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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MusicSons of Kemet @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 14 Aug
Sons of Kemet provide a transcendental performance at Leith Theatre that at times defies belief Read more »| 16 Aug 2022 -
FilmEIFF 2022: It Is in Us All
It Is in Us All offers a dark atmosphere that's well constructed, but its inconsistent narrative keeps the film from being an engaging experience Read more »| 15 Aug 2022 -
FilmAnaïs in Love
Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet's debut feature takes us inside a love triangle between a restless 20-something and an older couple Read more »| 15 Aug 2022 -
MusicCass McCombs – Heartmind
Cass McCombs honed his craft years ago, but still has the ability to surprise on his tenth album. Read more »| 15 Aug 2022 -
MusicThe Chats – Get Fucked
On their second effort, Get Fucked, The Chats look primed to step up on the higher echelons of modern punk and Australian exports Read more »| 15 Aug 2022 -
MusicSRSQ – Ever Crashing
Ever Crashing is a bombastic return from SRSQ that sometimes collapses under its own enormity Read more »| 15 Aug 2022
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MusicHot Chip – Freakout/Release
Front-loaded with fun, Freakout/Release sets expectations high but doesn't quite deliver Read more »| 15 Aug 2022 -
MusicPush and Pull: Arooj Aftab interview
Ahead of her show at the Edinburgh International Festival this August, we catch up with Brooklyn-based Pakistani musician Arooj Aftab Read more »| 15 Aug 2022 -
FilmOfficial Competition
An out-of-touch investor hires an eccentric director and two mismatched actors to adapt a book he hasn't read. Hilarity ensues Read more »| 13 Aug 2022 -
FilmScotland on Screen: Alan Cumming and Jono McLeod on My Old School
Jono McLeod's My Old School takes us back to the 90s for the stranger-than-fiction story of how Bearsden Academy student Brandon Lee became the most notorious schoolboy in Britain. Alan Cumming lip-syncs to Lee's testimony Read more »| 12 Aug 2022 -
BooksPoets Win Prizes: The 2022 Edwin Morgan Poetry Award
The Edwin Morgan Poetry Award, a cornerstone for discovering and supporting emerging poetry talent, will be announced at this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival Read more »| 12 Aug 2022 -
MusicMichael Kiwanuka @ Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, 8 Aug
Michael Kiwanuka opens this year's Edinburgh Summer Sessions series in Princes Street Gardens with a sincere and heartfelt performance Read more »| 11 Aug 2022 -
MusicSpotlight On... Pitch
We catch up with Pitch - Scotland's conference for hip-hop and underground culture set to take place in Glasgow on 27 August - to find out more Read more »| 11 Aug 2022 -
ArtPicnics: perfectly portable design
Local Heroes returns to V&A Dundee with more joyful design commissions as part of Daytrippers! The project supports designers by commissioning limited edition, collectable design products Read more »| 11 Aug 2022 -
BooksLola Olufemi on Experiments in Imagining Otherwise
London-based acedemic and writer Lola Olufemi's work spans interdisciplinary research, curation, and a deep commitment to community organising and political action Read more »| 11 Aug 2022