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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MusicHey Colossus – The Guillotine
London sextet Hey Colossus' latest is a barbed punch at the UK's current political climate. The band have been on a roll since 2015 when they ... Read more »| 29 May 2017 -
MusicMind, Body & Spirit: Depeche Mode's Fletch interviewed
With a new album in the racks – not to mention a gig that’ll go down in Glasgow lore – we catch up with founding member Andrew Fletcher to plot just how a mere pop band from the early 80s became something approaching the iconic Read more »| 26 May 2017 -
Film
Happy End
Michael Haneke is back, along with his favourite actor, Isabelle Huppert, with family drama Happy Ending, which offers up plenty of the Austrian director's familiar themes Read more »| 26 May 2017 -
MusicThe Great Escape 2017: The Review
Last week The Skinny arrived in Brighton to experience The Great Escape Festival. A three day, multi-venue affair, TGE has a strong focus on artist discovery... Read more »| 26 May 2017 -
Comedy
The Not So Late Show: Comedy Spotlight
Hosts of Leeds' premier live comedy chat show, Ross and Josh tell us about their biscuits, beefs and search for the perfect bowl of ramen Read more »| 26 May 2017 -
Music
Side Hustles in Seattle: Chastity Belt interviewed
We talk to Julia Shapiro about Chastity Belt’s unconscious maturing and finding inspiration in the banal on new album I Used to Spend So Much Time Alon... Read more »| 26 May 2017
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Clubs
Guest Selector: DJ Deep
French techno and house producer and Deeply Rooted label boss DJ Deep selects his ten favourite releases of 2017 to date Read more »| 26 May 2017 -
ArtAnneli Holmstrom: The Skinny Showcase
Anneli Holmstrom is a visual artist, currently based between Lisbon and Edinburgh. Her work features a cross-disciplinary approach that explores the pot... Read more »| 26 May 2017 -
Music
Chastity Belt – I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone
Seattle post-punk rockers Chastisty Belt have become known for their blend of Riot Grrl-style politics and irreverent humour. However, their third album sees... Read more »| 26 May 2017 -
Music
Miya Folick @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 24 May
Los Angeles based alt rock singer-songwriter Miya Folick hasn’t had the easiest transatlantic trip. Tonight we’re told that, for unknown reasons,... Read more »| 26 May 2017 -
Film
Hardcore
George C. Scott descends into the dark underworld of pornography in search of his runaway daughter in this typically strange and engrossing odyssey from Paul Schrader Read more »| 26 May 2017 -
Music
James Lindsay – Strand
Glasgow bassist James Lindsay is well known in the folk world, playing with the likes of Treacherous Orchestra, Breabach, and Bella Hardy. However, on this, ... Read more »| 26 May 2017 -
Music
!!! (Chk Chk Chk) – Shake the Shudder
Longstanding NYC disco-punks !!!’s latest effort feels somewhat out of place when caught rubbing shoulders against the peculiar bounce of modern diaspo... Read more »| 26 May 2017 -
Music
SWANES – Average Bear (Video Premiere)
Watch the animated video for Average Bear by Canadian futurists SWANES Read more »| 26 May 2017 -
Music
Marnie – Strange Words and Weird Wars
Helen Marnie's second album is a pointed reminder that, given time to develop their identity, artists on sabbatical just might fashion an enriched output: a ... Read more »| 26 May 2017