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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MusicMaroon 5 – Red Pill Blues
Maroon 5 offer up an album full of bewilderingly bad chart hits with their sixth studio album, Red Pill Blues Read more »| 06 Nov 2017 -
MusicFindlay Napier – Glasgow
For two decades Findlay Napier has called Glasgow home, so it's tempting to call this album a love letter, but it feels as much a travelogue Read more »| 06 Nov 2017 -
MusicLittle Dragon @ St Luke's, Glasgow, 1 Nov
Tracks from Little Dragon's latest album sound much heavier and fuller live and the Gothenburg four-piece are still as tight as ever Read more »| 06 Nov 2017 -
Music
Shredd – Flight of Stairs (Track Premiere)
Listen to the new riff-tastic single from Glasgow three-piece, Shredd Read more »| 06 Nov 2017 -
Theatre
Youth of Today: Chrysalis Theatre Festival preview
Chrysalis festival returns with another programme championing youth theatre in Scotland Read more »| 06 Nov 2017 -
MusicSonica: Dear Esther Live @ Tramway, Glasgow, 3 Nov
Whether or not you’ve played the videogame before seeing Dear Esther Live is irrelevant; it’s simply stunning on the big screen Read more »| 06 Nov 2017
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Music
Human Pyramids: Under the Influence
Paul Russell – the Scottish composer behind Human Pyramids – tells us all about the songs that have helped shape the band's second record, Home Read more »| 06 Nov 2017 -
Music
Princess Nokia – 1992 Deluxe
On a re-release of her 2014 mixtape, Princess Nokia provides a vivid, feminist portrayal of the proverbial mean streets of New York City Read more »| 06 Nov 2017 -
Music
Battle Rap: Scotland's Bubbling Underground Scene
New films from Eminem and the BBC suggest battle rap is back in a big way – we investigate Scotland's bubbling underground scene Read more »| 06 Nov 2017 -
MusicSpinning Coin – Permo
Spinning Coin pull together a fascinating range of influences on their debut album Read more »| 06 Nov 2017 -
Film
T2 Trainspotting wins big at Scottish Bafta Awards
Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting wins a hat-trick of awards, with Armando Iannucci and The Levelling's writer-director Hope Dixon Leach also picking up prizes Read more »| 06 Nov 2017 -
Music
Liars @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 1 Nov
Liars play loud, heavy and with apocalyptic energy tonight in Broadcast's packed basement, delivering a brilliantly eclectic live show Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
Film
New Disaster Artist trailer explores Tommy Wiseau’s strange life
James Franco’s hilarious looking new comedy The Disaster Artist will go behind the scenes of Tommy Wiseau’s gloriously terrible The Room, but the new trailer shows it’ll also give us a glimpse into Wiseau’s mysterious life off screen Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
Film
Murder on the Orient Express
Kenneth Branagh's lavish take on Agatha Christie's iconic whodunnit is decent entertainment, though it lets down much of its cast of stars and rising talent Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
Tv Radio
The Simpsons nod to Rick and Morty in new episode
The Simpsons writers have put a sly reference to Rick and Morty's recent saucy exploits in their opening credits Read more »| 03 Nov 2017