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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MusicPeaness @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 7 Oct
Peaness, Mt. Doubt and Tongue Trap make for an overall fun night out at Sneaky Pete's Read more »| 11 Oct 2017 -
FilmI Am Not a Witch
This tragic satire concerned with a community of exploited women marks director Rungano Nyoni out as an exciting new filmmaking talent Read more »| 11 Oct 2017 -
Comedy
Can Improv Make You a Better Person?
Improv extraordinaire Will Naameh takes on our latest Comedians on Ethics column Read more »| 11 Oct 2017 -
Clubs
Dave Clarke on new album The Desecration Of Desire
The Baron of Techno Dave Clarke opens up about his first album in 14 years Read more »| 11 Oct 2017 -
MusicJulien Baker on Turn Out the Lights
Two years after a searing self-examination on her debut, Sprained Ankle, Julien Baker looks outwards on its follow-up Read more »| 11 Oct 2017 -
Music
Swym – Up to You (Video Premiere)
Watch the new music video for Up to You by Aberdeen songwriter Swym Read more »| 11 Oct 2017
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MusicThe Mountain Goats @ The Art School, Glasgow, 9 Oct
Rarely do an artist and audience come together so seamlessly as they do tonight as John Darnielle trawls through a quarter-century of Mountain Goats classics Read more »| 11 Oct 2017 -
Music
Belle and Sebastian announce three new EPs
Belle and Sebastian announce three brand new EPs entitled How to Solve our Human Problems, set for consecutive releases in December, January and February Read more »| 10 Oct 2017 -
Art
Scottish Textile Design: Beyond Pattern
In the second part of our regular column mapping the Scottish design landscape, our Local Heroes curator takes a closer look at textile design Read more »| 10 Oct 2017 -
Books
Gazed & Confused: On a Literary Female Gaze
Inspired by a conversation with author Siri Hustvedt and her current collection of essays, our writer takes a look at the gendered gaze in literature, discussing works such as Deborah Levy's Hot Milk and Naomi Alderman's The Power Read more »| 10 Oct 2017 -
Art
Timothea Armour on the future of the pub
Timothea Armour is one of this year's selected participants in the mentorship programme Satellites, by Collective Gallery. She has structured a series of events and publications around different Edinburgh pubs and the precarity of these establishments Read more »| 10 Oct 2017 -
Books
Scottish Poetry News: October 2017
Caroline Bird of Flint & Pitch introduces her new collection, and we look ahead at a month of poetry events across Scotland Read more »| 10 Oct 2017 -
Music
Sleaford Mods @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 6 Oct
Sleaford Mods open on a giddy high that doesn't subside for their entire set Read more »| 10 Oct 2017 -
Music
Baby In Vain @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 4 Oct
The Danish rock trio invade Scotland, bringing their debut album More Nothing and a double dose of wrath to Sneaky's tonight Read more »| 10 Oct 2017 -
Books
The Parcel by Anosh Irani
Indian-Canadian novelist Anosh Irani's latest book delves into the world of India's transgender community Read more »| 10 Oct 2017