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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FilmThe Big Knife
A compelling and vicious film noir about the seedy underbelly of Hollywood, directed by the great Robert Aldrich Read more »| 14 Sep 2017 -
Film
The Ghoul
Physiological thriller The Ghoul shows its first time director Gareth Tunley is a filmmaker to keep an eye out for in the future Read more »| 14 Sep 2017 -
TheatreWest Kowloon Cultural District: International Co-Lab
Curator Low Kee Hong introduces West Kowloon Cultural District International Co-Lab programme Read more »| 14 Sep 2017 -
Clubs
Guest Selector: La La
FLY Club resident La La – aka Lauren Andrew – delves deep into her record collection to share ten tracks that have helped shape her musical tastes, from Motown and soul icons to 90s house hits Read more »| 14 Sep 2017 -
MusicOpen Mike Eagle – Brick Body Kids Still Daydream
Brick Body Kids Still Daydream offers everything you’d expect from an Open Mike Eagle album and rivals Dark Comedy for the best in his catalogue Read more »| 14 Sep 2017 -
Tv RadioRichard Herring & 5 more great interview podcasts
In Pod People part 2, we take a look at Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast, and cast an eye further afield with our top five interview podcasts Read more »| 14 Sep 2017
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Music
Ayakara – Caroline's Summer Nights (Track Premiere)
Listen to the new 'tragic pop song' from Leith five-piece Ayakara Read more »| 14 Sep 2017 -
Books
Sabrina Mahfouz & Iona Lee on women in poetry
National Poetry Day is on 28 September, with the 2017 theme of Freedom. The perfect opportunity then to speak with Iona Lee and Sabrina Mahfouz about the increasing volume of women's voices in the poetry scene Read more »| 14 Sep 2017 -
Comedy
Welcome to Night Vale returns to Glasgow
As the creepy and comedic Welcome to Night Vale podcast returns to Glasgow for its latest live show, we meet co-creator Joseph Fink and lead voice actors Cecil Baldwin and Meg Bashwiner Read more »| 13 Sep 2017 -
Music
Prophets of Rage – Prophets of Rage
In a few buzzsaw riffs, one or two snare hits, it feels like there is something worthwhile in this group, some squandered potential that could have produced a very different album. In that respect, if in no other, this is incredibly apt to the times. Read more »| 13 Sep 2017 -
Comedy
BoJack Horseman: Season Four
Time hurts more than it heals in Season 4 of Netflix's BoJack Horseman Read more »| 13 Sep 2017 -
Music
Lunice – CCCLX
Lunice channels an intense sci-fi compositional style into his debut long player, giving a raft of contributors room to breathe along the way Read more »| 13 Sep 2017 -
Music
Lou Mclean and Ashley Stein on DAREFest
We speak to the two women behind DAREFest – Lou Mclean and Ashley Stein – about the plans for their inaugural event, empowerment and the vital importance of safe spaces Read more »| 13 Sep 2017 -
Film
Watch the hilarious trailer for James Franco’s The Disaster Artist
Franco plays Tommy Wiseau in this wild comedy detailing the making of cult classic The Room, the “greatest bad movie ever made” Read more »| 13 Sep 2017 -
Music
Superfood – Bambino
Bambino is a rollicking effort from a promising band Read more »| 13 Sep 2017