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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Musicblack midi @ Edinburgh Park, EIF, 19 Aug
black midi bring their frantic, unpredictable sonic assaults to the big stage at Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 23 Aug 2021 -
FilmEIFF 2021: Ninjababy
A surprise pregnancy is a catalyst for laughs and self-acknowledgement in Yngvild Sve Flikke's sharp take on the unplanned pregnancy comedy Read more »| 23 Aug 2021 -
MusicIndigo De Souza – Any Shape You Take
Any Shape You Take spans genres, from TikTok pop to grunge and lots in between – and Indigo De Souza commits to them all Read more »| 23 Aug 2021 -
ComedyFringe Dog is back with the 5th Terrier Awards
hallo and hooray !!! fringe dog is here to celebrate 5 whole years of the terrier awards at the 2021 edimburgh fringe festival Read more »| 23 Aug 2021 -
MusicCHVRCHES on their new album Screen Violence
From LA to Scotland, we chat to CHVRCHES ahead of the release of their fourth studio album, Screen Violence Read more »| 23 Aug 2021 -
MusicCHVRCHES – Screen Violence
CHVRCHES' new album explores how we live on, by, and through screens in the trio's signature sparkling synth-pop style Read more »| 23 Aug 2021
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ComedySean Lock obituary: vibrant & influential stand-up
A vibrant and influential member of the UK comedy scene, we reflect on the life and career of Sean Lock Read more »| 19 Aug 2021 -
MusicLorde – Solar Power
It's all change for Lorde, as the New Zealander returns with a strangely subdued third album Read more »| 19 Aug 2021 -
MusicAngel Olsen – Aisles
Angel Olsen's new EP of 80s cover songs is a simple concept, executed spectacularly Read more »| 19 Aug 2021 -
FilmEIFF 2021: Pig
Nicolas Cage gives one of his most memorable and melancholic performances as a truffle-hunting hermit reemerging into his old life in search of his beloved pig Read more »| 18 Aug 2021 -
ClubsA (very) Brief History of Scottish Clubbing
To coincide with the ongoing Night Fever exhibition at V&A Dundee, we asked some prominent members of the Scottish club circuit to share their clubbing memories Read more »| 18 Aug 2021 -
MusicFloating Points @ Edinburgh Park, EIF, 14 Aug
Even on such unfamiliar terrain, Floating Points can still offer escapism and adventure, but next time let’s get him somewhere with four walls and standing room only Read more »| 18 Aug 2021 -
MusicNeu! Reekie! @ Edinburgh Park, EIF, 12 Aug
With performances from Edwyn Collins, Darren McGarvey, Victoria McNulty and more, the Neu! Reekie! crowd are determined to have a good time Read more »| 18 Aug 2021 -
FilmOn the set of Our Ladies with author Alan Warner
Back in 2018, the film adaptation of Alan Warner's The Sopranos was filming in Edinburgh. Three years later, the film – now titled Our Ladies – finally reaches Scottish cinemas. Here's our on-set chat with the author, over a bracingly expensive whisky Read more »| 17 Aug 2021 -
FilmCensor
Prano Bailey-Bond's stylish debut is both a paean to, and a skewering of, the video nasties of the 80s Read more »| 17 Aug 2021