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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ClubsSally C on Berlin, Dundee & Denis Sulta's FLY Open Air
Ahead of her appearance at FLY Open Air Festival in Edinburgh this month, Sally C explains how she's taking on Berlin's techno market by delving deep into house and disco classics Read more »| 15 May 2018 -
FilmRami Malek looks the part in Bohemian Rhapsody trailer
Rami Malek IS Sacha Baron Cohen AS Freddie Mercury in a film about Queen Read more »| 15 May 2018 -
MusicStart to End @ Museum of the Moon, Glasgow, 12 May
Start to End tackle Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon on the Museum of the Moon's opening weekend and deliver a more than fitting tribute to Scott Hutchison Read more »| 15 May 2018 -
Books
The Manhattan Project by Paul McNeive
Paul McNeive's new book is an overcooked melange of wooden dialogue, repetition and irrelevant detail Read more »| 15 May 2018 -
ComedyFirst Drafts: New Comedy at Rose Theatre
Jay Lafferty and Lou Sanders on how practice makes perfect with work-in-progress comedy shows Read more »| 15 May 2018 -
Music
Modern Studies on soaring new album Welcome Strangers
We speak to Modern Studies' Emily Scott and Rob St. John about their latest album, Welcome Strangers Read more »| 15 May 2018
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Music
Tracyanne Campbell on Camera Obscura and working with Crybaby
We speak to Tracyanne Campbell about the tragic circumstances surrounding Camera Obscura's hiatus, leading to new creative ambitions in Tracyanne & Danny with Crybaby's Danny Coughlan Read more »| 15 May 2018 -
Books
Fish Soup by Margarita García Robayo
Robayo's distinct characters and fascinating stories is another hit from publishing newcomers Charco Press Read more »| 14 May 2018 -
Art
Scottish Design: Cast, Thrown and Moulded Ceramics
In the second part of our survey of Scottish ceramics we meet five more ceramicists whose work contributes to this remarkably fertile scene Read more »| 14 May 2018 -
Film
eXistenZ
David Cronenberg's self-reflexive dive into virtual reality gaming makes its debut on Blu-ray Read more »| 14 May 2018 -
Music
Drenge @ Gorilla, Manchester, 2 May
Drenge make a welcome comeback tonight in Manchester as part of their Grand Reopening Tour and it's very much business as usual Read more »| 11 May 2018 -
Music
Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
A nuanced look at Alex Turner’s Sheffield-to-L.A. stardom coupled with an original take on the 2018 we've all experienced, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino shoots for the moon – and ends up in an endless line for tacos at a pop-up near Clavius Read more »| 11 May 2018 -
Music
Body found in search for Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison
Edinburgh Police looking to trace Frightened Rabbit and Mastersystem frontman Hutchison, last seen just outside Edinburgh, have contacted his family Read more »| 11 May 2018 -
Theatre
Creditors @ Lyceum, Edinburgh
David Greig's adaptation of August Strindberg's Creditors is a surprisingly current look at the pain that relationships can cause Read more »| 10 May 2018 -
Music
Broken Records – Perfect Hollow Love (Video Premiere)
Watch the stunning new video for Broken Records' latest single Perfect Hollow Love shot by Edinburgh-based filmmaker Mario Cruzado Read more »| 10 May 2018