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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MusicDeafheaven – Infinite Granite
Deafheaven round off some of their metallic edges on their new album Infinite Granite, and prove that you don't have to shout loud to hit hard Read more »| 16 Aug 2021 -
MusicThe Skinny On... Carla J. Easton
Ahead of her upcoming live performance at Summerhall this month, Carla J. Easton tells us why she'll never forgive George Lucas, and what made her vomit on 27 June Read more »| 11 Aug 2021 -
MusicThe Political Polymath: Kapil Seshasayee interview
On his scintillating debut, Kapil Seshasayee confronted the horrors of India’s caste system. Now, he’s turning his fire on Bollywood bigotry Read more »| 10 Aug 2021 -
FilmWildland
Wildland is a restrained, female-fronted mobster drama on the dangers of performative family roles Read more »| 10 Aug 2021 -
MusicKathryn Joseph @ Edinburgh Park, EIF, 8 Aug
Dreich Edinburgh weather and Kathryn Joseph's haunting music perfectly collide for an unforgettable evening in the International Festival's purpose-built outdoor venue at Edinburgh Park Read more »| 09 Aug 2021 -
FilmI'm Your Man
Dan Stevens plays a robotic AI boyfriend to Maren Eggert's sceptical scientist in this winning romantic dramedy from Germany Read more »| 09 Aug 2021
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MusicJungle – Loving In Stereo
Jungle's signature sound remains in effect on album three, but the earworms are proving a little harder to come by Read more »| 09 Aug 2021 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: August 2021
With live gigs firmly in our sights, this month brings new music from Andrew Wasylyk, Post Coal Prom Queen, wor_kspace, Nun Habit and more Read more »| 09 Aug 2021 -
BooksGirl One by Sara Flannery Murphy
Combining mystery, sci-fi and social commentary, Girl One is a testament to the importance of female relationships Read more »| 05 Aug 2021 -
BooksNina Mingya Powles on Small Bodies of Water
Nan Shepherd Prize winner Nina Mingya Powles discusses her new book Small Bodies of Water, periods, nature writing and colonialism Read more »| 05 Aug 2021 -
ComedyICYMI: The Improverts on Bridesmaids
We catch up with Joshua Garrett, Director of long-running Edinburgh-based improvised comedy group The Improverts, as he encounters Kristen Wiig's semi-improvised Bridesmaids for the first time Read more »| 05 Aug 2021 -
ArtRuined: Dissecting the National Galleries of Scotland archives
Showcasing four years worth of young people experimenting and pulling apart the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland, the exhibition Ruined: Reinventing Scottish History comes from the work of the Image Liberation Force project Read more »| 04 Aug 2021 -
BooksMonument Maker by David Keenan
David Keenan is pushing boundaries, and pushing readers, in his towering new novel Monument Maker Read more »| 04 Aug 2021 -
FilmScottish Film Events: August 2021
This month, a low-key Edinburgh International Film Festival is on the horizon while the tactile cinema of Wong Kar Wai continues to dazzle Glasgow cineasts Read more »| 03 Aug 2021 -
ArtArt Events & Exhibitions in Scotland: August 2021
August brings us the blockbuster Edinburgh Art Festival, two new solo shows at Dundee Contemporary Arts, along with a special milestone 25th birthday at Generator Projects Read more »| 03 Aug 2021