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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MusicFrom Skye to Glasgow, trad festivals continue to evolve
Scottish traditional music is experiencing a boom, with major trad and folk festivals taking centre stage. We speak to three people at the heart of the movement to find out what it's like on the inside Read more »| 09 Apr 2024 -
FilmHow Cinema for Gaza channels cinephilia into activism
More huge names from the film world – including Olivia Colman, Paul Mescal, Tessa Thompson, Spike Lee and Susan Sarandon – join the Cinema for Gaza campaign, which has raised over £90,000 so far Read more »| 08 Apr 2024 -
MusicFatherson @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 5 Apr
There's a shared feeling tonight that we've all been a part of an incredible experience, as Fatherson celebrate a decade of I Am An Island Read more »| 08 Apr 2024 -
MusicKinbote: Hemisphere track-by-track
Ahead of releasing his latest album Hemisphere, Kinbote's Matt Gibb talks us through the album track-by-track and video-by-video Read more »| 08 Apr 2024 -
MusicStill House Plants – If I don't make it, I love u
Still House Plants capture the thrill of their live shows on the magnificent If I don’t make it, I love u Read more »| 08 Apr 2024 -
ClubsTerminal V: The Edinburgh techno festival heads to Croatia
Edinburgh's Terminal V festival sets sail for Tisno on Croatia's south coast with a brand new annual techno excursion – we chat to founders Derek Martin and Simon McGrath, and collaborator Fraz.ier Read more »| 08 Apr 2024
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FilmClose Your Eyes
After a three-decade hiatus, Spanish master Victor Erice returns to cinemas with an exquisite, unhurried mystery film where each moment is infused with memory and melancholy Read more »| 08 Apr 2024 -
FilmThe Teachers' Lounge
A series of petty thefts in a German school set off a chain of unfortunate events for a well-meaning teacher in this tightly wound drama that never quite achieves its ambitions as a parable for real-world issues Read more »| 08 Apr 2024 -
MusicUnderworld @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 3 Apr
Seeing Underworld in 2024 doesn't quite transport you back to an imaginary 90s heyday – but you'd do worse than losing yourself to the rave for a few hours Read more »| 05 Apr 2024 -
MusicKhruangbin – A LA SALA
Listening to Khruangbin turns any grey day into a tropical haven, and A LA SALA is another stellar addition to their blissful repertoire Read more »| 05 Apr 2024 -
MusicSpotlight On... Guests
Guests talk us through their excellent debut record I wish I was special, track-by-track Read more »| 04 Apr 2024 -
ArtEdinburgh Art Festival: Platform 2024 preview
Edinburgh Art Festival turns 20 this year and the four selected artists for Platform 2024 will, for the first time, respond directly to the festival’s key themes Read more »| 04 Apr 2024 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: April 2024
Put a spring in your step with April’s clubbing highlights. Top picks include live sets from Marie Davidson and Underground Resistance plus Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Mia Koden, and Oblig Read more »| 04 Apr 2024 -
MusicVampire Weekend – Only God Was Above Us
Fifth album from the hipster kings is a neat summation of where they've been, while still looking forward Read more »| 04 Apr 2024 -
BooksThe Rupture Files by Nathan Alexander Moore
In this collection of four short stories by Nathan Alexander Moore, strange, subversive takes on supernatural myths explore ideas of identity and belonging Read more »| 04 Apr 2024