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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TheatreChrysalis Festival at the Traverse: Preview
Here's The Skinny run down of what to expect from the Traverse's inaugural Chrysalis festival. Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Film
Dragon Inn
It’s 15th-century China. A noble minister has been executed and his children exiled by ferocious eunuch Cao (Ying). Despatched to murder the exiles bef... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
MusicOneohtrix Point Never – Garden of Delete
If 2013's R Plus Seven was a landscape of delicate synthwork and angelic choral sounds glossing over a murky atmosphere, then Garden of Delete flips the... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
MusicCocoRosie – Heartache City
How sad this is to see: ‘freak folk’ twosome CocoRosie, somehow missing their proverbial ‘spark’, struggling to show a pulse. Bianca ... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Film
The Skull
Produced by Amicus Productions – Hammer Films's big rival – and featuring Hammer’s two most recognisable stars, Peter Cushing and Christoph... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Music
Scottish Gig Highlights – November 2015
Defy the dark days to take in the likes of Deerhunter, Slayer, Ibeyi, Zu and a double-whammy from Public Enemy and The Prodigy this November Read more »| 02 Nov 2015
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Film
Northwest Film Event Highlights – November 2015
This month's film highlights include artists' films, animation and amour Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
MusicLanterns On The Lake – Beings
Beyond the success of 2013's Until the Colours Run, Newcastle's Lanterns On The Lake continue to maintain their commitment to producing high quality sou... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Music
Floating Points – Elaenia
As one of the well-known faces of Shoreditch’s now defunct Plastic People nightclub (further alumni include Caribou and Four Tet), Floating Points&rsqu... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Music
HEALTH / Apostille @ Stereo, Glasgow, 26 Oct
It’s just gone quarter to eight in a half packed Stereo on a dreary Glasgow night, but looking at the hyperactive Michael Kasparis it might as well be ... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Music
Detour Scotland announce 6th birthday gigs
Detour Scotland have unveiled details of Sixfest, a six-day series of gigs across Scotland featuring Happy Meals, Bdy_Prts and more. Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Music
FOUND – Cloning
Over their various iterations, Edinburgh collective FOUND have reshaped and overhauled their sound accordingly. Now down to a bare-bones two piece after the ... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Music
Disappears – Low: Live In Chicago
Philip Glass aside, why on earth would anyone choose to take on Bowie’s Low? There is context: the opening of last year’s Bowie exhibition i... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Music
USA Nails – No Pleasure
Let's get it out of the way: USA Nails are a post-hardcore supergroup featuring members of the British underground scene’s finest acts of the past deca... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Music
!!! – As If
!!! – the band so obnoxiously named that knowing how to pronounce the symbols certifies you a know-it-all and will possibly see you eschewed at parties... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015