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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MusicSavage Mansion @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 26 May
Savage Mansion is a Glasgow based rock band that contains well known faces from the city's prolific music scene. Taking to the stage on a sweaty Friday night... Read more »| 05 Jun 2017 -
MusicBig Thief – Capacity
Brooklyn-based indie band Big Thief’s second album Capacity, released by Omaha’s famous Saddle Creek label, shows that despite their name they ar... Read more »| 05 Jun 2017 -
MusicAnathema – The Optimist
Anathema have come a long, long way – starting out as what is now generally regarded as a not very good rock band back in 1993 and shifting gradually o... Read more »| 05 Jun 2017 -
Film
Prevenge
Pitch-black pregnancy horror from Alice Lowe Read more »| 05 Jun 2017 -
MusicLondon Grammar – Truth is a Beautiful Thing
In retrospect, the breathless anticipation which preempted London Grammar’s debut wasn’t so surprising given the timing. Released in 2013, If You... Read more »| 05 Jun 2017 -
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The Ruby Suns – Sprite Fountain
The painting on the cover of The Ruby Suns’ new record is an apt depiction of the moment just before you hit play. Like much of Ryan McPhun’s bac... Read more »| 05 Jun 2017
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Music
Denai Moore – We Used to Bloom
Much like Solange’s A Seat at the Table, Denai Moore’s second album We Used to Bloom revolves around personal growth and self-acceptance, documen... Read more »| 05 Jun 2017 -
Film
Hirokazu Kore-eda on After the Storm
Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda delivers another low-key but spellbinding family drama with After the Storm, which he reveals to be one of his most personal films Read more »| 02 Jun 2017 -
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Daughters of the Dust
Julie Dash delivers a rich tapestry of overlapping pan-generational narratives in Daughters of the Dust, the 1991 film that inspired much of the visuals in Beyoncé's Lemonade Read more »| 02 Jun 2017 -
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Manchfester: 100 punk shows and counting
Manchester punk promoters Moving North celebrate 100 shows in the city with an alldayer at Gullivers on 10 June Read more »| 02 Jun 2017 -
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Callum Easter – Promises: Video Premiere
Watch the video for Callum Easter's Promises Read more »| 02 Jun 2017 -
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Shadowlark – Control (Video Premiere)
Watch the latest video from Leeds' Shadowlark Read more »| 02 Jun 2017 -
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Erasure @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 28 May
There are enthusiastic audiences and there are Erasure audiences. Largely ‘mature’ – youthful faces are few and far between –&nb... Read more »| 01 Jun 2017 -
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Pinegrove @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 29 May
Without the aid of his usual backing band, Withered Hand opens the night with a quirky set of delightful indie-folk gems, bantering with the crowd between so... Read more »| 01 Jun 2017 -
Film
Wonder Woman
Gal Gadot brings a much needed dose of humanity to DC’s Extended Universe in Patty Jenkins’ otherwise uneven Wonder Woman Read more »| 01 Jun 2017