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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MusicThe Magnetic Fields @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 24 & 25 Aug
Performing it cover-to-cover as part of Edinburgh International Festival, The Magnetic Fields prove the enduring power of their iconic 1999 concept album, 69 Love Songs Read more »| 29 Aug 2024 -
MusicSpotlight On... Indoor Foxes
Following the release of her latest single, Church Music, we catch up with Martha Barr – aka Indoor Foxes Read more »| 29 Aug 2024 -
MusicKiller Mike @ QMU, Glasgow, 23 Aug
Killer Mike leads a hip-hop congregation in full gospel fashion as he flits between sin and salvation Read more »| 27 Aug 2024 -
FilmMy Favourite Cake
Imagine Before Sunset but with lonely pensioners in Tehran and you've got a hint of what to expect in this gentle, patient film Read more »| 27 Aug 2024 -
MusicEnumclaw – Home In Another Life
Enumclaw's second full-length is comforting, invigorating, and totally addictive Read more »| 27 Aug 2024 -
MusicLos Bitchos – Talkie Talkie
With song titles that read like chaotic in-jokes, Los Bitchos are prioritising fun on their second album, Talkie Talkie Read more »| 27 Aug 2024
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MusicAndrew Wasylyk & Tommy Perman – Ash Grey and the Gull Glides On
Andrew Wasylyk’s cinematic aura and Tommy Perman’s experimental intuition fuse magically on their debut collaborative album Read more »| 27 Aug 2024 -
FilmParadise Is Burning
Mika Gustafson's Paradise Is Burning is a love letter to sisterhood centred on extraordinary performances from its young cast Read more »| 27 Aug 2024 -
MusicJon Hopkins – RITUAL
While RITUAL possesses Jon Hopkins' trademark blend of dark vs light, it feels slight compared to his prior work Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
MusicNick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Wild God
The new album from Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds mixes explosive, colourful arrangements into the grayscale flavours of recent albums Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
FilmEIFF 2024: Xibalba Monster
This study of a young boy with a fascination for death is a striking work but struggles to fully communicate its young protagonist's emotional world Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
FilmTimestalker
Alice Lowe's centuries-spanning comedy Timestalker has a neat premise but unfortunately, the jokes fall flat Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
MusicThe Postal Service / Death Cab for Cutie @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 23 Aug
Rolling back the years on a night of early-noughties nostalgia, Ben Gibbard spearheads two special sets – playing 2003 classic albums Transatlanticism and Get Up in full Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
MusicBat for Lashes @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 23 Aug
For the first time in almost five years, Natasha Khan returns to Edinburgh as Bat for Lashes as part of Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
MusicLisa O'Neill @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 21 Aug
Despite some technical issues, Lisa O'Neill's Edinburgh International Festival show is packed with powerful moments Read more »| 23 Aug 2024