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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MusicFrankie Cosmos @ La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh, 3 Aug
New York's Frankie Cosmos sets us up for a month of Edinburgh madness with brand new songs as well as some fan favourites Read more »| 10 Aug 2017 -
MusicRegina Spektor @ Empire Theatre, Liverpool, 7 Aug
From Russia via The Bronx, the singular singer-songwriter brings a career-spanning set to Liverpool Read more »| 10 Aug 2017 -
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Stanley Tucci on Alberto Giacometti, Michael Bay and creativity
When he's not stealing scenes as Hollywood's finest character actor, Stanley Tucci writes and directs comic studies about creative people. His latest is a love letter to Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti and his struggle to complete his final portrait Read more »| 10 Aug 2017 -
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The Wedding Present – It's a Gas (Marc Riley Session): Premiere
Listen to It's a Gas by The Wedding Present taken from their upcoming Marc Riley Sessions Volume 2 album Read more »| 10 Aug 2017 -
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Frankie Rose – Cage Tropical
Indie rock nomad Frankie Rose's latest album is a sparkling pop odyssey Read more »| 09 Aug 2017 -
MusicCandice Gordon – I Belong to the Night (Track Premiere)
Listen to I Belong to the Night by Candice Gordon Read more »| 09 Aug 2017
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Big Thief's James Krivchenia on new LP Capacity
We speak to Big Thief's James Krivchenia about life on the road and their latest album, Capacity, ahead of their upcoming support slots with Conor Oberst Read more »| 09 Aug 2017 -
MusicDead Cross – Dead Cross
Hardcore supergroup Dead Cross' debut album is a rollercoaster, with all the positives and negatives that entails Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
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Hypochristmutreefuzz – Hypopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
On their debut full-length, this Belgian noise-rock band find plenty of ways to make a racket, not all of them successful. Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
MusicThe Districts – Popular Manipulations
Occasional flashes of devastating honesty lift the second album from The Districts Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Film
Final Portrait
Stanley Tucci pays loving tribute to the great Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti, but the results are repetitive and anti-climatical Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
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Photay – Onism
Evan Shornstein's latest record as Photay is a subtly maximal blend of styles and instrumentation Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
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Guided By Voices – How Do You Spell Heaven
Robert Pollard's latest release is a peppy selection of tracks that lacks the spark to push it to great heights Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
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Oneohtrix Point Never – Good Time OST
Daniel Lopatin draws from across his compositional palette in this soundtrack for the Robert Pattison-starring Good Time Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
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Iceage @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 5 Aug
The Danish punks disappoint at Summerhall, thanks to an overly-swaggering performance from their frontman Read more »| 08 Aug 2017