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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BooksHannah Lavery on her new collection Unwritten Woman
We chat with Edinburgh Makar Hannah Lavery about her new collection Unwritten Woman, the power of retelling, and the ongoing influence of Edinburgh in her writing Read more »| 05 Aug 2024 -
BooksThe Pairing by Casey McQuiston
Two exes challenge each other to a hookup competition in this steamy fourth novel by acclaimed queer romance writer Casey McQuiston Read more »| 05 Aug 2024 -
ClubsOpen Access: Postal, and Edinburgh Festivals clubbing
Sneaky Pete’s Sunday club night, Postal, discuss clubbing during the Edinburgh Festivals Read more »| 04 Aug 2024 -
MusicFuture Islands @ Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow, 30 Jul
Future Islands transcend technical issues to give an inimitable performance at Kelvingrove Bandstand in Glasgow's West End Read more »| 02 Aug 2024 -
MusicAlkaline Trio @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 30 Jul
Alkaline Trio may have had their ups and downs, but tonight's show proves there’s plenty of road left ahead of them Read more »| 02 Aug 2024 -
BooksIona Lee on her new poetry zine Beasties
Created out of a residency at Typewronger Books, poet Iona Lee's risoprint zine Beasties is an otherworldly examination of the dark side of scientific progress Read more »| 02 Aug 2024
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ArtEmerging Talent: Platform at Edinburgh Art Festival 2024
Edinburgh Art Festival's Platform exhibition returns for the festival's 20th birthday year with a fresh cohort of emerging artists. Each artist has been paired with a writer from the EAF x The Skinny Emerging Writers programme to explore their practices Read more »| 02 Aug 2024 -
MusicWaxahatchee @ QMU, Glasgow, 30 Jul
Katie Crutchfield and co follow up their excellent new album Tigers Blood with a confident and mesmerising live show Read more »| 01 Aug 2024 -
MusicSpotlight On... Tina Sandwich
Ahead of the release of her excellent For the World EP, we catch up with Tilly O'Connor to find out more about her alter ego, Tina Sandwich Read more »| 01 Aug 2024 -
MusicBuried Treasure: Inside Pirate Studios Glasgow & Edinburgh
With easy to book, 24/7 access rehearsal, DJ and recording studios located all over the world, Pirate Studios are the creative home for musicians in Glasgow and Edinburgh Read more »| 01 Aug 2024 -
FilmNora Fingscheidt on the Outrun
Nora Fingscheidt's adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s The Outrun will open Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024. The German writer-director talks about turning Liptrot’s prose into cinema, shooting on Orkney and the talent of her lead actor, Saoirse Ronan Read more »| 01 Aug 2024 -
MusicScottish New Music Roundup: August 2024
It's another busy month for Scottish releases, with new music from Hamish Hawk, Tina Sandwich, Tamzene, Lewis McLaughlin, Alliyah Enyo and more Read more »| 01 Aug 2024 -
MusicChrystabell & David Lynch – Cellophane Memories
Legendary filmmaker David Lynch finds a musical anchor in long-time collaborator Chrystabell on new album Cellophane Memories Read more »| 31 Jul 2024 -
MusicEYVE @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 28 Jul
The possibilities feel endless for Glasgow-based artist EYVE, who manages to pull in a near-capacity crowd to The Hug & Pint's basement Read more »| 31 Jul 2024 -
ArtNational Galleries Scotland: The Story of The Lilac Sunbonnet
Starting this summer, visitors to the National Galleries Scotland: National will be able to view a rare, newly acquired painting, Bessie MacNicol’s The Lilac Sunbonnet (1899) Read more »| 31 Jul 2024