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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MusicSAMAs: 2017 winners announced
The winners of this year's Scottish Alternative Music Awards were revealed in Glasgow last night Read more »| 13 Oct 2017 -
MusicThe Spook School's Halloween Guest Selector
The Spook School are busy on the road touring with the lovely Diet Cig, but they've still managed to find the time to compile us a super-spooky, albeit tenuous, Halloween-themed playlist, and it's a doozy! Read more »| 13 Oct 2017 -
Film
Columbus
Columbus, featuring terrific performances by Haley Lu Richardson, John Cho and Parker Posey, is a subtle, deeply humanist first feature from director Kogonada Read more »| 13 Oct 2017 -
Music
Hannah Peel – Mary Casio: Journey to Cassiopeia
With the blend of analogue synthesizers and full, traditional 29-piece colliery band, Peel has created a unique and truly extraordinary record Read more »| 12 Oct 2017 -
Music
Ulrika Spacek @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 9 Oct
Capable of both full-fledged freak outs and hypnotic melodies, Ulrika Spacek tease out every nuance tonight to mesmerising effect Read more »| 12 Oct 2017 -
Film
We Need to Talk about Harvey (and Hollywood)
Harvey Weinstein's gross sexual misconduct has sent shockwaves through Hollywood, but cinema's glib depiction of workplace sexual harassment, from 9 to 5 to Disclosure, shows the industry has a history of trivialising these issues Read more »| 12 Oct 2017
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Music
Grizzly Bear @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 8 Oct
As tonight's show progresses, Grizzly Bear go from strength to strength and you'd be forgiven for any feelings of misty-eyed nostalgia Read more »| 12 Oct 2017 -
FilmGolden Exits
Alex Ross Perry's latest New York comedy is too bogged down in misery and mutedness Read more »| 12 Oct 2017 -
Music
The Drums @ The Art School, Glasgow, 5 Oct
You can feel the love emanating from The Art School tonight as The Drums' frontman works the stage in a glitter-adorned get up Read more »| 12 Oct 2017 -
Music
Stina Stjern – New Explorers (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Stina Stjern's New Explorers, filmed by Emil Salto Read more »| 12 Oct 2017 -
Music
Catholic Action on debut album In Memory Of
We speak to Catholic Action frontman Chris McCrory about recording the Glasgow band's debut album, In Memory Of Read more »| 12 Oct 2017 -
Film
Twitter suspends Rose McGowan over Ben Affleck tweets
One of the strongest voices against misogyny in Hollywood just got reprimanded by the social networking site for calling out one of Affleck’s tweets regarding the Harvey Weinstein scandal Read more »| 12 Oct 2017 -
Music
Peaness @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 7 Oct
Peaness, Mt. Doubt and Tongue Trap make for an overall fun night out at Sneaky Pete's Read more »| 11 Oct 2017 -
Film
I Am Not a Witch
This tragic satire concerned with a community of exploited women marks director Rungano Nyoni out as an exciting new filmmaking talent Read more »| 11 Oct 2017 -
Comedy
Can Improv Make You a Better Person?
Improv extraordinaire Will Naameh takes on our latest Comedians on Ethics column Read more »| 11 Oct 2017