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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MusicHot Chip's Owen Clarke on A Bath Full of Ecstasy
Ahead of the release of their new album, A Bath Full of Ecstasy, we catch up with Hot Chip multi-instrumentalist Owen Clarke Read more »| 13 Jun 2019 -
MusicBastille – Doom Days
Covering their eyes and with fingers in their ears to ignore the dislocation of modern society, Bastille gloss through another edition of arena-worthy hooks on their party-esque third LP Read more »| 13 Jun 2019 -
ArtRobert Anton @ Tramway, Glasgow
Theatre maker Robert Anton (1949-84) was celebrated by 1970s avant-garde cultural figures across America and Europe. He's remained in relative obscurity since his death in the 80s, but is now the subject of a timely survey of his work in Tramway Read more »| 13 Jun 2019 -
MusicBamboo – Daughters of the Sky
Rachel Horwood and Nick Carlisle embrace a cacophony of sounds across the course of a record that sees them further expanding their own sonic world Read more »| 13 Jun 2019 -
TheatreUs / Them @ The Studio, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Carly Wijis' brave and insightful show pays homage to the children affected by terrorism Read more »| 13 Jun 2019 -
TheatreThe Little Bath @ The Studio at Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
The Little Bath is a simple and sweet production, and an excellent introduction to theatre for tots Read more »| 13 Jun 2019
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TheatreThis Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing @ Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh
Stellar Quines' version of Finegan Kruckemeyer's reimagined fairytale, This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing is colourful, hilarious and inspiring Read more »| 12 Jun 2019 -
MusicWhite Denim @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 4 Jun
With a lot to pack in, White Denim take to the stage ahead of schedule and still sadly struggle to fit everything in against a tight curfew Read more »| 12 Jun 2019 -
MusicEmmy the Great @ Deaf Institute, Manchester, 4 Jun
Emmy the Great marks ten years of her debut album with a charmingly intimate show Read more »| 12 Jun 2019 -
TheatreThe Invisible Man @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Theater Artemis' production of The Invisible Man plays with perspective in a fresh manner, making its audience invisible to the cast onstage Read more »| 12 Jun 2019 -
MusicMeursault – Crow Hill
Meursault have never sounded so triumphant and full of conviction; Crow Hill harbours enough masterfully executed twists and turns to merit a seatbelt warning Read more »| 12 Jun 2019 -
ArtECA Degree Show 2019: Everyone's a Winner
Edinburgh College of Art showed off its newly renovated buildings and highly skilled new graduates in the 2019 degree show, with poignant, humorous and relatable responses to social and philosophical challenges Read more »| 12 Jun 2019 -
FilmBlue Black Permanent
The BFI’s re-release of Margaret Tait’s Blue Black Permanent acts as a neat greatest-hits collection for the Scottish artist Read more »| 12 Jun 2019 -
MusicHoneyblood @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 3 Jun
With Honeyblood's new three-piece outfit still a little rough around the edges, it's the old anthems which make clear that Stina Tweeddale's band are still on the up Read more »| 12 Jun 2019 -
MusicPrimavera Sound: Going global or selling out?
With global expansions of the Barcelona festival's brand amidst the hip dystopia of commodified identity politics, we look back on the 2019 edition of Primavera Sound Read more »| 12 Jun 2019