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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ArtV&A Dundee to celebrate five decades of club culture
As well as the first large-scale examination of the relationship between club culture and design, V&A Dundee will also celebrate iconic fashion designer Mary Quant next year Read more »| 10 Jul 2019 -
ClubsTalk of the Town: elrow Town Edinburgh preview
Clubbing extravaganza elrow Town makes its Scottish debut at Edinburgh's Royal Highland Centre this month, bringing with it all its usual weird and wonderful themes. Creative producer Zoë Wellman explains how these themes come to fruition Read more »| 10 Jul 2019 -
MusicBelle & Sebastian @ The Leadmill, Sheffield, 2 Jul
For their first show this year, the Glaswegian pioneers of indie pop bring a set full of surprises to Sheffield and hint at a reunion with Isobel Campbell Read more »| 09 Jul 2019 -
MusicKarine Polwart, Julie Fowlis and Jackie Morris on The Lost Words
We speak to Karine Polwart, Julie Fowlis and Jackie Morris about The Lost Words: Spell Songs, and how art and music can form an act of rebellion against climate change Read more »| 09 Jul 2019 -
TheatreHenry V @ Bard In The Botanics, Glasgow
Jennifer Dick's playful Henry V is told with charm and skill at Bard In The Botanics in Glasgow Read more »| 09 Jul 2019 -
Tv RadioStranger Things 3
The third season of Netflix’s monster show Stranger Things delivers the exact same fun and frights as the first two seasons did – and that is not a bad thing Read more »| 09 Jul 2019
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MusicBob Dylan @ Roskilde Festival, 3 July
Bob Dylan has never compromised and at Roskilde he proves he's not about to start now, delivering a set heavy on gnarly reinterpretations of his back catalogue Read more »| 09 Jul 2019 -
MusicThe B-52's eponymous debut celebrates 40 years
As The B-52's eponymous debut celebrates its 40th anniversary, we take a closer look at the band's legacy and their never more relevant message of inclusivity Read more »| 04 Jul 2019 -
FilmKVIFF 2019: The Lodge
The directors of Goodnight Mommy return with an enjoyably twisted psychological horror centred on an extraordinary performance by Riley Keough Read more »| 04 Jul 2019 -
ComedySusan Riddell on her Fringe debut
We catch up with Funny Women runner-up Susan Riddell in the lead up to her first full Edinburgh Fringe run Read more »| 04 Jul 2019 -
BooksLara Williams on her debut novel Supper Club
Lara Williams' debut novel is about taking up space, particularly bodily space, subverting the expectation that women need to shrink themselves down. We speak to Williams about writing Supper Club, gross food and abject bodies Read more »| 04 Jul 2019 -
Tv RadioNailed It!: Season Three
Netflix's Nailed It! celebrates the joy of taking part, even if its contestants often run into severe problems in its baking challenges Read more »| 04 Jul 2019 -
FilmKnife + Heart
Knife + Heart is a vibrantly realised erotic thriller in which a mysterious killer is picking off young actors on the set of a gay porn film Read more »| 04 Jul 2019 -
MusicPeter Cat Recording Co. – Bismillah
Peter Cat Recording Co. announce themselves with a gorgeous set of songs, in turn weary and swooning Read more »| 04 Jul 2019 -
ArtCCA Highlights – July/August 2019
From art tackling cultural imperialism to a rare screening of a cult horror, CCA's summer programme is as diverse as it is delightful Read more »| 03 Jul 2019