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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MusicThe Ninth Wave: Under the Influence
With part one of their two-part album Infancy set for release on 3 May, The Ninth Wave tell us what albums have inspired them over the years Read more »| 25 Apr 2019 -
MusicWe Are Scientists announce, erm, '50th anniversary' tour
Cult indie duo We Are Scientists will commemorate the 50th anniversary of their beloved debut album, With Love & Squalor, with a vinyl release and tour, including a stop in Glasgow. Is it the album's 50th anniversary? No, but why should that matter? Read more »| 25 Apr 2019 -
MusicMaranta – Radiate (Premiere)
Listen to Radiate, the debut single from Edinburgh synth-pop duo Maranta Read more »| 25 Apr 2019 -
FilmYoung film critics – EIFF needs you!
Edinburgh International Film Festival is looking for emerging film writers to be part of its annual Student Critics Programme Read more »| 24 Apr 2019 -
MusicMartha's JC Cairns on Love Keeps Kicking
JC Cairns of Durham punks Martha on navigating change, growing up, and the band's emotionally charged third album Read more »| 24 Apr 2019 -
MusicThe Cranberries – In The End
The Cranberries' final album is a remarkable tribute to Dolores O'Riordan Read more »| 24 Apr 2019
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MusicAldous Harding – Designer
Enigmatic New Zealander Aldous Harding turns in a stylish follow-up to 2017's Party with new album Designer Read more »| 24 Apr 2019 -
TheatreSweet Charity @ Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Music Theatre's embrace of the darkness lends their production of Sweet Charity a depth under the showbiz glamour Read more »| 24 Apr 2019 -
MusicCraig Finn – I Need a New War
The Hold Steady's Craig Finn rests a hand on the shoulder of those struggling to make sense of a world that seems to be changing faster than they can adapt Read more »| 24 Apr 2019 -
FilmAvengers: Endgame
Marvel's surviving superheroes go into round two with Josh Brolin's Thanos for a three-hour epic sendoff to this era of the Avengers saga, and the results are both surprising and satisfying Read more »| 24 Apr 2019 -
MusicKevin Morby – Oh My God
Oh My God is a record that rarely falls short of a creative arrangement, but ultimately the gospel of Kevin Morby is one for the devotees not the unbelievers Read more »| 23 Apr 2019 -
MusicIan Prowse – Here I Lie
Merseyside cult hero Ian Prowse releases his best set of songs this decade with Here I Lie Read more »| 23 Apr 2019 -
TheatreA Crown of Laurels @ The StAge, St Andrews
A Crown of Laurels is a melancholic, fragile musical that takes on the issue of sexual assault Read more »| 23 Apr 2019 -
BooksFallen Angel by Chris Brookmyre
A claustrophobic meta exploration of conspiracy, Chris Brookmyre's new novel is a must-read for thriller fans Read more »| 23 Apr 2019 -
MusicThe Skinny on EH-FM: Show Six (Listen Again)
Beyoncé, Bossy Love, Free Love, Lizzo, Loyle Carner, Honeyblood, Siobhan Wilson, Auntie Flo and Austin Ato all feature in our latest show on EH-FM – listen back below Read more »| 22 Apr 2019