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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MusicHamish Hawk's track-by-track guide to A Firmer Hand
Hamish Hawk fills in some of the blanks around his excellent third album A Firmer Hand, talking us through the record track-by-track Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
FilmBetween the Temples
Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane match each other’s freak (and faith) in this poignant and charming story about running towards what's meaningful to you Read more »| 16 Aug 2024 -
FilmFede Álvarez on Alien: Romulus
Fede Álvarez is the latest in the long line of directors to have a crack at the Alien franchise with Alien: Romulus. We spoke to Álvarez ahead of the film's screening at Edinburgh International Film Festival Read more »| 16 Aug 2024 -
MusicYoussou N’Dour @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 13 Aug
Playing as part of the Edinburgh International Festival, Youssou N'Dour and his band unite a sold-out Usher Hall crowd for a colourful night of West African music – and lots of dancing Read more »| 16 Aug 2024 -
MusicVariation On a Theme: Sleater-Kinney interview
Sleater-Kinney are coming back to Glasgow in August as part of their tour for latest album Little Rope. Ahead of that we speak to the band's core duo Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein Read more »| 15 Aug 2024 -
ArtFrom the Echo Department
Graphical House co-founder Daniel Ibbotson on reconnecting with his musical roots and collaborating with Fraser Taylor to create a new fundraising double LP Read more »| 15 Aug 2024
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MusicSpotlight On... Tamzene
Ahead of releasing her latest EP, In Any Weather, we catch up with Highlands singer-songwriter Tamzene Read more »| 15 Aug 2024 -
FilmNathan Silver on Between the Temples
Nathan Silver has long been one of the most exciting voices of American indie cinema but his fiercely intelligent films have not received the wide recognition they deserve. His fantastic ninth feature, Between the Temples, should change that Read more »| 15 Aug 2024 -
MusicDeclan McKenna @ Edinburgh Playhouse, 12 Aug
Indie-pop sensation Declan McKenna brings an electric vibe to the beloved Edinburgh Playhouse on his final tour date as part of the Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 14 Aug 2024 -
MusicHorse Jumper of Love – Disaster Trick
There's a crack of hope that permeates Disaster Trick, the first Horse Jumper of Love record that feels like a band stepping out of its own shadow Read more »| 13 Aug 2024 -
FilmMark Cousins on A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
Every time we blink it seems Mark Cousins has made a new film. The prolific Edinburgh-based director is back with a documentary celebrating the undersung talent of Scottish abstract artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Read more »| 13 Aug 2024 -
MusicHamish Hawk – A Firmer Hand
A Firmer Hand sees Hamish Hawk daringly take a searchlight to the complexities of the relationships with men in his life and, by extension, to the complexities within himself. The result is dazzling Read more »| 12 Aug 2024 -
FilmOnly the River Flows
This handsome crime thriller from China has impeccable 90s period detail and swims in a compelling neo-noir atmosphere, but those who like their police procedurals with a tidy solution will be disappointed Read more »| 12 Aug 2024 -
BooksYr Dead by Sam Sax
Yr Dead is a lyrical, dizzying portrait of the final moments of a man's life, and the moments – both personal and intergenerational – that have taken him to this point Read more »| 12 Aug 2024 -
MusicSpotlight On... Iona Fyfe
Ahead of her appearance at Wide Days' Made In Scotland showcases, and a three-day Fringe run, we catch up with folk singer and Scots language advocate Iona Fyfe Read more »| 09 Aug 2024