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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BooksScottish Poetry News: June 2019
June brings a poetry prize, highly anticipated releases and a look at some of the regular poetry events happening across the country Read more »| 24 May 2019 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: June 2019
Hidden Door returns to Edinburgh with an electronic extravaganza, Subculture continue their Subculture Live series, Perth partystarters Groovement celebrate their sixth birthday and more feature in June's clubbing highlights Read more »| 24 May 2019 -
Bookssalt slow by Julia Armfield
salt slow is an absolute joy to read – much of the writing is beautiful, and the craft behind each story is palpable yet effortless Read more »| 24 May 2019 -
FilmMatthias & Maxime
Xavier Dolan's last few films have been disappointments, but he's back to his best with this tender study of a male friendship which may be developing to something more romantic Read more »| 23 May 2019 -
MusicOh Sees @ QMU, Glasgow, 19 May
After a decade away, John Dwyer's Oh Sees are back in Glasgow for a show that fully justifies their fearsome live reputation Read more »| 23 May 2019 -
ArtDavid Austen @ Dundee Contemporary Arts
David Austen's solo show Underworld astutely observes the human condition, at the same time as he creates other worlds in dreamlike drawings, sculptures, video and paintings Read more »| 23 May 2019
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BooksNaturally Tan by Tan France
The new memoir/ advice guide from Queer Eye's Tan France is laugh-out-loud funny, sometimes blunt, and always honest Read more »| 23 May 2019 -
FilmThe Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is a relentless piece of maritime madness, with transcendent performances from Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe Read more »| 23 May 2019 -
FilmCannes 2019: Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood sees the Pulp Fiction director at his most emotional and reflective in a film that intersects the life of a TV actor with the Manson Family in the Hollywood of 1969 Read more »| 23 May 2019 -
MusicGreat Danes: SPOT Festival 2019 report
Sometimes you have to get lost to find what you're looking for, and at Denmark's SPOT Festival getting lost leads us to some pretty great moments Read more »| 22 May 2019 -
MusicMungo's Hi Fi x Eva Lazarus – More Fyah (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for More Fyah, the latest single from the collaborative pairing of Mungo's Hi Fi and Eva Lazarus Read more »| 22 May 2019 -
MusicAndreya Triana – Life in Colour
Over 11 tracks, Andreya Triana explores womanhood, love and independence, but there's little here that brings anything new to the pop-soul genre Read more »| 22 May 2019 -
MusicEarth – Full Upon Her Burning Lips
Earth celebrate their 30th anniversary with Full Upon Her Burning Lips, their ninth studio album Read more »| 22 May 2019 -
MusicPetrol Girls – Cut & Stitch
Petrol Girls channel all of their anger and disappointment into what is possibly their best record yet Read more »| 22 May 2019 -
MusicHoneyblood – In Plain Sight
On Honeyblood's third album, Stina Tweeddale wrestles full control to create a pop record that is most comfortable slinging around in the sludge and dirt Read more »| 22 May 2019