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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Tv RadioUnbelievable
Netflix mini-series Unbelievable interlinks the stories of a teen rape victim and two detectives on the hunt for a serial rapist, showing how the predominantly male system of US law enforcement is rotten Read more »| 18 Oct 2019 -
Tv RadioEl Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Vince Gilligan returns to the world of Breaking Bad to give us the closure none of us knew we needed Read more »| 18 Oct 2019 -
MusicDeclan Welsh and the Decadent West: Debut album track-by-track
Declan Welsh gives us a track-by-track run-through of the Glasgow band's debut album, Cheaply Bought, Expensively Sold Read more »| 18 Oct 2019 -
MusicJerkcurb @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 15 Oct
Jerkcurb brings his dreamy debut album, Air Con Eden, to Glasgow Read more »| 17 Oct 2019 -
FilmBy the Grace of God
By the Grace of God may be almost too big and too urgent to do its subjects coherent and complete justice, but its ambition makes a lasting impression Read more »| 17 Oct 2019 -
Musicslowthai @ SWG3, Glasgow, 14 Oct
Strolling onstage carrying a bottle of Buckfast, it's in the live arena that slowthai really comes into his own Read more »| 17 Oct 2019
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MusicLocal Natives @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 14 Oct
Local Natives' performance at Summerhall might not be the most explosive, but it's one that's just as warmly generous as it is enjoyable Read more »| 17 Oct 2019 -
MusicClipping – There Existed an Addiction to Blood
Between the striking imagery, lyrical dexterity, rap chops and epic production, it takes multiple listens to get to the heart of this record, each one well worth your time Read more »| 17 Oct 2019 -
MusicCommon Holly – When I Say To You Black Lightning
The second record from Montreal-based songwriter Brigitte Naggar and company is an inventive, endearing, restless and powerfully tender voyage Read more »| 16 Oct 2019 -
MusicWeyes Blood on Titanic Rising and the climate crisis
Five months on from the release of her fourth album as Weyes Blood, we speak to Natalie Mering about Titanic Rising and the ongoing climate crisis Read more »| 15 Oct 2019 -
MusicEl Rancho Records on EH-FM, 14 Oct: Listen Again
El Rancho Records label boss Ian Jnr Crawford takes over our show on EH-FM, taking us through the history of the label Read more »| 15 Oct 2019 -
MusicJesca Hoop @ Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh, 12 Oct
Jesca Hoop tells tales and lends her impressive voice to songs old and new for an appreciative Edinburgh crowd Read more »| 15 Oct 2019 -
FilmLFF 2019: The Irishman
Martin Scorsese reunites with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci for this enthralling mob epic that's full of echoes of Scorsese’s earlier films Read more »| 15 Oct 2019 -
MusicAnna Meredith on creating her own worlds on FIBS
Following on from her 2016 SAY Award-winning album Varmints, we speak to Anna Meredith about telling lies and creating her own worlds on its follow-up, FIBS Read more »| 15 Oct 2019 -
MusicPip Blom @ The Caves, Edinburgh, 9 Oct
Pip Blom brings colour and noise to The Caves with a set designed to be danced to Read more »| 14 Oct 2019