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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MusicLau @ Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 1 Jun
Adventurous and empathetic as ever, Lau reel in an appreciative audience with old favourites before performing 2019's Midnight and Closedown in its entirety Read more »| 07 Jun 2019 -
MusicMogwai to play Portugal’s NOS Alive festival in July
Mogwai are set to join The Cure, Robyn, Hot Chip, Vampire Weekend and Sharon Van Etten for the 2019 edition of Portugal's NOS Alive festival Read more »| 07 Jun 2019 -
MusicHeavy Rapids – Cash In Hand EP
With nothing particularly new to hear on Cash In Hand, Glasgow's Heavy Rapids do show the potential for something great, making them ones to watch Read more »| 06 Jun 2019 -
MusicJambinai – ONDA
While ONDA is interesting, on their third full-length album Jambinai offer up an ultimately forgettable experience despite its origins Read more »| 06 Jun 2019 -
MusicEx Hex @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 25 May
Mary Timony's power-pop trio fall flat in Manchester Read more »| 06 Jun 2019 -
MusicChuchoter – Crush (EP Premiere)
Listen to Crush, the brand new EP from Edinburgh electro-pop duo Chuchoter Read more »| 06 Jun 2019
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MusicThe Skinny: LeithLate Takeover on EH-FM (Listen Again)
Listen back to LeithLate's takeover of our EH-FM show ahead of their LeithLate 19 Weekend, with a special guest mix from Miss World DJs Read more »| 06 Jun 2019 -
MusicHigh Hopes: Glasgow's Flying Moon Music & Arts Festival
As Moonstruck on Clydeside gets ready for the second year of its Flying Moon Music & Arts Festival, we speak to the festival’s director Nicole Stapinski to find out more Read more »| 06 Jun 2019 -
ArtLocal Heroes: Materialise at Fife Contemporary
This month Fife Contemporary launch their first dedicated online exhibition microsite. Materialise 2019 is where work by exceptional craft and design graduates from last year’s Scottish degree shows has been selected for presentation Read more »| 06 Jun 2019 -
FilmWe the Animals
A raw coming-of-age tale bristling with the rage, freedom and fear of adolescence Read more »| 05 Jun 2019 -
MusicPixx – Small Mercies
Hannah Rodgers, under the enchanting moniker Pixx, returns with her sophomore album, a multifaceted dissection of the chauvinist body politic Read more »| 05 Jun 2019 -
MusicMeursault's Neil Pennycook on Crow Hill
At the helm of a project in three parts, Meursault’s Neil Pennycook meets with us to chat about his new record Crow Hill, and the tales of fiction that bleed through it Read more »| 05 Jun 2019 -
FilmDiego Maradona
Using the same archive-footage approach as his other tortured icon docs Amy and Senna, Asif Kapadia digs into the legacy of Argentine football hero Diego Maradona, exploring how his skills on the pitch made the world blind to his various demons off it Read more »| 04 Jun 2019 -
FilmDirty God
Physical impact trumps psychological depth in a brutally honest acid attack drama with a surplus of style Read more »| 04 Jun 2019 -
FilmThe Best Film Events in Scotland in June
The big screen movie happenings you should make time for this June, from Edinburgh International Film Festival to a season celebrating the salty-sweet rom-coms of Nora Ephron Read more »| 04 Jun 2019