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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MusicKing Creosote @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 7 Mar
King Creosote brings the critically acclaimed From Scotland With Love tour back to the Usher Hall Read more »| 12 Mar 2020 -
MusicNazar – Guerilla
On Guerilla, the Manchester-based Angolan DJ and producer succeeds in delivering an aural interpretation of both the physical and emotional trauma attached to conflict Read more »| 12 Mar 2020 -
FilmResin
New Zealand-born, Denmark-based director Daniel Joseph Borgman returns with Resin, a lyrical family story that morphs into a dark thriller Read more »| 12 Mar 2020 -
FilmBacurau
Bacurau raises unanswered questions around gun violence and race – but it's so insane that it hardly matters Read more »| 12 Mar 2020 -
Musicst.martiins – hoping for the worst
On their debut EP as st.martiins, Katie Lynch and Mark Johnston's connectedness keeps times that might have been long forgotten in sharp focus Read more »| 11 Mar 2020 -
ArtMargaret Tait Winner Emilia Beatriz on barrunto
Bringing together environmental grief, experimental science and artistic collaboration, Margaret Tait Award-winning artist Emilia Beatriz discusses their plans for 2020 Read more »| 11 Mar 2020
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MusicPorridge Radio – Every Bad
It’s difficult not to expect the worst in 2020, but on Every Bad, Porridge Radio offer a soundtrack for how to carry on without letting it all get the best of you Read more »| 11 Mar 2020 -
MusicPorches – Ricky Music
On his latest album as Porches, Aaron Maine falls apart and attempts to pick himself back up again Read more »| 11 Mar 2020 -
MusicDeap Lips – Deap Lips
Deap Vally take the lead on their collaboration with The Flaming Lips that smartly uses Wayne Coyne and co sparingly Read more »| 11 Mar 2020 -
FilmEdinburgh’s Filmhouse planning ambitious new six-screen cinema
New Filmhouse you say? Ambitious plans to replace the much-loved arthouse theatre with a multi-story, state-of-the-art cinema on neighbouring Festival Square have been announced today, with a consultation process taking place over the coming 12 weeks Read more »| 11 Mar 2020 -
MusicHappy Spendy announce compilation album and premiere video
Glasgow's Happy Spendy are set to release a compilation album on Lost Map Records this June. Watch the video for their single Fresh Air Read more »| 10 Mar 2020 -
MusicShabaka & The Ancestors – We Are Sent Here By History
Shabaka Hutchings returns with a spiritual jazz odyssey that presents a new form of the griot storytelling tradition Read more »| 10 Mar 2020 -
FilmJason Connery to head up Scottish film studio
The son of Sean Connery, along with producer Bob Last, has been appointed to develop and run First Stage Studios in Leith Read more »| 10 Mar 2020 -
FilmLevan Akin on And Then We Danced
While shooting And Then We Danced – a tender romance between two male dancers – in Georgia, director Levan Akin and his cast needed bodyguards. He tells us how love and the music of Robyn helped make a joyous film inspired by hatred Read more »| 10 Mar 2020 -
MusicMoses Boyd @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, Glasgow, 4 Mar
In support of the recent release of his debut solo album Dark Matter, Moses Boyd hits a sold-out Nice ‘n’ Sleazy with exuberant lashings of his superbly intoxicating electronic-jazz fusion Read more »| 10 Mar 2020