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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MusicLeRoy – Skläsh
Google Translate can't handle Skläsh; after suggesting that it might possibly be a Swedish word, the engine admitted defeat. No matter, because Sklä... Read more »| 25 Nov 2015 -
Music
Stargaze & Greg Saunier – Deerhoof Chamber Variations
As though Greg Saunier wasn’t busy enough with his various bands, improv exercises, production projects et al, he drops this nifty piece of work. Worki... Read more »| 25 Nov 2015 -
FilmWatch the first Captain America: Civil War trailer
Watch the first trailer for the latest instalment in the Captain America series, Captain America: Civil War, which sees the super soldier go up against his Avengers comrade Iron Man. Read more »| 25 Nov 2015 -
Music
Matt Berry and The Maypoles – Live
Kooky cultural eccentric Matt Berry’s back. This time, he brings you a live compilation album of his time touring with The Maypoles. Stretching over ma... Read more »| 25 Nov 2015 -
ArtRefugee crisis: Cartoon urges EU to do more
A new animated video by a group of Swedish designers, Safe and Legal Paths calls on European Union leaders to do more to help those caught up in the ongoing refugee crisis in Syria in the wake of the Paris terror attacks. Read more »| 25 Nov 2015 -
Film
Sunset Song
Terence Davies’ long-awaited adaptation of classic Scottish novel Sunset Song: large, radiant and overwhelming Read more »| 25 Nov 2015
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Music
Alan Vega, Alex Chilton, Ben Vaughn – Cubist Blues
“At the time, I didn’t fully realise how unique the Cubist Blues experience was,” said Vaughn of his 1994 collaboration with Suicide’... Read more »| 25 Nov 2015 -
Music
Alex Bleeker & The Freaks – Country Agenda
As likable and genuine a fellow as he comes across, Alex Bleeker is a flagrant fibber: “I’m not a fan of looking back,” he sings on Honey, ... Read more »| 25 Nov 2015 -
MusicMotopony – Welcome You
If it rains a-plenty in the Pacific North West, Seattle’s Motopony possess enough loose, counter-culture cachet to keep us dry and cosy. Combining psyc... Read more »| 25 Nov 2015 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: IC-98 at DCA & more
New shows open at Platform and Dundee Contemporary Arts and one-off events at Fruitmarket Gallery and Street Level Photoworks feature in this week's art round-up. Read more »| 24 Nov 2015 -
Music
Seth Troxler buys Dave Haslam's vinyl collection
The 4,500-strong vinyl record collection of former Haçienda resident Dave Haslam has been purchased by fellow DJ Seth Troxler. Haslam will hand over ... Read more »| 24 Nov 2015 -
Music
Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard – Noeth Ac Anoeth
Possibly the most potent thing to come out of Wrexham since a Mark Hughes volley, the gloriously named Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard present their heavy, heavy... Read more »| 24 Nov 2015 -
Music
Band of Gold – Band of Gold
Pop music. It’s such the supermarket; given free reign, and it’s tempting to overfill your trolley. Not so Norwegian singer-songwriter Nina Mortv... Read more »| 24 Nov 2015 -
Music
Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings – It's a Holiday Soul Party
Not very Christmassy. There you go, Sharon: one for the advertising campaign right there. And in the spirit of the season, yours for free. It's not that this... Read more »| 24 Nov 2015 -
Film
Bridge of Spies
Tom Hanks stars in this gripping Cold War thriller from Steven Spielberg Read more »| 24 Nov 2015