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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MusicNile Rodgers & CHIC @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 23 Jul
The godfather of good times, Nile Rodgers shows why he's been at the forefront of popular music for nearly 50 years Read more »| 26 Jul 2023 -
BooksTrouble by Lex Croucher
Lex Croucher's new queer Regency rom-com continues to break the rules of both propriety and gender norms Read more »| 26 Jul 2023 -
MusicBeverly Glenn-Copeland – The Ones Ahead
Beverly Glenn-Copeland's latest effort draws from a diverse range of musical avenues, from American jazz and Irish fiddle songs all the way to traditional West African drumming Read more »| 25 Jul 2023 -
MusicSnõõper – Super Snõõper
Snõõper continue at breakneck pace on new album Super Snõõper, updating their sound (and a few staple tracks) into a cleaner, more cohesive form Read more »| 25 Jul 2023 -
MusicPVRIS – Evergreen
Continuing their move towards alt-pop precision, Lyndsey Gunnulfsen's dancey fourth effort under the PVRIS name radiates confidence and charisma Read more »| 24 Jul 2023 -
MusicGeese – 3D Country
On their second album, Geese combine a deceptively simple brand of rock and roll with an infectious sense of fun Read more »| 24 Jul 2023
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FilmTalk to Me
Talk to Me confirms horror is alive and well with a skin-crawling possession story that makes for a promising, hard-hitting debut Read more »| 24 Jul 2023 -
MusicZiúr – Eyeroll
The fusion of genres found across Eyeroll should feel awkward and unworkable, but Ziúr fuses these elements together with the precision of a mad scientist Read more »| 24 Jul 2023 -
FilmYou Hurt My Feelings
Nicole Holofcener teams up once again with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who shines as an author who discovers the truth hurts when she overhears her husband discussing her new novel Read more »| 24 Jul 2023 -
MusicJessy Lanza – Love Hallucination
Subtle production flourishes continue to inform Jessy Lanza's glistening pop exterior Read more »| 24 Jul 2023 -
MusicSpotlight On... Current Affairs
Current Affairs talk us through their fantastic new album Off The Tongue, track-by-track Read more »| 20 Jul 2023 -
FilmBarbie
Greta Gerwig's Barbie adaptation is an inventive, visually stunning take on a pop culture icon, but Ryan Gosling's Ken is its true highlight Read more »| 19 Jul 2023 -
TheatreOperatic Landscape: Scottish Opera Young Company's new double bill
Scottish Opera Young Company's immersive new double bill of Maud and Down in the Valley explores mysticism and mob mentality Read more »| 19 Jul 2023 -
ComedyDream Gig: Leila Navabi
Ahead of their Edinburgh Fringe debut, Leila Navabi talks us through their dream gig... or should that be dream gigs Read more »| 19 Jul 2023 -
ComedyEdinburgh Fringe 2023: Debuting character comics
We chat to three promising character comedians – Kathy Maniura, Rosalie Minnitt and Lorna Rose Treen – as they bring their first shows to the Edinburgh Fringe this August Read more »| 18 Jul 2023