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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MusicCalva Louise – Rhinoceros
Calva Louise's debut album grimaces with hope and zips by with fuzzy electricity Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
MusicDeer Tick – Mayonnaise
With Mayonnaise, Deer Tick deliver hard-rocking, feedback-swilling country anthems Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
BooksWhy I’m only reading bisexual books this year
Christina Neuwirth, author of the watery wonder Amphibian, has decided to only read bisexual books in 2019. She tells The Skinny why she came to that decision, and what #twentybiteen will look like for her Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
MusicGirlpool on What Chaos Is Imaginary
With their third album, Girlpool come closer to the band they were always meant to be. Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad talk about growing into their creative selves, making their collaboration even stronger Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
MusicTiny Ruins – Olympic Girls
On Tiny Ruins' newest album Olympic Girls, each note is flawless and precise – no moment is wasted. Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
MusicWhite Lies – Five
Listening to Five is an experience; it generates a sense of rush and euphoria, a simultaneous upper and downer, a sound that is hopeful but with a razor-sharp edge to it Read more »| 01 Feb 2019
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BooksThe Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
While The Hunting Party takes a while to get going, Lucy Foley’s ability to blow plots out of the water is undeniable Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
MusicBlood Red Shoes @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 30 Jan
Following the release of their latest album Get Tragic, Blood Red Shoes are back and stronger than ever Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ArtCécile B. Evans @ Tramway
AMOS' WORLD is the most ambitious installation yet by Belgian-American artist Cécile B. Evans, and deconstructs an emotional and challenging feature length film into episodes spread across a large scale installation in the Tramway main space Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ArtArt Events and Opportunities: February 2019
For February, there is a new programme of performance from Fruitmarket, as well as a very politically relevant show by Talbot Rice, and an exhibition on the nature of creativity in Tramway. There are also some exciting international residencies, too Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
FilmBlindspotting
Blindspotting explores life in modern Oakland and anchors its timely premise with terrific performances, inventive sound design and a bold script Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
Books11 of Scotland's Best Independent Bookshops
Big or small, old or new, Scotland's bookshops are amazing, and we're here to highlight the best Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
MusicMakeness @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 28 Jan
As Independent Venue Week kicks off across the country, a strong bill at Sneaky Pete's gets the week off to a strong start with a pounding headline set from Makeness Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
MusicBoy Harsher – Careful
Straddling the middle ground between melancholic cold wave and regimented synth workouts, the new release from Massachusetts duo Boy Harsher has fans nostalgic for a period in history they’re most likely too young to remember Read more »| 31 Jan 2019 -
MusicGirlpool – What Chaos Is Imaginary
What Chaos Is Imaginary offers a view into the minds of a pair of singular artists who both understand that a glimpse of truth is a whole lot more intriguing than a disingenuous attempt at the whole thing Read more »| 30 Jan 2019