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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FilmEnter your film to The Skinny's new short film showcase
We want to celebrate the best of Scotland's emerging filmmaking talent, so we're launching The CineSkinny on Tour. We're looking for short films to be part of this new showcase; to enter your short film, read on... Read more »| 13 Mar 2019 -
MusicSundara Karma – Ulfilas' Alphabet
Sundara Karma's new album is an effective blend of style and genre, but the bold and inventive album lacks a true standout track Read more »| 12 Mar 2019 -
MusicFauves @ Clarks on Lindsay Street, Dundee, 3 Mar
Glasgow indie-pop outfit Fauves deliver a short, sharp set in Dundee Read more »| 12 Mar 2019 -
FilmUnder the Silver Lake
Andrew Garfield leads us down a rabbit hole in David Robert Mitchell's dreamy, gorgeous and at times baffling LA neo-noir Read more »| 12 Mar 2019 -
FilmThe live action Aladdin trailer drops... oh dear
Prepare for your childhood to be ruined, kids, because the live action version of Aladdin looks horrible Read more »| 12 Mar 2019 -
TheatreAll My Sons @ Dundee Rep
There’s always a certain energy that comes with an Arthur Miller play and this Dundee Rep production of All My Sons deserves the hype Read more »| 12 Mar 2019
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FilmGSFF unearth First Reels
Ahead of Glasgow Short Film Festival's First Reels retrospective, GSFF director Matt Lloyd gives us the lowdown on this innovative, forward-thinking 90s short films production scheme Read more »| 12 Mar 2019 -
TheatreBrexit, Stage Left: Scottish Theatre and Europe
With weeks to go until the UK plans to withdraw from the EU, The Skinny asks theatremakers from around Scotland what Brexit could do to Scottish theatre, and wonders what impact Brexit has already made on the industry Read more »| 12 Mar 2019 -
MusicSuper Inuit – Tectonic (Video Premiere)
Watch the Mario Cruzado-directed video for Tectonic, the latest single from Edinburgh duo Super Inuit Read more »| 12 Mar 2019 -
ArtHold Water: Senga Nengudi's Solo Show in Edinburgh
Senga Nengudi is one of the foremost of the avant garde black art scene extending from the 1970s in the USA. This month her first solo show outside the US opens in The Fruitmarket Gallery Read more »| 12 Mar 2019 -
ArtNuart Aberdeen completes its 2019 line-up
Internationally-renowned street art festival Nuart Aberdeen finalises its 2019 line-up, with new additions including Ememem, Vhils, Smug and Evol Read more »| 12 Mar 2019 -
MusicCHAI – PUNK
Confidently taking on everything from rave rock to rose-tinted tropic-pop and with former singles trashing tired beauty tropes, CHAI tackle our stereos – and societal stereotypes – head on Read more »| 12 Mar 2019 -
MusicStephen Malkmus – Groove Denied
Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus delivers his infamous "lost" electronic solo album, and it's a showcase of the indie rock titan's willingness to experiment Read more »| 12 Mar 2019 -
MusicSigrid – Sucker Punch
By the end of Sucker Punch, on her long-awaited debut album Sigrid has more than earned her moment, and hopefully many more to come Read more »| 11 Mar 2019 -
MusicFamily Values: Stillhound on their new album
As Edinburgh three-piece Stillhound prepare to release their new self-titled album, they tell us their remarkable tales of early fame, musical reincarnation and the lows of dashed dreams Read more »| 11 Mar 2019