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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MusicThe Skinny on EH-FM: Show Eight (Listen Again)
BANKS, Confidence Man, Flohio, Big Thief, DJ Seinfeld, C Duncan and Kindness all feature on our latest show on EH-FM – listen back below Read more »| 07 May 2019 -
MusicEva Hendricks on Charly Bliss' new album Young Enough
Ahead of the release of her band’s second album Young Enough, Eva Hendricks of Charly Bliss talks about purging toxicity from your life and finding strength in pop music Read more »| 07 May 2019 -
MusicAnnie Booth on stripping back her sound for Spectral
We talk to Annie Booth about the inspiration behind her new EP, Spectral, and what led her to strip back her sound Read more »| 06 May 2019 -
TheatreMele Broomes on Sonic Séance
Mele Broomes talks to The Skinny about Sonic Séance, her follow-up dance piece to 2018's award-winning show, VOID Read more »| 06 May 2019 -
FilmMadeline's Madeline
Madeline’s Madeline disguises its horrifyingly intimate conflict – presented without or sugarcoating – behind a tapestry of dream sequences and untrustworthy characters. Read more »| 06 May 2019 -
FilmThe CineSkinny on Tour: The line-up
This month The Skinny takes a programme of excellent short film on a tour of two of our favourite venues Read more »| 03 May 2019
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TheatreThe Verdict @ King’s Theatre, Edinburgh
The Verdict is a potentially enthralling legal drama let down by humour in all the wrong places Read more »| 03 May 2019 -
FilmLong Shot
Political satire and romantic comedy combine in the uninspired Seth Rogen vehicle Long Shot Read more »| 03 May 2019 -
ClubsB2B: FLY Club's Big Miz x KETTAMA
Newly-announced FLY Club resident Big Miz speaks to Galway native (and his frequent DJ partner) KETTAMA ahead of both of their sets at this month’s FLY Open Air festival Read more »| 03 May 2019 -
MusicThe Scottish chanson of Siobhan Wilson
We speak to Siobhan Wilson about her new album The Departure, releasing on her own label, and the importance of Scotland's artistic community Read more »| 03 May 2019 -
MusicHelp Musicians Scotland: Career Pathways with Frightened Rabbit
Frightened Rabbit's Grant Hutchison and Simon Liddell speak to Help Musicians Scotland about their journey from being emerging artists to a major label band Read more »| 02 May 2019 -
MusicRev Magnetic's Luke Sutherland on Versus Universe
Luke Sutherland, the imagination behind new project Rev Magnetic, talks about writer’s block, feeling like an anomaly and Versus Universe Read more »| 02 May 2019 -
FilmHigh Life
For her first English-language film, Claire Denis brings her unique sensibility to the sci-fi genre, for a compelling film that's equal parts family melodrama, psychological thriller and dystopian horror Read more »| 02 May 2019 -
MusicBig Thief – U.F.O.F.
Big Thief lead us gently from the beaten path and into the unknown with U.F.O.F., a hypnotic third offering that showcases their courage and chemistry Read more »| 02 May 2019 -
MusicPatience – Dizzy Spells
Roxanne Clifford's debut album as Patience, Dizzy Spells is a bright yet bittersweet collection of 80s-inspired dancefloor tunes Read more »| 02 May 2019