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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MusicIdles On Creating Positive Punk in a Climate of Fear
Bristol punks IDLES' new album breaks down nationalism, toxic masculinity, immigration and class inequality – but frontman Joe Talbot doesn't intend to be sucked into a shouting match Read more »| 20 Aug 2018 -
ClubsSHYBOI on Discwoman and KUNQ
Discwoman affiliate Yulan Grant aka SHYBOI is part of a new wave of stateside artists helping breathe new political energy into dance music Read more »| 20 Aug 2018 -
Music
Sam Fogarino of Interpol on new album Marauder
Sam Fogarino of New York post-punk icons Interpol talks us through the band's ups and downs and their return to form on new album Marauder Read more »| 17 Aug 2018 -
Music
End of the Road 2018: Preview
Knee-deep in festival season (and thankfully not mud), we gear up for Dorset’s ever-expanding indie fest, End of the Road, and dish out our top alt-picks to track down off the beaten path Read more »| 17 Aug 2018 -
Books
Edinburgh Book Festival: The World Around Us
Freedom to speak personal truths, be yourself, to fight for better - as the Edinburgh International Book Festival continues, we checked out a number of events that take stock of the world around us today. Read more »| 17 Aug 2018 -
MusicSWYM – I Hate You Because (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for I Hate You Because from Aberdeen's SWYM Read more »| 17 Aug 2018
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FilmThe Eyes of Orson Welles
Mark Cousins explores the many contradictions of Orson Welles through the sketches and paintings the Citizen Kane director created since he was a boy Read more »| 16 Aug 2018 -
Music
Meursault: Crow Hill @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 15 Aug
Sonically, there is plenty to enjoy tonight from Meursault, but without the promised visual elements, there's a real sense of missed opportunity Read more »| 16 Aug 2018 -
Books
Rose McGowan: "Their discomfort isn't your issue"
Actress. Director. Survivor. Silence Breaker. Rose McGowan joined the Edinburgh International Book Festival to talk about her memoir Brave, life in Hollywood and the #MeToo movement. Read more »| 16 Aug 2018 -
Music
Julee Cruise – Three Demos
With Three Demos, Julee Cruise – best known for her work on the music of Twin Peaks – proves she always had the talent to create something distinctly her own Read more »| 16 Aug 2018 -
Music
SOPHIE, Lanark Artefax @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 11 Aug
Edinburgh International Festival and Numbers bring a thrilling slice of progressive nightlife to the capital Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
Music
The Jesus and Mary Chain @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 14 Aug
As part of the Edinburgh International Festival's Light on the Shore series, Hidden Door present a trio of bands tonight that really speaks to the strength of the Scottish music scene Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
Music
Foxing / Pianos Become the Teeth @ Rebellion, Manchester, 12 Aug
On an evening of great vocalists, Foxing's Conor Murphy takes the crown in front of an adoring Rebellion crowd Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
Music
Glasgow Garden Festival '18 @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 11 Aug
Rapper and producer Jamie Scott delivers a monumental set of poetic one-liners in a fitting commemoration of the legacy and optimism inspired by the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
Music
Autobiography @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 11 Aug
Paired with Jlin's astounding music, Wayne McGregor's Autobiography pushes for sensory overload; iconoclastic not only of the institution of ballet but the very idea of narrative itself Read more »| 15 Aug 2018