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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MusicÓlafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm – Collaborative Works
The vanguard of the nebulous classical indie scene combine on a beautiful double album. Read more »| 29 Oct 2015 -
MusicPhil Cook – Southland Mission
Southland Mission may be Phil Cook’s debut solo album, but it comes enriched by a decade of experience. In addition to his stretch as one-third of Mega... Read more »| 29 Oct 2015 -
MusicVideo – The Entertainers
“I will achieve and fulfill my destiny!” snarls Daniel Fried. Can’t fault his conviction, that’s for sure – not content with re... Read more »| 29 Oct 2015 -
Music
Trust Fund – Seems Unfair
Forget connotations of entitlement, Trust Fund have an almighty work ethic. Seems Unfair is Ellis Jones and co.'s second album this year, following the ... Read more »| 29 Oct 2015 -
Music
Tuff Love – Dregs EP
Junk. Dross. And now Dregs. Tuff Love are nothing if not self-effacing but the Glasgow duo's apparent modesty belies the sly sophistication and developing cr... Read more »| 29 Oct 2015 -
Comedy
Planet Caramel launch hot-bed of comedy at Opium
A new character and sketch comedy night rolls into Edinburgh... Read more »| 28 Oct 2015
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Books
Ghost: 100 Stories to Read with the Lights On
Certain writers you’d expect to see in a collection of ghost stories: Edgar Allan Poe and Bram Stoker, of course. But how about Hilary Mantel, Kazuo Is... Read more »| 28 Oct 2015 -
MusicSon Lux / Barbarossa / Olga Bell @ Summerhall, 22 Oct
It’s not the busiest of nights that Summerhall’s Dissection Room’s seen lately, certainly not for the first of tonight’s trio of elec... Read more »| 27 Oct 2015 -
Art
Creative Edinburgh unveil awards shortlist 2015
Creative Edinburgh has become a landmark talent network, uniting creatives of all kinds not only within the capital but across Scotland and, more recently, the world Read more »| 27 Oct 2015 -
Music
MONEY to return with new album Suicide Songs
MONEY have confirmed details of their second album Suicide Songs, and an extensive UK tour to take place in early 2016. Read more »| 27 Oct 2015 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: Sonica, DCA & more
It's a big night in Dundee this Thursday, with Cooper hosting an opening for its latest show and DCA chairing a discussion of local artists and writers on their current bold exhibition. Also, openings and events including Sonica Sound Art Festival. Read more »| 27 Oct 2015 -
Music
Grimes shares details of Art Angels album
Canadian multi-instrumentalist Grimes has announced details of her new album Art Angels, and released a self-directed music video featuring two songs from the new LP. Read more »| 27 Oct 2015 -
Books
List of the Lost by Morrissey
Never meet your heroes. And now, never read their books it seems. I have, and heaven knows I’m miserable now. In List of the Lost, Morrissey –&nb... Read more »| 26 Oct 2015 -
MusicSpeedy Ortiz / Trust Fund / Pinact @ Stereo, Glasgow, 22 Oct
Fresh off the plane from their CMJ excursions in New York, Pinact waste little time fucking around: they tear into their set with the sort of brio you’... Read more »| 26 Oct 2015 -
Theatre
The Notebook @ Contact, Manchester
Two bespectacled men in matching grey suits and maroon sweaters step out onto a bare stage. What follows is Forced Entertainment's version of Hungarian writer Ágota Kristóf's novel, The Notebook, directed by Tim Etchells. Read more »| 23 Oct 2015