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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Theatre
Manipulate 2020: Sketches, Canto X and Up
Conceptual dance, object theatre and Dante's Inferno: our coverage of Manipulate continues Read more »| 14 Feb 2020 -
Music
Beach Bunny – Honeymoon
Chicago four-piece Beach Bunny deliver a solid effort on their debut studio album, Honeymoon Read more »| 14 Feb 2020 -
Film
To All the Boys: PS I Still Love You
The sequel to Netflix's popular teen rom-com To All the Boys I've Loved Before wears its heart on its sleeve and, in star Lana Condor, has an endlessly watchable protagonist. Perfect for Valentine's Day streaming Read more »| 13 Feb 2020 -
Tv Radio
Cheer
Netflix docuseries Cheer showcases the risks and rewards of competitive cheerleading through Navarro College’s pursuit of their 14th national title in Daytona Beach, Florida Read more »| 13 Feb 2020 -
Music
WYLDE – Desire (Track Premiere)
Listen to Desire, the powerful new single from Edinburgh four-piece WYLDE imploring you to "fuck Valentine's Day" Read more »| 13 Feb 2020 -
Music
Sorry @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 9 Feb
Sorry might nail the execution of their grumpy dream-like pop, but tonight's showcase of lo-fi synths and relaxed beats seems to lack something along the way Read more »| 13 Feb 2020
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Music
Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
The Slow Rush is a partial reinvention of the Tame Impala sound, with Kevin Parker arranging vast soundscapes shaded with a human touch Read more »| 13 Feb 2020 -
Music
(Sandy) Alex G @ St Luke's, Glasgow, 9 Feb
Alex G and co mix sincere emotion with improvised hijinks, eventually bringing it all crashing down at St Luke's Read more »| 13 Feb 2020 -
Music
Wide Days 2020: Showcase artists announced
The six bands to play this year's Wide Days new music showcase in Edinburgh have been revealed Read more »| 12 Feb 2020 -
Theatre
Manipulate 2020: Remember?, Transfigured, and A Brief History of The Male Fragile Ego
Manipulate presents mesmerising and multilayered work from Nunah Theatre, Oceanallover and Jordan & Skinner Read more »| 12 Feb 2020 -
Theatre
Manipulate 2020: Twa Pirate Quines, Dreams of The Small Gods & After Chekov
Puppetry, performance art and pirates: our writers report on three, entirely different stories told at this year's Manipulate Read more »| 12 Feb 2020 -
Film
The French Dispatch looks like Wes Anderson to the max
The trailer for Wes Anderson’s latest star-studded movie, The French Dispatch is here, featuring Frances McDormand, Saoirse Ronan, Tilda Swinton, Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Anderson’s talisman Bill Murray... and Timothée Chalamet in the bath Read more »| 12 Feb 2020 -
Music
Nyx Nótt – Aux Pieds de la Nuit
Aidan Moffat continues his recent flurry of activity with a strong collection of instrumentals under a new moniker Read more »| 12 Feb 2020 -
Music
Georgia on new album Seeking Thrills
In the wake of her latest record Seeking Thrills, we speak to beatmaker and pop producer Georgia about dancefloor escapism, dodgy 80s dance music and finding a place of one’s own Read more »| 12 Feb 2020 -
Music
The Massacre Cave – GODLUST
When the hooks hit on The Massacre Cave's debut album, they are magnificent Read more »| 12 Feb 2020