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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FilmWe Are the Best!
It’s suburban Sweden, 1982, and punk is dead. Two 13-year-old outsiders, Bobo (Barkhammar) and Klara (Grosin), are feeling the loss more than most. Und... Read more »| 25 Jul 2014 -
MusicConor Oberst @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 21 July
While angst remains etched through his music like lettering through a stick of rock, a waistcoated and wise-cracking Conor Oberst appears relatively relaxed ... Read more »| 24 Jul 2014 -
MusicThe Afghan Whigs @ O2 ABC, 18 July
“I don’t care what age you are, there’s a fuckin’ 16 year old inside,” after 100-odd minutes of sweating and roaring his way th... Read more »| 23 Jul 2014 -
Music
Theo Parrish @ The Art School, 16 July
For a house music virtuoso of Theo Parrish’s stature, this bold leap into the world of live band performance could just as easily end in failure as in ... Read more »| 23 Jul 2014 -
Theatre
Three Women @ Shiny New Festival, Lantern Theatre, 14 Jul
A well-executed prelude to the rapidly approaching Edinburgh Fringe, Lantern Theatre Liverpool’s Shiny New Festival opened this year’s programme ... Read more »| 23 Jul 2014 -
Music
Falty DL – In The Wild
Drew Lustman's follow-up to Hardcourage finds him in much more experimental territory, composing tracks to accompany pieces of video art by Chris Shen. ... Read more »| 23 Jul 2014
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Music
Okkultokrati – Night Jerks
Norwegian punk-metal outfit Okkultokrati are an offshoot of the Black Hole Crew, along with Haust and Blackest Woods. They basically do for dark metal what P... Read more »| 23 Jul 2014 -
Music
Old Dog, New Tricks: Brian Reitzell on scoring Watch Dogs
If the notion of a videogame soundtrack floods your mind with bleeps and bloops, it might be time to wrap your head around Watch Dogs – a progressive score for a cutting-edge game. We asked Brian Reitzell about his unorthodox path to becoming its composer Read more »| 23 Jul 2014 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase @ Creative Exchange
Introducing a new development for the Showcase – an exhibition of a selection of this year's graduates as part of Edinburgh Art Festival Read more »| 22 Jul 2014 -
TheatreBard in the Botanics: A Festival in Review
As Bard in the Botanics hits its thirteenth year, it doesn’t show signs of stopping. While sifting through William Shakespeare's 'back catalogue' might... Read more »| 22 Jul 2014 -
Theatre
Project Y
Scottish Youth Dance company, YDance, present Project Y as part of their talent strand. In its ninth year, Project Y is designed as a 4-week programme f... Read more »| 22 Jul 2014 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Edward Humphrey
DJCAD graduate Ed Humphrey introduces his film work, showing in The Skinny Showcase exhibition in Creative Exchange as part of EAF Read more »| 22 Jul 2014 -
Film
Too Late Blues
With this second feature, John Cassavetes married the brio of his blistering debut, Shadows, with the sleek style of the studio system. The results are succe... Read more »| 21 Jul 2014 -
Music
Ghostface Killah @ The Arches, Glasgow, 15 July
By the time Ghostface Killah takes the stage before a sea of hand-sculpted W signs, The Arches has just about reached boiling point. Already whipped into a f... Read more »| 21 Jul 2014 -
Music
Scottish labels, promoters and publications reunite for The Pleasance Sessions 2014
The Phantom Band, Remember Remember and The Twilight Sad are among the names announced for the indoor autumn mini-festival's second coming... Read more »| 18 Jul 2014