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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ClubsIntroducing Rinse FM's Sneaky Pete's residency
With Rinse FM taking over Sneaky Pete’s every Wednesday in June, we speak to Heaters’ founder Chris Murray and Huntleys + Palmers boss Andrew Thomson about the month-long residency Read more »| 28 May 2019 -
![The Duchess [of Malfi] @ The Lyceum, Edinburgh](https://images.theskinny.co.uk/assets/production/000/137/793/137793_widescreen.jpg "The Duchess [of Malfi] @ The Lyceum, Edinburgh")
TheatreThe Duchess [of Malfi] @ The Lyceum, Edinburgh
Zinnie Harris' contemporary adaption of The Duchess of Malfi is a timely and brilliant portrayal of toxic masculinity in the modern age Read more »| 28 May 2019 -
BooksPlease Read This Leaflet Carefully by Karen Havelin
Karen Havelin's Please Read This Leaflet Carefully excels in capturing the nuances of personal relationships Read more »| 28 May 2019 -
MusicPip Blom – Boat
Both familiar and authentic, Pip Blom's debut album Boat is a triumph; when you have a melodic impulse that shines as brightly as this, you can’t really go wrong Read more »| 28 May 2019 -
MusicSacred Paws on Glasgow and Run Around the Sun
We speak to SAY award-winning indie pair Sacred Paws on letting go of shame and letting loose on the live circuit with their new album, Run Around the Sun Read more »| 28 May 2019 -
MusicSacred Paws – Run Around the Sun
Run Around the Sun is an unrelenting, fast-paced doubling down on its energetic predecessor that, at its best, conjures a a blissful day to cocoon you from even your worst problems Read more »| 27 May 2019
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Tv RadioChris McQueer's Hings
BBC Scotland's first three adaptations of Chris McQueer's wild comic tales are satisfying; we just hope the next series digs into Hings' richer stories Read more »| 27 May 2019 -
BooksNiven Govinden on This Brutal House
Niven Govinden discusses protest and subversion in the drag communities of New York ahead of the release of new novel This Brutal House Read more »| 27 May 2019 -
FilmParasite
The great Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho returns with a thrilling and moving satire concerned with two families at opposite ends of the social spectrum Read more »| 24 May 2019 -
MusicBig Thief @ SWG3, Glasgow, 19 May
Big Thief's return to Glasgow is an extraordinary performance of warmth, colour and quiet power Read more »| 24 May 2019 -
MusicSkinny Pelembe – Dreaming Is Dead Now
Skinny Pelembe's magpie nature is at the expense of his songwriting on his debut album, leaving the whole thing feeling like a missed opportunity Read more »| 24 May 2019 -
MusicFrank Carter and the Rattlesnakes – End of Suffering
Lingering on the boundary of light and dark, heaven and hell, if End of Suffering were a bit more concise, it would feel much less tiresome Read more »| 24 May 2019 -
BooksScottish Poetry News: June 2019
June brings a poetry prize, highly anticipated releases and a look at some of the regular poetry events happening across the country Read more »| 24 May 2019 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: June 2019
Hidden Door returns to Edinburgh with an electronic extravaganza, Subculture continue their Subculture Live series, Perth partystarters Groovement celebrate their sixth birthday and more feature in June's clubbing highlights Read more »| 24 May 2019 -
Bookssalt slow by Julia Armfield
salt slow is an absolute joy to read – much of the writing is beautiful, and the craft behind each story is palpable yet effortless Read more »| 24 May 2019