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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MusicYACHT on using AI on new record Chain Tripping
LA-based trio YACHT talk about using machine learning technology to produce their latest album Chain Tripping, and why we still need humans in the loop Read more »| 27 Aug 2019 -
FilmJoanna Hogg on The Souvenir
Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir takes us back to her formative years as a student filmmaker and the Earth-shattering relationship she had with an older man. Fresh from filming The Souvenir Part II, Hogg tells us more about this deeply personal memory piece Read more »| 27 Aug 2019 -
MusicCate Le Bon @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 25 Aug
In the sauna-like heat of Summerhall's Dissection Room, Cate Le Bon hits all the right notes and her band are all business from the get-go Read more »| 27 Aug 2019 -
BooksWhat You Pay For by Claire Askew
Claire Askew's new novel is an intriguing and brilliant dive into the more interesting questions and spaces of crime fiction Read more »| 27 Aug 2019 -
FilmHot Air
Satirical comedy Hot Air is predictable, artless and toothless, with Steve Coogan floundering in the lead role Read more »| 27 Aug 2019 -
MusicEzra Furman – Twelve Nudes
Ezra Furman’s back to basics record is equal parts funny and seething, but ultimately it's his most repetitive work Read more »| 27 Aug 2019
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MusicWhitney – Forever Turned Around
Chicago duo Whitney return in predictable but beautiful form Read more »| 27 Aug 2019 -
MusicMadness @ Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, 18 Aug
Forty years since releasing their debut album, Madness are looking and sounding sharp; a perfect combination of social conscience, wit and good cheer Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
FilmTom Schiller on lost masterpiece Nothing Lasts Forever
In 1984, a comic sci-fi starring Bill Murray disappeared without a trace when it was canned by its studio. 35 years later, Nothing Lasts Forever gets its Scottish premiere as part of Weird Weekend – we find out more from its director, Tom Schiller Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
MusicThe Skinny on EH-FM, 26 August: Listen Again
Listen to our latest show on EH-FM which featured new music from Missy Elliott, The 1975, D R I F T, Joesef and a guest mix from Belle & Sebastian's Chris Geddes Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
FilmMark Jenkin on Bait
Mark Jenkin's hypnotic Bait takes us into the heart of a conflict between a disenfranchised fisherman from Cornwall and the supercilious holidaymakers who infiltrate his town each summer. Jenkin tells us more about his singular approach to filmmaking Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
MusicSharon Van Etten @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 21 Aug
Once Sharon Van Etten finds her stride, she and her band prove an unstoppable force of nature at Edinburgh's Leith Theatre Read more »| 23 Aug 2019 -
MusicJARV IS... @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 22 Aug
While it's risky to play a set that forgoes every song that made you a household name, anyone who doubts the genius of Jarvis Cocker is just in plain denial Read more »| 23 Aug 2019 -
ComedyFringe Dog's 4th Annual Terrier Awards
o boy o boy! fringe dog is here to celebrate best shows of edimbrugh fringe in year 2019. Read more »| 23 Aug 2019 -
MusicKathryn Joseph: From When I Wake @ Summerhall, 15 Aug
Kathryn Joseph gives a stunning performance of her Scottish Album of the Year Award-nominated album, From When I Wake the Want Is Read more »| 22 Aug 2019