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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MusicMinor Victories @ The Art School, Glasgow, 6 May
There’s an argument to be made that this shouldn’t work. A project without location, material recorded remotely, its protagonists first together ... Read more »| 16 May 2016 -
Music
Restless Natives: Ghostface Killah @ St Luke's, 13 May
“I want to see ONE THOUSAND PHONES,” bellows ol' Ghost with regal expectation, larger than life under St Luke’s stained glass windows. &ldq... Read more »| 16 May 2016 -
MusicOn the Money: Maynard James Keenan interviewed
As Puscifer set sail for their European debut, founder Maynard James Keenan meditates on the influence of surrealist British comedy and the lingering threat of a Trumpian dystopia Read more »| 16 May 2016 -
MusicThe Grand Gestures Remixed: Album Premiere
Listen to an exclusive stream of The Grand Gestures' remix album, ahead of their final live show in Glasgow later this month. Remixed features re... Read more »| 13 May 2016 -
Theatre
Swan Lake @ Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 19 April
No doubt puritanical fans of Tchaikovky’s legendary ballet will have some criticism of Scottish Ballet’s newest production – within the cor... Read more »| 13 May 2016 -
Art
Marie Young: The Skinny Showcase
Kochi kochi is Japanese slang for kochira and translates in English as a polite way of saying “This way!” or “Over here!” Inspir... Read more »| 13 May 2016
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MusicChristine Ott – Only Silence Remains
A studied enactment of both vision and virtuosity, Only Silence Remains is Christine Ott's latest solo work, following on from her 2009 debut Solitude N... Read more »| 13 May 2016 -
Film
Meet Nespresso Talents 2016’s Selected Filmmakers
The inaugural Nespresso Talents 2016 vertical film contest comes to a close, with three great filmmakers receiving 6,000€ as well as a trip to the world... Read more »| 13 May 2016 -
Books
Noon In Paris, Eight In Chicago by Douglas Cowie
Love: the greatest adventure; a high-stakes, perilous undertaking; a long-odds gamble, for the greatest reward. Its possibilities so often flail un... Read more »| 13 May 2016 -
Film
Whit Stillman on Love & Friendship
After years making period pieces in modern dress, Whit Stillman bites the bullet and makes a costume drama based on a forgotten Jane Austen novella. The results are as caustic and uproarious as any of his urban comedies of manners Read more »| 12 May 2016 -
Music
SAY Award 2016 longlist revealed
The twenty-strong longlist for this year's Scottish Album of the Year Award (SAY Award) has been unveiled. An industry wide panel of nominators, from the ma... Read more »| 12 May 2016 -
Music
Fews – Means
Swedish/American four-piece Fews finally let loose over ten full tracks, after teasing music bloggers last year with tracks The Zoo and Ill. On debut record ... Read more »| 12 May 2016 -
Clubs
The World According to Shadow Wolf
Intergalactic freak daddy Danny Wolfers offers a unique insight into the many strange corners of life as you probably don't know it Read more »| 12 May 2016 -
Music
Marissa Nadler – Strangers
Seven albums in, Boston native Marissa Nadler reunites with producer Randall Dunn, who recorded 2014's July, and continues in much the same vein. That clean ... Read more »| 12 May 2016 -
Music
Misha – All We Will Become
Misha’s All We Will Become is apparently inspired by themes of “reincarnation and renewal”, and you can see why the idea of a fresh start m... Read more »| 12 May 2016