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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BooksChimene Suleyman on The Good Immigrant USA
Co-editor of The Good Immigrant USA, Chimene Suleyman discusses this new anthology offering a platform to often marginalised voices Read more »| 01 Mar 2019 -
MusicFrankie and the Witch Fingers – ZAM
ZAM bring the doomsday clock to high noon and the world is set ablaze, courtesy of Frankie and the Witch Fingers Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
ArtDependency @ 16 Nicholson Street
James St. Findlay's new exhibition at 16 Nicholson Street is an absurd yet poignant look at typical relationship roles Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
MusicWhile She Sleeps – So What?
Sheffield metal unit While She Sleeps step it up yet again to produce one of the finest rock releases of 2019 so far Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
MusicWide Days: Showcase bands for 2019
Chuchoter, Eyes of Others and Megan Airlie are among the bands set for this year's Wide Days showcases in Edinburgh Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
MusicRoyal Trux – White Stuff
Royal Trux return with White Stuff, reckoning with what it means to make a comeback record Read more »| 28 Feb 2019
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MusicPond – Tasmania
An unpredictable and exciting record flowing with psychedelia and funk-driven basslines, Tasmania is a true reflection of what makes Pond so great Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
MusicDirty Pop: Self Esteem's Rebecca Taylor on Compliments Please
We speak to Slow Club's Rebecca Taylor about how her new solo pop project Self Esteem is propelling her into pop star queendom Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
BooksThe Five by Hallie Rubenhold
Hallie Rubenhold challenges the pitfalls of the true crime genre in her much-needed and devastatingly brilliant new book Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
FilmChiwetel Ejiofor on The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The tale of how a Malawian schoolboy saved his village by building a wind turbine from bits of scrap is the basis of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Chiwetel Ejiofor tells us why he wanted to bring William Kamkwamba's inspirational story to the screen Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
MusicThe Japanese House – Good at Falling
Good at Falling, the debut album from The Japanese House is a lucid dream, tumultuous and tender, steeped in self-reflection, self-appreciation, and self-growth Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
BooksBirthday by César Aira
César Aira's unconventional memoir is filled with timeless reflections on the struggle of learning to live well Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
FilmSamuel Maoz on Foxtrot
Samuel Maoz's second feature, Foxtrot, is an allegorical three-act drama dealing with grief and faith in modern-day Israel. The director tells us about his new film and the controversy it's caused in his home nation Read more »| 27 Feb 2019 -
MusicSnapped Ankles on Stunning Luxury and gentrification
Paddy Austin of Snapped Ankles tells us about how the gentrification of East London has influenced their new album Stunning Luxury, whilst giving us a masterclass in originality Read more »| 27 Feb 2019 -
TheatreThe Pride Plays: Captivity @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Drew Taylor-Wilson’s black comedy Captivity plays with concepts of sexuality and personality, and is an intriguing addition to Scotland's first LGBTQ+ playwrights' festival Read more »| 27 Feb 2019