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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MusicBon Iver @ Playhouse, Edinburgh, 28 Sep
While tonight's show is immaculately executed, we can't help but feel it was a little on the short side Read more »| 29 Sep 2017 -
FilmPeter Mackie Burns on vibrant comedy Daphne
Daphne, the debut feature film by Glaswegian director Peter Mackie Burns, is both a hilarious character study of a 30-something hedonist and an expressive portrait of modern London. We speak to Burns about bringing it to the screen Read more »| 29 Sep 2017 -
MusicAndrew Hung: Under the Influence
Andrew Hung tells us about the music that has influenced his debut solo album, Realisationship Read more »| 29 Sep 2017 -
Music
Best Girl Athlete – Best Girl Athlete
Two years on from releasing debut album Carve Every Word, Aberdeen-born singer-songwriter Katie Buchan, aka Best Girl Athlete, wrote most of her self-titled ... Read more »| 29 Sep 2017 -
FilmBlade Runner 2049: We take the Voight-Kampff test
Blade Runner 2049 hits cinemas next week, so ideal timing to check we have the human emotions required to review the new film... Read more »| 29 Sep 2017 -
Music
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 27 Sep
Nick Cave is a performer operating at the peak of his powers, delivering odes on murder, love, loss and desperation Read more »| 29 Sep 2017
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Clubs
Sub Club Soundsystem @ BAaD, Glasgow, 26-27 Aug
Sub Club's two day celebration of electronic music brings together a varied line-up in a unique setting Read more »| 29 Sep 2017 -
Music
Shifting Perspectives: Carla dal Forno interview
We speak to singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Carla dal Forno about Blackest Ever Black and her upcoming release on the label Read more »| 28 Sep 2017 -
Film
The Death of Stalin
Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin is a surreal, intriguing and strangely affecting work that's simultaneously familiar yet totally different to anything he’s done before Read more »| 28 Sep 2017 -
Books
The Golden House by Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie turns his trademark style to the age of Twitter, Trump and identity politics in The Golden House Read more »| 28 Sep 2017 -
Music
Mount Kimbie on Love What Survives & playing live
We speak to Mount Kimbie's Kai Campos about the duo's third album, Love What Survives, Justin Bieber and touring Read more »| 28 Sep 2017 -
Music
Omni @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 21 Sep
Atlanta three-piece Omni are taut, energetic and damn good fun at the Hug & Pint Read more »| 28 Sep 2017 -
Music
Ibeyi – Ash
An astonishing, beautiful second album from the French-Cuban sisters, Ibeyi Read more »| 27 Sep 2017 -
Film
First look at Alex Garland's Natalie Portman-starring sci-fi
In the first trailer for Annihilation – the much-anticipated new film from Ex Machina director Alex Garland – Natalie Portman is looking for answers to what happened to her husband Read more »| 27 Sep 2017 -
Tv Radio
Radiohead team with Hans Zimmer for Blue Planet II
The band have teamed up with the acclaimed composer on a song for the return of BBC’s acclaimed natural history series Read more »| 27 Sep 2017