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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TheatreAmerican Idiot @ Playhouse, Edinburgh
A fiery and timely 10th anniversary tour of the Green Day jukebox musical still packs a musical punch, but lacks a clear storyline Read more »| 11 Feb 2019 -
MusicCass McCombs – Tip of the Sphere
Tip of the Sphere is a record that never quite seems to find its feet despite having a plethora of creative and interesting ideas Read more »| 08 Feb 2019 -
MusicMartha Ffion – Kennedy Hair (Video Premiere)
Created by the fine folks behind The Artsy Vice Show, watch the video for Kennedy Hair by Martha Ffion Read more »| 08 Feb 2019 -
ClubsB2B: LEZZER QUEST x Meat Free
As they prepare to launch their new queer party Doppelbänger this month, we asked Glasgow-based DJ duo LEZZER QUEST to go B2B in an interview with their first guests Blasha & Allatt, co-founders of Manchester night Meat Free Read more »| 08 Feb 2019 -
ArtMargaret Tait @ Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
A number of Margaret Tait's films are on show in Gallery of Modern Art, giving an overview of the Orcadian filmmaker's practice and legacy Read more »| 08 Feb 2019 -
FilmBohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite and LGBTQ+ portrayals
Two films with queer protagonists – Bohemian Rhapsody and The Favourite – are in the running for Best Picture at the Oscars and Bafta awards. Only one, however, treats their character's sexuality with both the casualness and respect they deserve Read more »| 08 Feb 2019
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FilmDave Made a Maze
Whimsical indie adventure about an artist who finds himself and his friends lost in a labyrinthian artwork of his own creation Read more »| 08 Feb 2019 -
FilmRosa Luxemburg
Margarethe von Trotta's celebrated biopic of socialist writer and activist Rosa Luxemburg comes to Blu-ray Read more »| 08 Feb 2019 -
MusicAidan Moffat & RM Hubbert @ Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 3 Feb
Sex, Brexit and Christmas: Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert leave a delighted Celtic Connections audience with a host of reasons why we should all be crossing our fingers and hoping for a third record from the duo Read more »| 08 Feb 2019 -
TheatreIntronauts @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
We’ve been to the moon, plundered the seas – but how well do we know our own bodies? Green Ginger’s Intronauts dives into our growing reliance on tech through a diverse range of means Read more »| 08 Feb 2019 -
TheatreInvisible Lands @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
A hypnotic blend of puppetry, physicality and video projections, Invisible Lands is as captivating as it is unusual Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
MusicJessica Pratt – Quiet Signs
The quiet but powerful LA folk artist Jessica Pratt returns with an endlessly replayable collection of vintage songs on her third album Quiet Signs Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
MusicHEALTH – VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR
VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR is a move back to basics for HEALTH and feels like the album they were supposed to make Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
MusicMVCC – We Are All Here (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for MVCC's We Are All Here, a touching tribute to his best friend Calum Barnes who took his own life through struggles with mental health in 2017 Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
MusicCallum Easter @ Leith Depot, Edinburgh, 3 Feb
Callum Easter mesmerises a sold out Leith Depot crowd as part of Independent Venue Week Read more »| 07 Feb 2019