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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MusicULTRAS: Under the Influence
Gav Prentice of ULTRAS talks us through some of the influences that can be found on his debut self-titled album Read more »| 30 Aug 2017 -
MusicSoft Fangs – Fractures
John Lutkevich – aka Soft Fangs – proudly displays his alt-folk influences on Fractures, a familiar collection of autumnal sounds Read more »| 30 Aug 2017 -
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Dälek – Endangered Philosophies
Dälek's follow-up to 2016's Asphalt for Eden seems lacking in ideas Read more »| 30 Aug 2017 -
MusicBicep – Bicep
Bicep's debut album is a clear front-runner for best house record of the year Read more »| 30 Aug 2017 -
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Crumbs – Mind Yr Manners
Leeds four-piece Crumbs' debut album is a dark, boisterous collection Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
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Girl Ray – Earl Grey
Girl Ray capture the uncertainty and intensity of adolescence on their debut album Read more »| 29 Aug 2017
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FilmMoon Dogs
Road movie Moon Dogs has some appealing elements – including an impressive Anton Newcombe score – but its script's lame attempts at humour and general lack of imagination fail to charm Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
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Roddy Woomble – The Deluder
Roddy Woomble has gained a reputation in his solo work for being a bit of a folkie at heart but this fourth effort, The Deluder, sees him very much influence... Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
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Mogwai – Every Country's Sun
On their ninth studio album, Mogwai combine elements from across their career into a monumental whole Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
Music
This Country's Sons: Mogwai's Enduring Legacy
Returning with their ninth studio album, Mogwai and their label Rock Action are more crucial than ever to the future of Scottish music Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
Film
Una
Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn star in Benedict Andrews' provocative debut based on David Harrower's acclaimed play Blackbird Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
Film
Cinema's strange glamorisation of fascists
With the rise of the alt-right, the protests at Charlottesville and the resurgence of Neo Nazism throughout Europe, we look at cinema's own troubled relationship to the Far Right Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
Music
Room 29 @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh, 24 Aug
Jarvis Cocker and Chilly Gonzales regale with stories of room 29 at the Chateau Marmont tonight as part of the Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
MusicScottish Music Highlights: 29 Aug - 4 Sep
Electric Fields returns, plus shows from Mac DeMarco, The xx, American Football, The Pastels and Jeffrey Lewis in this week's gig guide Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
Music
Best Girl Athlete – Baby Come Home (Track Premiere)
Listen to the new song from Aberdeen singer-songwriter Katie Buchan Read more »| 29 Aug 2017