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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MusicStina Marie Claire – A Souvenir of a Terrible Year
A Souvenir of a Terrible Year is an intimate and emotionally raw portrait of pandemic life from Honeyblood's frontwoman Read more »| 28 Sep 2021 -
MusicKedr Livanskiy – Liminal Soul
Kedr Livanskiy coalesces her past work into a gorgeous, if slightly front-loaded return on new album Liminal Soul Read more »| 28 Sep 2021 -
BooksWeird Fucks by Lynne Tillman
Lynne Tillman's new book is one to swallow whole in a single sitting Read more »| 28 Sep 2021 -
TheatreKieran Hurley & Finn den Hertog reimagine Ibsen in The Enemy
Kieran Hurley's adaptation of Ibsen's play, about the power dynamics of a poorly-handled health crisis, was put on hold during the pandemic. We chat to Hurley and director Finn den Hertog about why touring it now is more timely than ever Read more »| 27 Sep 2021 -
BooksThe Broken Pane by Charlie Roy
Harrowing, tragic, yet ultimately uplifting, The Broken Pane breaks your heart then puts it back together Read more »| 27 Sep 2021 -
MusicTirzah – Colourgrade
Taking cues from her early mixtapes, Tirzah's songs on new album Colourgrade function as sketches that build to create a heavy yet rewarding listen Read more »| 27 Sep 2021
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ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: October 2021
Whether its a night of euphoric rave, slamming techno or UKG you're after, Scotland's clubs have got you covered this month... Read more »| 27 Sep 2021 -
MusicNick Cave & Warren Ellis @ Edinburgh Playhouse, 20 Sep
The sonic and physical embodiment of the sacred and the profane, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are almost impossibly impressive Read more »| 22 Sep 2021 -
MusicHoneyblood's Stina Tweeddale on her new creative project
We catch up with Honeyblood's Stina Tweeddale to chat about how the past year and a half has led to her new creative project under the moniker Stina Marie Claire Read more »| 21 Sep 2021 -
MusicPlayground Festival 2021: Five Must-See Acts
Local, loud and legendary: we pick out five acts you can’t miss at this weekend's Playground Festival at Glasgow's Rouken Glen Park Read more »| 21 Sep 2021 -
MusicAda Lea – one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden
Alexandra Levy’s second record as Ada Lea tells tales of life and hurt in the city Read more »| 20 Sep 2021 -
MusicProc Fiskal – Siren Spine Sysex
Proc Fiskal’s second LP is a further step forward for his warped take on instrumental grime Read more »| 20 Sep 2021 -
MusicTeenage Fanclub @ Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, 14 Sep
Teenage Fanclub give fans exactly what they expect at Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms – and it's just what you need Read more »| 20 Sep 2021 -
MusicSAY Award 2021: The Longlist
The twenty-strong longlist for this year's Scottish Album of the Year award has been revealed Read more »| 16 Sep 2021 -
ComedyICYMI: Long Cat Media on National Lampoon's Vacation
The duo behind the Long Cat Media podcasts – Laurence Owen and Lindsay Sharman – take a trip with the Griswolds Read more »| 16 Sep 2021