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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ArtA Kaleidoscopic Smattering: Gray's Degree Show 2018
The Aberdeen cohort display, as always, a different take on the degree show fare and make a trip to the edge of Aberdeen more than worth it Read more »| 20 Jun 2018 -
MusicGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 20-25 Jun
From Rip It Up festival in Edinburgh to Oran Mor's West End All-Dayer in Glasgow, we've got all your gigging needs this week covered Read more »| 20 Jun 2018 -
FilmPuzzle
Scottish actor Kelly Macdonald deserves a better showcase for her talents than this dull mid-life crisis drama Read more »| 20 Jun 2018 -
Music
Rip It Up: Future Features
We take a closer look at the National Museum of Scotland's Future Features project which celebrates four up-and-coming artists: the future of Scottish pop music Read more »| 20 Jun 2018 -
Music
Rip It Up: Where Does Scottish Music Fit on a Global Scale
Shirley Manson, Lauren Mayberry, Aidan Moffat and KT Tunstall among others tell us where they think Scottish music fits in on a global scale Read more »| 20 Jun 2018 -
Music
Rip It Up: Most Significant Changes in the Scottish Music Scene
Shirley Manson, Aidan Moffat, Duglas T. Stewart and KT Tunstall among others tell us what they think the most significant changes have been in the Scottish music scene over the years Read more »| 20 Jun 2018
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MusicRip It Up: Most Influential Scottish Artists
Shirley Manson, Lauren Mayberry, Aidan Moffat and KT Tunstall among others tell us about the Scottish artists that have been most influential to them Read more »| 20 Jun 2018 -
Music
Rip It Up: Most Iconic Gigs in Scotland
Shirley Manson, Lauren Mayberry, Aidan Moffat and KT Tunstall among others tell us about the most iconic gigs in Scotland they've ever experienced Read more »| 20 Jun 2018 -
Music
Rip It Up: Important and Influential Scottish Venues
Shirley Manson, Lauren Mayberry, Aidan Moffat and KT Tunstall among others tell us about the Scottish venues that have been most important and influential to them Read more »| 20 Jun 2018 -
Music
oOoOO & Islamiq Grrrls – Faminine Mystique
A wilfully disorientating record that’s by turns playful and painfully serious, Faminine Mystique captures and uniquely reframes the digital zeitgeist Read more »| 19 Jun 2018 -
Music
Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends @ Festival Theatre, 18 Jun
Bill Murray teams up with three world-class musicians for a gonzo night of music, spoken word and some delightful dicking around on Edinburgh's grand Festival Theatre stage Read more »| 19 Jun 2018 -
Theatre
The Last Ship @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Sting’s musical docks in the Scottish capital, bringing Geordie sunshine before finding a sunset into which to sail, leaving us all the better for the experience Read more »| 19 Jun 2018 -
Music
Ben Chatwin – Bow Shock (Track Premiere)
Listen to Ben Chatwin's new single Bow Shock, taken from his upcoming album Staccato Signals Read more »| 19 Jun 2018 -
Music
Protomartyr – Consolation E.P.
Protomartyr's high standard continues on Consolation E.P. proving the Detroit band still have plenty of gas left in the tank following 2017's Relatives in Descent Read more »| 18 Jun 2018 -
Comedy
Tim Key @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Megadate is an unmistakably Tim Key show, and unmissable at that Read more »| 18 Jun 2018