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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MusicOmni @ 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 -
FilmFirst 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 RadioRadiohead 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 -
Film
Watch the gorgeous Blade Runner 2049 anime prequel
Flying Lotus provides the score for Blade Runner: Black Out 2022, the anime by Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe, which fills the gap between the original and new film Blade Runner 2049 Read more »| 27 Sep 2017 -
MusicKatie Buchan on her new Best Girl Athlete album
We speak to Katie Buchan, aka Best Girl Athlete, about her eponymous second record Read more »| 27 Sep 2017
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Music
DAREFest @ The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh, 23 Sep
The inaugural DAREFest is an empowering event that balances practical business tips with affirmative feminism Read more »| 26 Sep 2017 -
MusicThe Jesus and Mary Chain @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 23 Sep
Burning through a solid mixture of their back catalogue, The Jesus and Mary Chain's performance tonight is methodical, calculated, and made to please Read more »| 26 Sep 2017 -
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Sparks @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 20 Sep
Tonight Sparks' new material segues perfectly into the old providing a complete set and performance from a band, still, performing at the absolute best level Read more »| 26 Sep 2017 -
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L.A. Witch @ Mono, Glasgow, 21 Sep
L.A. Witch were cruelly denied the opportunity to perform at the Glasgow date on their European tour earlier this year but they manage to make up for it tonight Read more »| 26 Sep 2017 -
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Protomartyr – Relatives in Descent
Protomartyr turn grappling with the inexplicable nature of all things into something genuinely fruitful, and Relatives in Descent could be their best record yet Read more »| 26 Sep 2017 -
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Andrew Weatherall – Qualia
The new album from Andrew Weatherall has an experimental feel to it meaning this long player perhaps isn't for everyone Read more »| 26 Sep 2017 -
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Sigur Rós @ SEC Armadillo, Glasgow, 24 Sep
Tonight's special Sigur Rós show is visually stunning, bolstered by elastic bass, pounding drums, bowed guitar and ethereal otherworldly vocals Read more »| 25 Sep 2017 -
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Scottish Music Highlights: 26 Sep - 2 Oct
Our pick of this week's music, including visits from Nick Cave and Loyle Carner, plus the return of Tenement Trail Read more »| 25 Sep 2017 -
Film
Claire Denis is GFT's latest CineMaster
Claire Denis is celebrated at Glasgow Film Theatre this month with a mini-retrospective spanning from 1999 masterpiece Beau Travail to the French director’s dark noir Bastards Read more »| 25 Sep 2017