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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BooksLimmy's Daft Wee Interview
The Skinny braves the dark mind of Glasgow comedy hero Limmy to learn a little more about his new book: the appropriately titled Daft Wee Stories Read more »| 31 Jul 2015 -
FilmMission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
The Mission: Impossible series now feels a fair distance away from Brian De Palma’s dark, brooding 1996 effort. Five films and nearly two decades in, E... Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
Books
Author Yuri Herrera on 'the American problem that Mexico is suffering'
The literary voice of Mexican author Yuri Herrera transcends his native land and tongue, crosses the U.S. border – so significant in his writing – and forces the wider world to listen. We chat ahead of his date with Edinburgh International Book Festival Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
Music
Gig & Music Festival Highlights – August 2015
See Oneohtrix Point Never score Manga, Sufjan Stevens makes his long-awaited return to Edinburgh, and a bounty of awesome hits Electric Fields Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
MusicDestroyer – Poison Season
How do you follow a masterpiece? You go ahead and make another one. That’s been Dan Bejar’s tactic anyway, with his latest Destroyer release refl... Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
BooksRhyme and Reasons: Poetry picks for Edinburgh Festival
Looking through the 2015 Festival line-up – including a Skinny sponsored Kate Tempest event – 2015 StAnza Poet in Residence Clare Mulley ponders that elusive theoretical point on the arts spectrum between 'poetry' and what is now known as 'spoken word' Read more »| 30 Jul 2015
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Music
Northwest Gig Highlights – August 2015
Rare opportunities arise to see Micachu, Sufjan Stevens and a revival of a concert piece by Arthur Russell performed by original members of the ensemble Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
Art
RESOURCE @ The Bluecoat
From tins of paint to a piracy library, The Bluecoat's current exhibition, RESOURCE, brings together a host of divergent practices offering audienc... Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
Film
Killing Zoe
It’s easy to guess why audiences are turned off by Roger Avary. He won an Oscar co-scripting Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, but if his two dir... Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
Books
Northwest Book Highlights – August 2015
As August brings the last of the summer’s festivals, this month’s literature picks focus on all things musical, plus David Mitchell makes an appearance in Liverpool Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
Books
No Definition Required: Janice Galloway on Jellyfish
Prior to her appearance at Edinburgh International Book Festival, award-winning writer Janice Galloway talks to The Skinny about 'sex and love and parenthood'. All contained in Jellyfish, her dazzling new short story collection. Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
Film
Scottish Film Event Highlights – August 2015
Film highlights include an indie star at GFT, Fringe regulars presenting their favourite movies at Cameo and a comedic takedown of one of the worst movies of all time Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
Music
Edinburgh's Pleasance Sessions to return for October weekender
RM Hubbert, BDY_PRTS, PAWS and Withered Hand are among the names announced for the indoor autumn mini-festival's weekender.. Read more »| 29 Jul 2015 -
Music
Saturday at Wickerman 2015: Zyna Hel, Wells & Moffat, The Sonics
Despite taking place during the second Scottish winter in six months, Wickerman was spared the worst of the July weather on Friday. So when the rains arrive ... Read more »| 29 Jul 2015 -
Music
Heathered Pearls – Body Complex
You don’t have to listen to Jakub Alexander’s music for long before your mind begins to wander. It’s not that it’s boring. Rather, it... Read more »| 29 Jul 2015