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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ArtThis Week in Scottish Art: 1-7 June
This week, there's screenings, discussions and openings across Glasgow and Edinburgh - and the last week of ECA's degree show, until Sunday! Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
ArtLila de Magalhaes: lions, mermaids and Tall Tales
A new touring exhibition, Tall Tales, showcases 17 artists whose work has a playful edge. With a love of mermaids, lions and risky installations, California-based artist Lila de Magalhaes certainly lives up to the brief. The Skinny meets her. Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
Music
Mitski – Puberty 2
Puberty’s a time of peak emotions but it’s also one of chronic navel-gazing, making it dangerous territory for musicians. Fortunately, Puberty 2 ... Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
FilmStuff and Dough
Discover the film that kicked off the Romanian New Wave Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
Film
Meet Scotland's stars of short film
This year, EIFF is brimming with home-grown feature films including its opening and closing galas, but it's in the short animation category where you'll find the most exciting innovations. We take the temperature of this vibrant indie film scene Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
Art
Ain't Leith Grand: LeithLate Turns Six
LeithLate producer Morvern Cunningham and commisioned artist Rabiya Choudhry talk LeithLate '16, the arts and making money Read more »| 01 Jun 2016
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BooksThe Girls by Emma Cline
Emma Cline's much-anticipated debut shows its hand immediately: 'They herd everyone into the living room. The moment the frightened people understand th... Read more »| 31 May 2016 -
Music
Scottish Gig Highlights – June 2016
With stadium rock Gods swooping in from on high, plus Glasgow's West End Festival and Edinburgh's Hidden Door in full flow, neither coast should struggle for... Read more »| 31 May 2016 -
Film
Eva Husson explores teen sex parties in new film Bang Gang
Eva Husson's debut film concerns a group of high school kids who decide to start their own private orgy club. But don't mistake this for Kids with millennials Read more »| 31 May 2016 -
Music
Northwest Gig Highlights – June 2016
The balmy summer evenings that we should, in theory, soon get will go perfectly with shimmering Scandi pop from Molly Nilsson, reggae festival Positive Vibration and upbeat genre-crossing sounds from the Max Graef Band. Read more »| 31 May 2016 -
Art
Accessible Dystopias: ECA Degree Show 2016
Staying down to earth, ECA Fine Art graduates intelligently and sharply address the most pressing political and social concerns Read more »| 31 May 2016 -
Music
SUMAC – What One Becomes
Having released one of 2016’s most ethereally beautiful albums in the form of Mamiffer’s The World Unseen, former Isis dude Aaron Turner crops up... Read more »| 31 May 2016 -
Music
The Ever New: Introducing WOMPS
Ahead of an appearance at Brew at the Bog, Glasgow duo WOMPS look forward to dropping their debut in June, and reflect on their fertile collaboration, recording with Steve Albini, and shaking off labels Read more »| 31 May 2016 -
Music
Margaret Glaspy – Emotions and Math
Those of us who’ve followed Glaspy’s development these past few years via a series of self-produced live YouTube performances might find her long... Read more »| 31 May 2016 -
Music
Red Sleeping Beauty – Kristina
More expertly assembled, deftly executed, tastefully presented electro-pop. Sheesh. Somebody buy 2016 a Boss DS-1 and make it snappy. This Swedish indie pop... Read more »| 31 May 2016