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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MusicEx Hex @ Stereo, Glasgow, 6 Nov
On first listen, Ex Hex seem perfectly straightforward – a dash of Cheap Trick, a smidgen of The Nerves, a whole lotta Joan Jett. So winsome,... Read more »| 13 Nov 2015 -
ArtCreative Edinburgh award winners named
The winners of the 2015 Creative Edinburgh Awards have been announced at an awards ceremony this evening, with spoken word, film and music curators Neu! Reekie! and fashion designer Judy R Clark among the winners. Read more »| 12 Nov 2015 -
Art2015 John Byrne Award winner announced
The 2015 winner of the John Byrne Award, which aims to encourage artistic expression among teenagers in Edinburgh, has been announced at a ceremony this evening. Read more »| 12 Nov 2015 -
Art
Niamh O'Malley at the Bluecoat, Liverpool
A new exhibition at the Bluecoat presents recent work by multidisciplinary artist Niamh O'Malley. We pay a visit and consider the concepts at the heart of her practice Read more »| 12 Nov 2015 -
FilmAnt-Man
Ant-Man is like a super-powered heist movie Read more »| 12 Nov 2015 -
Comedy
An Austentatious Christmas
Christmas is coming early this year – Austentatious ride back into Edinburgh for a one-off show as part of the festive season in St Andrew's Square. Cariad Lloyd talks to The Skinny about bringing an Austen novel into the world of comedy Read more »| 12 Nov 2015
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Clubs
Luke Vibert Interview: Who Else?
Ahead of his set for Something Wicked at The Art School – his first Scottish appearance in eight years – genre-hopping master and lover of playful samples, Luke Vibert ponders his approach to production and DJing Read more »| 11 Nov 2015 -
Comedy
Daniel Sloss: Comedy Spotlight
Often described as half-man-half-Xbox, Daniel Sloss now embarks on the final circuit of his Dark tour. Fred Fletch investigates whether the comedian is indeed half-machine. Read more »| 11 Nov 2015 -
Music
Washington Irving – Moscow Rules: Track premiere
Listen to Moscow Rules, the B-side to Washington Irving's new single We Are All Going To Die. Read more »| 11 Nov 2015 -
Clubs
Jelly Roll Soul on record labels and returning to Stirling
Having earned their stripes in the clubs of Stirling and Glasgow, Jelly Roll Soul now take the leap into releasing records, kicking things off with the disti... Read more »| 11 Nov 2015 -
ArtChristmas in Manchester: Enlighten Festival line-up
Enlighten Festival of Light and Sound Art promises to provide a haven away from the bustling Manchester Christmas Markets, with a celebration of light, sound and... Philip Pullman! Read more »| 10 Nov 2015 -
Comedy
Sean Morley: Comedy Spotlight
He's brought one of the UK's biggest comedy awards to a standstill and aspires to become a swamp-dwelling environmental activist. Meet Sheffield's dad-fighting comedian Read more »| 10 Nov 2015 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: Simon Starling & more
Simon Starling previews two new bodies of work, a new show at Hospitalfield looks at the development of painting in Scotland at the turn of the century, plus details of new shows and events across Scotland. Read more »| 10 Nov 2015 -
Film
Todd Haynes interview: bringing Carol to the screen
Todd Haynes has been making films – some of modern cinema's smartest and most daring – for nearly three decades. At this year's London Film Festival he discusses his stunning new picture, Carol, a tremulous love story between two women in 1950s New York Read more »| 10 Nov 2015 -
Music
METZ / Protomartyr @ Stereo, Glasgow, 5 Nov
Sweat droplets are saturating the heavy air, eyes are rolling wildly, and limbs are snapping about like a rabid pair of jaws. That’s not tonight’... Read more »| 10 Nov 2015