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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MusicDiet Cig @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 17 Oct
Tonight's show is anything but boring; while Diet Cig celebrate the unifying power of rock'n'roll, The Spook School have never sounded more confident Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
MusicCircuit des Yeux – Reaching for Indigo
Reaching for Indigo is a truly impressive singular statement that vividly captures a century of folk, classic rock, and mid-century electronica Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
MusicThe Horrors @ QMU, Glasgow, 19 Oct
By the time they close out their set, its clear that The Horrors are back, more confident than ever Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
MusicWild Beasts – Punk Drunk and Trembling
Where Boy King explored the toxic expectations of modern masculinity, Punk Drunk and Trembling runs almost like a case study; a romantic encounter in microcosm Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
Music
Video Nasties: 15 Creepy Music Videos
Decapitations, skeletons, weird robots and a skinless Robbie Williams – we pick out a selection of the most unsettling music videos to soundtrack your Halloween party Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
Music
Josephine Sillars & The Manic Pixie Dreams – Down (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Down by Josephine Sillars & The Manic Pixie Dreams Read more »| 23 Oct 2017
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MusicThe LaFontaines – Common Problem
The second album from The LaFontaines tackles some big issues, with production that gives the music the punch its lyricism deserves. Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
Music
Prides – A Mind Like the Tide: Part One
A Mind Like the Tide: Part One is well worth the wait for fans of the Glasgow synth-pop band Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
Music
Julien Baker – Turn Out the Lights
Julien Baker's new album is universal in scope, although at times it becomes somewhat claustrophobic Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
Film
Watch the first trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread
Daniel Day-Lewis reunites with his There Will Be Blood director for 50s British drama Phantom Thread Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
Music
St. Vincent @ O2 Apollo, Manchester, 18 Oct
With nothing more than a backing track for company, tonight's performance revolves around St. Vincent, who sits at the centre of her own solar system Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
Tv Radio
Listen to Stranger Things 2's synthtastic soundtrack
Have a listen to Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein's dreamy and nightmarish score to Stranger Things season 2 Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
Music
Frightened Rabbit with the RSNO @ Paisley Abbey, 17 Oct
Frightened Rabbit round off a year-and-a-half of hard work in support of their fifth studio album, with an incredible sold-out show with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in the stunning surrounds of Paisley Abbey Read more »| 20 Oct 2017 -
Film
Perfect Blue
Satoshi Kon’s masterful anime thriller questioning self and celebrity is even more relevant today than it was 20 years ago on its initial release Read more »| 20 Oct 2017 -
Film
Quentin Tarantino 'knew about' Harvey Weinstein
“I knew enough to do more than I did,” said the Pulp Fiction director Read more »| 20 Oct 2017