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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BooksThe Last House Guest by Megan Miranda
Megan Miranda's psychological thriller has all the required elements, but lacks the wow factor to take it from enjoyable to excellent Read more »| 20 Jun 2019 -
ArtGray's Degree Show 2019: Frenetic Energy
This year's graduates from Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen offer enthusiastic approaches to issues of home, changing landscapes and the fraught political climate Read more »| 20 Jun 2019 -
MusicHot Chip – A Bath Full of Ecstasy
Hot Chip's new album is a giddy, nerdy and camp appreciation of all sides of dance music Read more »| 19 Jun 2019 -
MusicTitus Andronicus – An Obelisk
Titus Andronicus go back to basics on their new album An Obelisk Read more »| 19 Jun 2019 -
MusicSigur Rós – Ágætis Byrjun (20th Anniversary Edition)
Twenty years after its release, a new reissue of Sigur Rós's seminal album Ágætis Byrjun shows why the Icelandic outfit remain so vital Read more »| 19 Jun 2019 -
FilmGet Duked!
Eddie Izzard plays a murderous aristocrat tracking four working-class teens hiking in the Highlands in this wildly comic class satire from music video director Ninian Doff Read more »| 19 Jun 2019
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MusicBaby Strange @ The Mash House, Edinburgh, 14 Jun
While it may not be one of the most sophisticated show in the world, for Baby Strange's young crowd it sure feels like one of the best Read more »| 18 Jun 2019 -
TheatreWasteland @ Tramway, Glasgow
Gary Clarke's sequel to Coal, Wasteland is a poignant and thrilling portrait of the British rave scene Read more »| 18 Jun 2019 -
TheatreUnderneath @ Dundee Rep
The final play in Pat Kinevane's trilogy, Underneath is an unmissable spectacle Read more »| 18 Jun 2019 -
MusicHatchie on pop, shoegaze, and new album Keepsake
We speak to Harriette Pilbeam, aka Hatchie, about Kylie Minogue, working across multiple genres, and her debut album Keepsake Read more »| 18 Jun 2019 -
MusicThe Skinny on EH-FM: Show 14 (Listen Again)
Madonna, Foals, Shura, Nick Cave, Stereolab, Kobi Onyame, Pictish Trail, Bossy Love, Meursault and Hudson Mohawke all feature on show 14; listen again Read more »| 17 Jun 2019 -
MusicFrightened Rabbit to release Tiny Changes covers album
To mark the tenth anniversary of The Midnight Organ Fight and to honour the life of the band’s frontman Scott Hutchison, Frightened Rabbit are releasing a version of the album titled Tiny Changes, in collaboration with some of their friends Read more »| 17 Jun 2019 -
MusicHoly Ghost!'s Nick Millhiser on their new album Work
Six years since their last record, Holy Ghost! are emerging from hibernation – and resurrecting one of the pillars of New York disco in the process Read more »| 17 Jun 2019 -
FilmToy Story 4
Slapstick humour, body horror and existential toy angst combine in this fourth adventure with Woody, Buzz and co Read more »| 17 Jun 2019 -
TheatreBallet Black: Triple Bill featuring INGOMA @ Kings Theatre, Edinburgh
Ballet Black’s Triple Bill is an outstanding exploration and celebration of varying aspects of African culture and history Read more »| 14 Jun 2019