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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FilmAmerican Assassin
Sub-Bourne action film American Assassin sees Dylan O’Brien play an ordinary young man who turns dead-eyed killing machine after his girlfriend is gunned down by terrorists Read more »| 24 Jan 2018 -
MusicErland Cooper – Shalder (Video Premiere)
Erland Cooper (The Magnetic North) shares the Orkney-shot video for the second single from his fantastic new ambient project Read more »| 24 Jan 2018 -
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Spring gig highlights with Skiddle
Get ready for a spring packed with great gigs, clubs and festivals across Scotland with our guide to some of the hottest tickets around, presented by Skiddle Read more »| 24 Jan 2018 -
FilmOscar nominations: many good decisions and a few bad ones
The nominations are in for this year’s Oscars, and it’s a pretty progressive lineup, suggesting campaigns like #MeToo and #OscarSoWhite might be at last dragging Academy voters into the 21st century Read more »| 23 Jan 2018 -
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Ty Segall – Freedom's Goblin
Freedom's Goblin is a sprawling 19 track, 75 minute opus jam-packed with all manner of sonic exploration Read more »| 23 Jan 2018 -
MusicDream Wife – Dream Wife
Dream Wife's self-titled debut album perfectly captures their live energy, packed with punk thrashers and pop gems Read more »| 23 Jan 2018
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MusicHollie Cook – Vessel of Love
Vessel of Love is more ethereal, more dreamy, and more hazy than anything Hollie Cook has written before – there's a hidden depth to her breezy pop that will stay with listeners for days Read more »| 23 Jan 2018 -
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Stick in the Wheel – Follow Them True
Follow Them True isn't a record that allows you to get comfortable, it's always trying new things, trying to wake you from your lethargy as a listener Read more »| 23 Jan 2018 -
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Khruangbin – Con Todo el Mundo
Con Todo el Mundo is a celebration of what shared creativity and influence can bring – something the world needs a bit more of these days Read more »| 23 Jan 2018 -
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No Age – Snares Like a Haircut
A quick, understated collection of pop songs, the latest No Age album Snares Like a Haircut is inventive without deviating from the band’s formula Read more »| 23 Jan 2018 -
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NADINE – oh my
oh my occasionally teeters close to being background music, but diligence can uncover some sparkling laid-back gems Read more »| 23 Jan 2018 -
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Nightmares on Wax – Shape the Future
As ever with Nightmares on Wax, George Evelyn melds past and present with enviable fluidity, finding a universality that’s inclusive rather than generic Read more »| 23 Jan 2018 -
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Scottish Music Highlights: 23-29 Jan
Album launches from LYLO and The Spook School, more Celtic Connections fun and a folky celebration of Robert Burns feature in this week's gig round-up Read more »| 23 Jan 2018 -
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LYLO – Post Era
With their second album, Glasgow's LYLO seem set to usher in a new direction for the city's indie bands Read more »| 23 Jan 2018 -
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Carla J Easton – Lights in the Dark (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video from Carla J Easton (TeenCanteen / Ette), taken from her new solo album Read more »| 23 Jan 2018