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 Walkmen @ SWG3, Glasgow, 21 Aug
Hamilton Leithauser and co make a seamless return after a decade away with a sharp performance that dissolves the intervening years Read more »| 23 Aug 2023 -
MusicIchiko Aoba @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 19 Aug
As part of this year's contemporary music programme at Edinburgh International Festival, Ichiko Aoba holds the audience enrapt in the palm of her hand Read more »| 22 Aug 2023 -
FilmScrapper
Thanks to its central performances, Charlotte Regan's first feature cracks the endearing formula for a kitchen sink drama with a sprinkle of magical realism Read more »| 22 Aug 2023 -
MusicEIF: Lankum @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 17 Aug
Dublin contemporary folk outfit Lankum impress with a heart-stopping set at The Queen's Hall as part of this year's Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 22 Aug 2023 -
MusicHiss Golden Messenger – Jump for Joy
Latest album from the shapeshifting Americana band is made for dancing during the end times Read more »| 21 Aug 2023 -
MusicTiti Bakorta – Molende
Titi Bakorta’s debut is a singular blend of genre-fluid dance music, buoyed by his distinctly magnetic voice Read more »| 21 Aug 2023
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MusicRatboys – The Window
The Window is indicative of a newfound assuredness for Chicago foursome Ratboys Read more »| 21 Aug 2023 -
MusicBuck Meek – Haunted Mountain
Haunted Mountain must stand as a masterful achievement, even within the catalogue of unequivocally magical records Buck Meek has already had a hand in Read more »| 21 Aug 2023 -
MusicDevo @ O2 Academy, Edinburgh, 17 Aug
Dedicated Devo fans turn out in droves to say farewell to the iconic band, who still genuinely sound spectacular, on their 50th anniversary tour Read more »| 18 Aug 2023 -
MusicPanic Shack on the middle-classification of music
With more and more bands being called out as industry plants and nepo-babies, Welsh DIY punks Panic Shack are a refreshing dose of humble meal deals and hard graft Read more »| 18 Aug 2023 -
FilmThe First Slam Dunk
Japanese manga artist Takehiko Inoue brings his much-loved Slam Dunk to the screen. The results are a blend of heartfelt drama and knuckleheaded sports movie Read more »| 17 Aug 2023 -
FilmEIFF 2023: Thomas Schubert on Afire
Thomas Schubert is fantastic as Leon, the self-obsessed writer at the heart of Christian Petzold’s Afire. We speak to Schubert about his affinity with his character and the experience of working with Petzold Read more »| 17 Aug 2023 -
MusicArtpark: the creative heart of Western New York
We spend a week at Artpark, and discover how Sonia Kozlova Clark is bringing the community of Western New York together for beauty and expression rather than profit Read more »| 16 Aug 2023 -
MusicReneé Rapp – Snow Angel
Trapped under past relationship debris and reckoning with early-20s dissatisfaction, on Snow Angel, Reneé Rapp endures a deluge of frustrations. Read more »| 15 Aug 2023 -
FilmEIFF 2023: Rodger Griffiths on Kill
Kill, the debut feature from Rodger Griffiths, sees three brothers plan to off their abusive dad while on a hunting trip. Griffiths talks to us about shooting this lean, mean thriller, which has its world premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival Read more »| 15 Aug 2023