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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MusicKiran Leonard @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 9 May
Kiran Leonard and his band nail down their place as one of the best live bands around Read more »| 14 May 2024 -
ArtSummerhall: Edinburgh arts venue to go up for sale
The owners of Edinburgh’s vital multi-arts hub Summerhall have announced plans to sell the historic building by the Meadows Read more »| 14 May 2024 -
MusicGetting Away With It: Stina Tweeddale on 10 Years of Honeyblood
Ahead of Honeyblood’s eponymous debut album celebrating its tenth anniversary, we take a nostalgic trip down memory lane with Stina Tweeddale Read more »| 14 May 2024 -
FilmDelving into the gross, touching and audacious Hoard
Hoard, which tells a story of hoarding, grief and sexual coming-of-age, is the best British debut since Aftersun. Writer-director Luna Carmoon, along with actors Joseph Quinn and Saura Lightfoot-Leon, tell us more Read more »| 14 May 2024 -
MusicIsobel Campbell – Bow to Love
The Glasgow indie staple reckons with the modern world in thoughtful, if slight, fashion Read more »| 13 May 2024 -
ArtGlow Up: Highlights from Edinburgh College's GLOW Festival
We spotlight some of our favourite events from GLOW Festival, Edinburgh College's festival of arts and performance led by its current and graduating students Read more »| 13 May 2024
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FilmHoard
Hoard is a strange and startling coming-of-age film full of visual invention from the exciting new filmmaker Luna Carmoon Read more »| 13 May 2024 -
FilmTiger Stripes
An ambitious, bumpy coming-of-ager, Tiger Stripes draws from Malaysian folklore to bring the horrors of puberty to the fore Read more »| 13 May 2024 -
ArtFrugal Rules: Sustainability at Dundee Design Festival
Our regular design correspondent Stacey Hunter is the Creative Director of Dundee Design Festival – this month she sets out her ambition for Dundee to deliver one of the world’s most sustainable design festivals Read more »| 13 May 2024 -
MusicBeth Gibbons – Lives Outgrown
On her long-awaited debut solo album, Portishead singer Beth Gibbons has channelled her midlife experiences into a haunting collection of torch songs Read more »| 13 May 2024 -
MusicIn Defence of the Brats: Charli XCX and bratpop
Ahead of her new album, a look at the evolution of Charli XCX, and an exploration of the on-the-surface simplicity of the bratpop genre Read more »| 10 May 2024 -
MusicSpotlight On... Grayling
After an appearance at Wide Days, and ahead of the release of her forthcoming EP, we catch up with Grayling's Emma Murdoch to find out more Read more »| 09 May 2024 -
MusicMary In The Junkyard – This Old House
This Old House offers a delightfully weird start to Mary In The Junkyard's career, leaving you wondering what dark corners they will explore next Read more »| 08 May 2024 -
MusicKnocked Loose – You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
The Kentucky hardcore lot obliterate expectations on a fourth record as fearsome as it is ferocious Read more »| 08 May 2024 -
MusicLes Savy Fav – Oui, LSF
Following some hugely successful reunion shows, Les Savy Fav are back to reclaim their post-punk crown on sixth record, Oui, LSF Read more »| 08 May 2024