Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
-
Music
Jlin – Akoma
Akoma is a back to basics album of sorts, and above all else it underlines Jlin's growth and heart Read more »| 20 Mar 2024 -
Music
Gossip – Real Power
Although at times it sacrifices bite in favour of a certain kind of generic polish, Real Power – Gossip's first album in over a decade – is a lot of fun Read more »| 20 Mar 2024 -
Music
Julia Holter – Something In the Room She Moves
Julia Holter returns on typically sublime form, bringing a fresh warmth to her orchestral dreaminess Read more »| 20 Mar 2024 -
Music
Shooting Star: Empress Of on For Your Consideration
We catch up with Lorely Rodriguez – aka Empress Of – ahead of her playful, bold and provocative fourth studio album, For Your Consideration Read more »| 18 Mar 2024 -
Music
Empress Of – For Your Consideration
On Empress Of’s addictive fourth full-length album, we find Lorely Rodriguez both commanding and vulnerable Read more »| 18 Mar 2024 -
Theatre
La Niña Barro @ Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
La Niña Barro is a stunning, experimental inquest into bodies and femininity. Read more »| 18 Mar 2024
-
Music
Adrianne Lenker – Bright Future
Adrianne Lenker's latest solo record Bright Future is raw, unvarnished, and painted in plentiful colour Read more »| 18 Mar 2024 -
Music
Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood
Katie Crutchfield follows up the masterful Saint Cloud with more gorgeously expressive Americana Read more »| 18 Mar 2024 -
Film
Robot Dreams
Man's best friend is a dog, and Dog's best friend is a mail-order robot in Robot Dreams, an inventive and bittersweet tale of love and loneliness Read more »| 18 Mar 2024 -
Music
Tierra Whack – WORLD WIDE WHACK
Tierra Whack is making mainstream hip-hop interesting on WORLD WIDE WHACK, an album where no two songs are alike Read more »| 15 Mar 2024 -
Theatre
Hamilton @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Hamilton stands as a timeless, ever-relevant masterpiece, showcasing the enduring power of this theatrical phenomenon Read more »| 14 Mar 2024 -
Music
Spotlight On... Dancer
Ahead of releasing their debut album, 10 Songs I Hate About You, we shine a spotlight on Glasgow quartet Dancer Read more »| 14 Mar 2024 -
Comedy
The Skinny On... Liam Withnail
Ahead of taking his acclaimed Fringe show Chronic Boom on tour across the UK, Liam Withnail takes on our Q&A. We discover his favourite pizza joint in Edinburgh, his Letterboxd top four, and his admiration for Hayao Miyazaki Read more »| 14 Mar 2024 -
Comedy
Marjolein Robertson @ The Stand, Edinburgh
Shetland storyteller Marjolein Robertson delights with Marj, her Selkie tale come-to-life Read more »| 13 Mar 2024 -
Comedy
Jessica Fostekew @ Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh
Powerhouse comic Jessica Fostekew shows us her mettle in her brand new hour of stand-up Read more »| 13 Mar 2024