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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MusicC Duncan @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 10 May
C Duncan brings a healthy dose of new music and a near flawless performance Read more »| 20 May 2019 -
MusicPriests @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 14 May
Offering a night of infectious fun, Washington, DC's Priests should probably be on a bigger stage, but at The Hug & Pint they're right at home Read more »| 17 May 2019 -
FilmJohn Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Keanu Reeves returns with another John Wick action spectacle that'll leaves you as breathless as the indefatigable protagonist Read more »| 17 May 2019 -
MusicThe Skinny goes to The Great Escape 2019
Three days, 15 bands, Day-Glo underwear and a whole fleet of Slush Puppies, The Skinny reports back from this year’s Great Escape Festival in Brighton Read more »| 17 May 2019 -
ArtStrangely Familiar: DJCAD Degree Show 2019
2019's Degree Show season kicks off with Dundee's cohort exploring themes of the grotesque, the domestic and the body and mind Read more »| 17 May 2019 -
MusicCarly Rae Jepsen – Dedicated
Dedicated, Carly Rae Jepsen's follow-up to E•MO•TION, is a glistening collection of 80s-inspired pop earworms Read more »| 17 May 2019
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FilmRobert Pattinson playing Batman would be a waste of his talents
Robert Pattinson looks likely to be the latest cinematic cape crusader in Matt Reeves' upcoming comic book movie The Batman, which means the indie film world might be about to lose its most interesting actor Read more »| 17 May 2019 -
MusicFilthy Friends – Emerald Valley
Filthy Friends prove their collective mettle with a thematic suite of songs that find Corin Tucker raging about the fate of our planet on a bed of Peter Buck's strongest set of tunes in years Read more »| 17 May 2019 -
MusicHelm – Chemical Flowers
Despite the odd directionless patch on Chemical Flowers, Luke Younger has added another solid record to his already imposing body of work Read more »| 17 May 2019 -
TheatreBrexit Means Brexit! @ CCA, Glasgow
Glasgow's Take Me Somewhere performance festival kicks off with Brexit Means Brexit!, creating a space in which Remainers and Leavers can hear each other’s views Read more »| 17 May 2019 -
Tv RadioTuca and Bertie
In ten episodes, Tuca and Bertie creates a fleshed-out world with two messy, believable protagonists and their long-term, long-suffering relationship. Read more »| 16 May 2019 -
MusicGoodnight Louisa – Hollow God (Video Premiere)
Watch the music video for Hollow God by Edinburgh's Goodnight Louisa, the new solo project from SKJØR's Louise McCraw Read more »| 16 May 2019 -
ArtPia Camil @ Tramway, Glasgow
Pia Camil's Bara Bara Bara is a stunning repurposing of worn out t-shirts and jeans, making an ambitious space for interaction and imagination Read more »| 16 May 2019 -
MusicGods of Rap @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 12 May
Despite a quantity over quality approach, Wu-Tang Clan, Public Enemy and De La Soul offer enough genuine delights in Gods of Rap to prove that all hope isn't lost just yet Read more »| 15 May 2019 -
MusicThe National – I Am Easy to Find
The indie stalwarts' eighth full-length is a thrillingly ambitious, deeply collaborative game-changer Read more »| 15 May 2019