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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MusicBilly Bragg and Joe Henry @ Summerhall, 15 Aug
When Tory premiership, austerity and xenophobia are the order of the day, artists like Billy Bragg have never been more relevant, or indeed, needed. The left... Read more »| 18 Aug 2016 -
ClubsEdinburgh Clubbing Highlights: 18-23 August
Over in the capital, Bicep and Denis Sulta lead the festival charge, plus house guru Prosumer heads up a special charity event Read more »| 18 Aug 2016 -
Clubs
Glasgow Clubbing Highlights: 18-23 August
We bid a sad farewell to Sunday Circus this week, but elsewhere Tiga, Jonas Rathsman and Subjected keep the good times rolling... Read more »| 18 Aug 2016 -
FilmBest debut feature films of 2016 so far
Brady Corbet’s behind-the-camera debut, The Childhood of a Leader, arrives in cinemas this week and it’s one of the year’s most impressive ... Read more »| 17 Aug 2016 -
Music
Video Premiere: TeenCanteen – How We Met (Cherry Pie)
Watch TeenCanteen's brand new, very glittery video for How We Met (Cherry Pie) from their debut album, Say It All With A Kiss Bunting, sequins and a bu... Read more »| 17 Aug 2016 -
MusicLive music in Liverpool this week: 17-23 Aug
There's antifolk, roots reggae and grindcore galore this week in our Liverpool gig guide... Read more »| 17 Aug 2016
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Books
Edinburgh Book Festival: Helen Mort & Claire Askew
'You’re imagining her life… but you’re miles off.' Playful, self-referencing and blunt: these lines from Claire Askew’s poem Picker ... Read more »| 16 Aug 2016 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: 16-23 Aug
Across Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, this week sees exhibition talks and events on sculpture, videogames as art, and the still life genre, while the Edinburgh Art Festival continues... Read more »| 16 Aug 2016 -
Music
Willis Earl Beal @ Summerhall, 11 Aug
Willis Earl Beal is a star. A timeless voice and an unnerving stage presence could have seen Beal conquer the mainstream mountain – but in small p... Read more »| 16 Aug 2016 -
Music
Show Me The Body @ Soup Kitchen, 12 Aug
New York City trio Show Me The Body aren’t afraid to embrace the rot in the core of the Big Apple. Their debut album Body War’s thrilling mixture... Read more »| 16 Aug 2016 -
Film
A look inside the new documentary on Gary Numan
Gary Numan is the subject of Steve Read and Rob Alexander's new documentary Gary Numan: Android in La La Land. Read tells us how he got under the electronic ... Read more »| 16 Aug 2016 -
Books
Walking the Lights: Glasgow's Feminist Withnail & I
Deborah Andrews' highly recommeded debut novel Walking the Lights offers an authentic portrayal of 90s Glasgow slackerdom. Here we present an exclusive extra... Read more »| 15 Aug 2016 -
Film
What to Watch this Week (15-22 Aug)
The best films to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including Brady Corbet's extraordinary directorial debut, Andrz... Read more »| 15 Aug 2016 -
Music
The Liberation of Beth Orton
A head-spinning conversation with Beth Orton reveals an artist who is as passionate about her work now as she was 20 years ago Read more »| 15 Aug 2016 -
Music
Remembering The Lapelles' Gary Watson
The Skinny pays respects to Gary Watson, late frontman of The Lapelles, after the 22-year-old tragically passed away on Sunday morning. Read more »| 15 Aug 2016