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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MusicMartha Skye Murphy – Um
With the assistance of co-producer Ethan P. Flynn, Martha Skye Murphy stuns on her long-awaited, much-anticipated debut studio album Um Read more »| 10 Jun 2024 -
BooksWhy Would Feminists Trust the Police? by Leah Cowan
Leah Cowan's latest radical book is a historical look at the entanglements between the feminist movement and carcaral state, tracing narratives of both resistance and complicity Read more »| 10 Jun 2024 -
MusicPeggy Gou – I Hear You
I Hear You sets the barometer for summer, a nostalgia-soaked ode to 90s and 00s dance that harnesses Peggy Gou’s specific brand of cool Read more »| 07 Jun 2024 -
ComedyDream Gig: Zara Gladman
Zara Gladman (of West End Mum fame) gives us a Dream Gig which will leave you wanting mor…dor Read more »| 07 Jun 2024 -
MusicCharli XCX – BRAT
Charli XCX's sixth studio album BRAT is literary, musically complex, and somehow effortless Read more »| 07 Jun 2024 -
MusicRed Vanilla – Days of Grey
On Days of Grey, Dundee's Red Vanilla have established themselves as a truly exciting new band on the Scottish scene Read more »| 07 Jun 2024
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FilmRiddle of Fire
A trio of rambunctious kids head out on a quest for baking ingredients in this whimsical kids' adventure movie that has the feeling of playing make-believe Read more »| 06 Jun 2024 -
MusicIceboy Violet & Nueen – You Said You'd Hold My Hand Through the Fire
You Said You'd Hold My Hand Through the Fire is a gorgeous reflection of a relationship’s journey Read more »| 06 Jun 2024 -
MusicTakkak Takkak – Takkak Takkak
The self-titled debut of Takkak Takkak makes another exciting, eccentric collaboration from Nyege Nyege Tapes Read more »| 06 Jun 2024 -
MusicSpotlight On... Red Vanilla
An alt-rock quartet from Dundee whipping up a storm in the local scene, we chat to Red Vanilla ahead of their debut EP Read more »| 06 Jun 2024 -
MusicKAYTRANADA – Timeless
At its best, KAYTRANADA's new album Timeless is body music that doesn’t lose track of the present in search of something lasting Read more »| 06 Jun 2024 -
Musicclaire rousay @ The Glad Cafe, 31 May
Barring the odd stumble, claire rousay manages the shift to centre-stage singer-songwriter with aplomb Read more »| 05 Jun 2024 -
MusicActress – Statik
Twenty years into his work as Actress, Darren J Cunningham continues to experiment, this time with mixed results Read more »| 04 Jun 2024 -
MusicGoat Girl – Below the Waste
With access to time, space and trendy producers, the London trio have made their most expansive album yet Read more »| 04 Jun 2024 -
BooksParade by Rachel Cusk
In Parade, Rachel Cusk takes a direct, disorienting look at the patriarchal dynamics hidden within traditional families and relationships Read more »| 04 Jun 2024