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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MusicAnna Meredith – FIBS
Anna Meredith's new record is a maximal and intricate album that blurs boundaries between the organic and electronic Read more »| 14 Oct 2019 -
FilmLFF 2019: Zombi Child
French auteur Bertrand Bonello (House of Tolerance, Nocturama) delivers an engaged, pointed takedown of the voodoo movie Read more »| 11 Oct 2019 -
FilmBabyteeth
This hilarious, bittersweet comedy from Australian director Shannon Murphy is among the sparkiest feature film debuts in recent memory Read more »| 11 Oct 2019 -
FilmNeu! Reekie! to premiere Mark Cousins' new film
Neu! Reekie! are heading to Leith Theatre this month with a night that sees the premiere of Mark Cousins' latest film and the launch of Neu! Reekie!'s new poetry anthology Read more »| 11 Oct 2019 -
MusicMeursault @ La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, 4 Oct
Meursault’s performance at La Belle Angele sees impassioned bursts of exasperation, humbling humour and a general air of pure enjoyment Read more »| 11 Oct 2019 -
MusicNever chasing your attention: The Yummy Fur interview
The Yummy Fur have quietly become one of Glasgow's most beloved bands despite releasing no music this century. Now, as a long-awaited compilation album means their best songs finally enter the streaming age, frontman John McKeown explains their endurance Read more »| 11 Oct 2019
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FilmNon-Fiction
Olivier Assayas's very funny Non-Fiction has a sparkling cast and sees the French auteur once again contemplating our relationship with technology Read more »| 11 Oct 2019 -
TheatreOn Your Feet! @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Gloria Estefan musical On Your Feet! is a joyous and explosive concoction of music and dance Read more »| 11 Oct 2019 -
ArtCreative Edinburgh Awards 2019: The Winners
Author Jemma Neville, The Scottish BAME Writers Network, and Fringe of Colour organiser Jess Brough are among the winners of this year's Creative Edinburgh Awards Read more »| 10 Oct 2019 -
MusicStars @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 26 Sep
A triumphant run through the seminal Set Yourself on Fire reveals the Canadian stalwarts' ongoing importance Read more »| 10 Oct 2019 -
MusicMALKA – Taking It Back (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for Taking It Back, the lead single from MALKA's upcoming new album I'm Not Your Soldier Read more »| 10 Oct 2019 -
MusicSHHE – SHHE
The sparse arrangements on Su Shaw's debut album as SHHE evoke intimate moods and lingering questions Read more »| 10 Oct 2019 -
MusicRichard Dawson – 2020
Returning from the early-medieval north to the 21st century, Richard Dawson has crafted another masterpiece Read more »| 10 Oct 2019 -
MusicElbow – Giants of All Sizes
A record defined by its darkness, Elbow's eighth album Giants of All Sizes is gritty, graceful and vital Read more »| 10 Oct 2019 -
FilmLFF 2019: Marriage Story
Powerful performances from Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson can't disguise a certain staleness in Noah Baumbach's latest film Read more »| 09 Oct 2019