more
The Scottish Album of the Year Award, or SAY Award, for 2015 will be awarded in Glasgow tonight – watch a livestream of all the build-up to the announc... Read more »| 17 Jun 2015 -
MusicCrocodiles @ Broadcast, 14 June
A subdued Sunday night at Broadcast sees only a fistful of people catch opening band Vladimir’s set, which is a shame as the black-clad four piece do a... Read more »| 17 Jun 2015 -
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An Honest Romance: PAWS revisit Youth Culture Forever
PAWS' second album Youth Culture Forever saw them becoming bolder and brighter. The band's songwriter Phillip Taylor revisits its origins, and the trio play us an exclusive session to celebrate the record at Edinburgh's Tape Studio Read more »| 17 Jun 2015 -
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Pulling on Threads: Paolo Nutini ruminates on Caustic Love
A newly confident Nutini talks of the names and places behind Caustic Love, and the importance of taking time out. He also offers an exclusive rendition of his track Scream (Funk My Life Up), recently shot at Sam’s BBQ, Austin Read more »| 17 Jun 2015 -
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Keep the Faith: Errors reflect on 12 years of hard labour
With a place on the hotly contested SAY Award shortlist, Errors are rightly receiving recognition for taking risks at this stage in their career. Vocalist Steev Livingstone discusses his new lyrical focus and the difficulties facing young musicians today Read more »| 17 Jun 2015 -
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First Look: Director Justin Kurzel introduces a new Macbeth
The director of bracing serial killer chiller Snowtown visits Edinburgh's Cameo cinema to talk about his impressive upcoming Shakespeare adaptation Read more »| 17 Jun 2015 -
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Six Organs of Admittance @ Gullivers, 14 June
It seems to have become de rigueur among the current crop of new psych-rock bands to maintain a level of mysterious anonymity, but veterans Six Organs Of Adm... Read more »| 17 Jun 2015 -
MusicDIIV / Spring Kings @ Night & Day, 10 June
Opening for the headliners are Spring King, returning to Manchester shortly after their unjustly sparse show at Gullivers last month. With a rapid-fire set o... Read more »| 17 Jun 2015 -
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Jenny Hval @ Gullivers, Manchester, 11 June
Trust Jenny Hval to subvert the trend. Her last visit to Manchester, in support of Swans last year, saw her with a full band set-up in support of her angular... Read more »| 17 Jun 2015