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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MusicToro y Moi – Outer Peace
Chock-full of gluey basslines and gleaming synths, Outer Peace is very much a dance record and it's pure ecstasy Read more »| 11 Jan 2019 -
ArtEster Krumbachová @ CCA
Ester Krumbachová was a key figure in the Czech New Wave cinema in the 1960s before she was forced underground and all but prevented from making art during Soviet "normalisation" Read more »| 11 Jan 2019 -
FilmJake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo reunite in horror Velvet Buzzsaw
Gyllenhaal and Russo star in Dan Gilroy's horror set within the LA art world Read more »| 10 Jan 2019 -
MusicStatic Future – Big Decisions (Video Premiere)
Watch the new music video for Big Decisions by Glasgow's Static Future Read more »| 10 Jan 2019 -
Books
Katalin Street by Magda Szabó
As a reminder of the impact of war on humans who survive it, Katalin Street is stark, and at times harrowing Read more »| 10 Jan 2019 -
FilmFilmhouse’s new House Guest is… The Skinny!
We've programmed an eclectic series of films to screen at Filmhouse throughout February, from Martin Scorsese’s prescient satire The King of Comedy to riotous music-filled comedy The Blues Brothers Read more »| 09 Jan 2019
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Music
You Tell Me – You Tell Me
Field Music's Peter Brewis and Admiral Fallow's Sarah Hayes release their eponymous debut album as You Tell Me and it's an inspired musical match Read more »| 09 Jan 2019 -
Music
Tallies – Tallies
Calling back to the indie-pop, dream-pop and shoegaze of the 80s and early 90s, it's hard not to be at least momentarily charmed by the nostalgic trip on Tallies' eponymous debut Read more »| 09 Jan 2019 -
Books
Salt on Your Tongue by Charlotte Runcie
Writing with an intriguing mix of beauty and straightforwardness, Charlotte Runcie explores women and the sea – and the extraordinary power that resides in both Read more »| 09 Jan 2019 -
BooksOliver Loving by Stefan Merrill Block
Murky, beautiful and haunting, Stefan Merrill Block's novel considers the impact of racial divide Read more »| 09 Jan 2019 -
FilmBAFTAs 2019: The Favourite rules, but female directors shut out
Yorgos Lanthimos’s vicious comedy starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz lead the BAFTA race with 12 nominations Read more »| 09 Jan 2019 -
MusicThe Twilight Sad share video for VTr
The Twilight Sad have shared a video for their single VTr, taken from their upcoming fifth studio album It Won/t Be Like This All the Time Read more »| 09 Jan 2019 -
ArtScottish Art Events and Exhibitions Calendar 2019
Each year, before galleries head on their winter vacation, The Skinny asks what the Scottish art scene has coming up in 2019. Every year, the answers are surprising and exciting, and this is no exception Read more »| 09 Jan 2019 -
MusicGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 8-14 Jan
The 1975, Cate Le Bon, Roddy Woomble and ST.MARTiiNS get the year off to a pretty strong start across the central belt; your weekly gig highlights are here Read more »| 08 Jan 2019 -
FilmThe 25 must-see films of 2019
From Claire Denis' elliptical sci-fi High Life to Martin Scorsese's reunion with Robert De Niro in The Irishman via Bill Murray/Jim Jarmusch zombie movie The Dead Don't Die, these are our most anticipated films of 2019 Read more »| 08 Jan 2019