Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
-
MusicPeter Bjorn and John – Breakin' Point
Returning for seventh studio album Breakin' Point, Peter Bjorn and John unveil a gaudy collage of pop music platitudes. You'll remember that the group found ... Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
Music
Amber Arcades – Fading Lines
Dutch musician Annelotte de Graaf releases her debut album as Amber Arcades. And it is dreamy. Pinch yourself before faded, silky hooks and sun-bleached... Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
MusicPeter J Smyth – Black Smoke
Taking a break from the deafeningly loud space rock of sonic explorers Mugstar, Peter Smyth goes it alone. With that band having gifted us the fearsome Magne... Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
Music
Dinosaur Jr announce new album, UK dates
The veteran trio unveiled new track Tiny in a world exclusive performance on Later... with Jools Holland Indie rock pioneers Dinosaur Jr return with their 1... Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
FilmThe Last Command
Emil Jannings stars in Josef von Sternberg's melodramatic character study Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
Music
Papier Tigre – The Screw
Riveting Nantes trio Papier Tigre have been pedaling their post-hardcore chops for ten years now, and from Fugazi to Faraquet, their fourth album feeds on th... Read more »| 24 May 2016
-
Film
The Firm
Alan Clarke's study of tribal violence starring a rarely better Gary Oldman Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
Clubs
Guest Selector: Luke Vibert
We go poking around the versatile producer's record collection to discover exactly where that versatility stems from Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
FilmVictoria
Sebastian Schipper's stunning single shot Berlin odyssey comes to Blu-ray and DVD Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
Music
The Kills – Ash & Ice
Five years can be an eternity when it comes to what we feed into our ears; that which sounded daring and inventive quickly grows passé when vogue star... Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
Film
Journey to the Shore
Kiyoshi Kurosawa delivers an existential ghost story where the haunting tone and sublime cinematography make up for a certain implausibility Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: 24-31 May
This week the degree show action keeps on, as Dundee continuesand Edinburgh opens on Saturday. There's also a whole host of talks and openings across Scotland. Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
Music
Globelamp – The Orange Glow
A gleeful, headlong adventure, Elizabeth Le Fey's debut finally receives a UK release. If Connan Mockasin taking a spanner to Kate Bush's The ... Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
Music
Anna Meredith @ The Hug and Pint, Glasgow, 17 May
Pop arrives in many shapes and sizes – only sometimes it takes an outsider to point things out. Anna Meredith’s background may be in classical co... Read more »| 23 May 2016 -
Film
Ken Loach wins big at Cannes, plus awards controversy
Despite rumours that he was to retire, Ken Loach returns to Cannes for the 13th time, winning his second Palme d’Or for stirring anti-austerity drama I... Read more »| 23 May 2016