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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MusicHen Hoose – Equaliser
The debut album from songwriting collective Hen Hoose is a terrific advert for Scotland's female and non-binary talent Read more »| 01 Nov 2021 -
MusicSnail Mail – Valentine
After three years of silence, Snail Mail’s eccentric second LP Valentine proves good things come to those who wait Read more »| 01 Nov 2021 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: November 2021
A round-up of this month in Scottish theatre, with a host of shows and workshops inspired by COP26, and a new musical about the relationship between people and the planet Read more »| 01 Nov 2021 -
MusicScottish Alternative Music Awards: The 2021 nominees
Bemz, Lizzie Reid, AiiTee and Andrew Wasylyk are among the nominees for this year's Scottish Alternative Music Awards Read more »| 01 Nov 2021 -
FilmScottish Film Events: November 2021
Dive into the programmes for this year's French Film Festival, Doc'n Roll festival and Edinburgh Short Film Festival with our November film events round-up Read more »| 29 Oct 2021 -
BooksAlison Rumfitt on her hyper-contemporary haunted house novel
We meet Alison Rumfitt to hear about Tell Me I’m Worthless, her hyper-contemporary new novel connecting haunted houses and right-wing politics Read more »| 29 Oct 2021
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MusicShifting Perspectives: Mykki Blanco on theatricality and vulnerability
Ahead of their upcoming tour, we speak to Mykki Blanco about the importance of vulnerability in their art and the theatricality of their live show Read more »| 28 Oct 2021 -
BooksCosmogramma by Courttia Newland
Courttia Newland's new collection weaves themes of racial justice and human greed into its speculative sci-fi stories Read more »| 28 Oct 2021 -
BooksLove in the Big City by Sang Young Park
A bold, sparkling novel that encompasses what it feels like to be young and in love with life itself, Love in the Big City is destined to be a global, queer cult classic Read more »| 27 Oct 2021 -
MusicSea Power @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 25 Oct
Although their set isn't perfect tonight, Sea Power are an act you could still see making interesting, vital and complex music another two decades down the road Read more »| 27 Oct 2021 -
MusicJoesef @ La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, 24 Oct
Glasgow rising star Joesef is an immediately charming presence tonight as he plays a sold out La Belle Angele, proving why he's tipped to go right to the top Read more »| 27 Oct 2021 -
TheatreThe Enemy @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Kieran Hurley's reworking of Ibsen's An Enemy Of The People is timely and pertinent, forcing the audience to face a moral predicament Read more »| 27 Oct 2021 -
MusicFontaines D.C. @ O2 Academy Edinburgh, 22 Oct
The subtle, literary heft of Fontaines D.C.'s music is all but annihilated onstage, making for some gloriously chaotic catharsis Read more »| 27 Oct 2021 -
MusicThe War On Drugs – I Don't Live Here Anymore
Has Adam Granduciel finally painted his masterpiece? The War On Drugs' fifth studio album is another triumph, and the band's greatest and grandest statement yet Read more »| 25 Oct 2021 -
MusicLotic – Water
Lotic returns with a fluid and confident new album, Water Read more »| 25 Oct 2021