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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MusicLåpsley / Oceaán @ Sneaky Pete's, 19 April
Mancunian outfit Oceaán open tonight, their compositions transformed into gnarly, tangled assaults live. Frontman Oliver Cean on keys, modulating his ... Read more »| 26 Apr 2015 -
MusicDjango Django – Born Under Saturn
It’s serendipitous, really. Just as the sun threatens to show its face Django Django return with a roaring, resoundingly summer-vibed record. In measur... Read more »| 24 Apr 2015 -
MusicNorthwest Music News – April 23: Sounds From The Other City, Fly High Society and more
Sounds From The Other City - Who To See? Time-honoured narrative goes that Sounds From The Other City is a place for musical discovery. But it's time-honour... Read more »| 23 Apr 2015 -
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And So I Watch You From Afar – Heirs
The last few years have seen a glut of so-called ‘post-rock’ bands finding synths down the back of their respective sofas and attempting to redir... Read more »| 23 Apr 2015 -
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2015 Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award longlist announced
The longlist for the 2015 Scottish Album of the Year Award has been unveiled, with an eclectic mix of artists and bands from across Scottish music in the hun... Read more »| 23 Apr 2015 -
MusicMy Morning Jacket – The Waterfall
On The Waterfall, Jim James sounds like a man at ease. With his 2013 solo album put to bed, My Morning Jacket’s first record in four years returns the ... Read more »| 22 Apr 2015
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Music
METZ – II
When METZ kicked down the doors of a complacent post-hardcore scene in 2012, they were touted in some quarters as another 'new Nirvana' – mainly a... Read more »| 22 Apr 2015 -
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Doomtree – All Hands
“I got my own nation” goes the hook from All Hands’ second track, an appropriate rallying cry for a 7-piece rap ensemble that’s ... Read more »| 22 Apr 2015 -
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Bearfoot Beware – World Owes You Nowt
Seems kinda dumb to find fault with a throwback when it delivers the goods as succinctly as this. Leeds triumvirate Bearfoot Beware carry a torch for the nev... Read more »| 22 Apr 2015 -
FilmAvengers: Age of Ultron
In Avengers: Age of Ultron, James Spader voices the eponymous villain, an entity of artificial intelligence that can inhabit seemingly any mechanical host ar... Read more »| 22 Apr 2015 -
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Ava Luna – Infinite House
There's a thin line between having catholic tastes and a predilection for dicking about. You say eclectic, I say make your fucking mind up. Certain chin stro... Read more »| 22 Apr 2015 -
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Rozi Plain – Friend
Emotional – rather than sonic – clout is its energy source, and Rozi Plain's third album connects at a level beyond mere volume an... Read more »| 22 Apr 2015 -
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Mac McCaughan – Non-Believers
If you’re seeking the buzzsaw powerpop that Mac McCaughan perfected across Superchunk’s quarter-century career, this may disappoint you. Only bri... Read more »| 21 Apr 2015 -
Art
Pyramid Selling, Basketball and Psychosomatic Tourism: This Week in Scottish Art
In this week's Scottish art round-up, there are new shows at Telfer and Collective galleries, a pair of launches at Good Press, and a host of other events in Glasgow, Edinburgh and beyond. Read more »| 21 Apr 2015 -
Film
The enduring influence of David Lynch's Twin Peaks
It's been 24 years since Twin Peaks was cancelled, but such is its influence it feels like it's never been away. With recent talk of new episodes and an upcoming conference devoted to the series, we delve back inside its surreal world Read more »| 21 Apr 2015