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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MusicIggy Pop – Free
For all but the most hardcore Iggy Pop fans, Free will baffle as much as it bewitches Read more »| 02 Sep 2019 -
MusicThe Skinny & GoldFlakePaint to host Edinburgh Magazine Festival gig
Maranta, Edwin Organ and D R I F T will play Edinburgh International Magazine Festival's Your New Favourite Band night at Sneaky Pete's on 17 September Read more »| 30 Aug 2019 -
ArtAccess All Areas: Doors Open Days 2019
The vast annual free festival that spans the nation from Shetland to Dumfries, Doors Open Days returns for its 30th outing this month offering the opportunity to delve into spaces that are usually off limits Read more »| 30 Aug 2019 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: September 2019
If the Edinburgh Fringe whet your appetite for more theatre, there's plenty to see across Scotland this month Read more »| 30 Aug 2019 -
ArtRobert Diament on the Talk Art podcast's tour of Edinburgh
Last month we helped Talk Art podcast take a tour of Edinburgh’s galleries as a celebration of Edinburgh Art Festival Read more »| 30 Aug 2019 -
MusicThe SAY Award and the importance of the album
Former Mercury Prize judge and chair of the SAY Award judging panel since its inauguration, John Williamson explains why the SAY Award and albums are still so important in 2019 Read more »| 29 Aug 2019
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Tv RadioGLOW: Season 3
The show's trust in its characters keeps all development organic and ever-expanding; even if the ladies are stuck in Vegas, their personal journeys have endless material to draw on. Read more »| 29 Aug 2019 -
MusicCaravan Palace – Chronologic
Parisian electro outfit Caravan Palace head towards a more commercial sound on their fourth album Read more »| 29 Aug 2019 -
BooksMy Name is Why by Lemn Sissay
Lemn Sissay offers a sharp, honest and powerful critique of the British care system as he tells the true story of his childhood Read more »| 29 Aug 2019 -
MusicThe 1975 @ Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, 25 Aug
The 1975 bring a vital and political performance to Glasgow's Bellahouston Park, closing out this year's string of Summer Sessions shows in true style Read more »| 28 Aug 2019 -
MusicTacocat @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 25 Aug
The joy Tacocat inject into their Glasgow audience reminds us that there's always light at the end of the weekend Read more »| 28 Aug 2019 -
ArtJanet Cardiff and George Bures Miller's Night Walk for Edinburgh
Night Walk for Edinburgh is an imaginative, exciting and emotional tour through Edinburgh's Old Town Read more »| 28 Aug 2019 -
FilmTollcross Drift: Fast & Furious 9 in Edinburgh
With production of Fast & Furious 9 soon to descend on Edinburgh, we consider how Auld Reekie's vertiginous inclines, narrow streets and wonky cobbles will effect Vin Diesel and co’s driving styles Read more »| 28 Aug 2019 -
Tv RadioEuphoria
HBO's thrillingly murky teen drama hides profound truths beneath its graphic surface Read more »| 28 Aug 2019 -
MusicLylo @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 23 Aug
As part of King Tut's Summer Nights series, Lylo's 80s-indebted sound gets us up and dancing Read more »| 28 Aug 2019