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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BooksAlice Slater on her true crime-inspired debut Death of a Bookseller
We chat with Alice Slater about her fierce, grimy debut Death of a Bookseller and the legacy of true crime in fiction and beyond Read more »| 17 Apr 2023 -
MusicBenefits – Nails
Benefits' debut album smashes you over the head with its rage, to the point that it quickly becomes exhausting Read more »| 17 Apr 2023 -
MusicEnter Shikari – A Kiss For The Whole World
Reborn and re-energised from the ashes of a music-less lockdown world, the St Albans quartet return with yet another remarkably astute, ambitious and self-aware album Read more »| 17 Apr 2023 -
FilmHow to Blow Up a Pipeline
Filled with heart-in-mouth action and brimming with righteous anger, Daniel Goldhaber’s nerve-shredding thriller is a compelling portrait of radical activism Read more »| 17 Apr 2023 -
FilmSick of Myself
Sick of Myself is a sharp black comedy from Norway concerned with the narcissism of youth and the pretentiousness of the contemporary art scene Read more »| 17 Apr 2023 -
MusicRecord Store Day 2023: What's on in Scotland
We pick out some of the releases hitting your local record shops on 22 April, and explore what some of our favourites have planned for Record Store Day Read more »| 13 Apr 2023
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TheatreKidnapped @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
National Theatre of Scotland's new show Kidnapped blends compelling romance, excellent music, whimsical design and side-splitting laughs Read more »| 13 Apr 2023 -
BooksRadical: A Life of My Own by Xiaolu Guo
Xiaolu Guo's memoir Radical is the story of a search for selfhood and a language that connects her past and present Read more »| 13 Apr 2023 -
ComedyTim Heidecker @ The Garage, Glasgow
Cult comedian Tim Heidecker arrives in Glasgow with a curious combination of stand-up comedy and country rock Read more »| 13 Apr 2023 -
MusicKelburn Garden Party: Pyramid Stage 2023 revealed
We're excited to share the full lineup of our Pyramid Stage curation for this year's Kelburn Garden Party, featuring Sacred Paws, comfort and AiiTee in the top spots Read more »| 12 Apr 2023 -
ArtPavilion Pavilion: The contemporary stained glass studio
We meet Jack Brindley, the artist behind Pavilion Pavilion, creating immaculate work in contemporary stained glass Read more »| 12 Apr 2023 -
TheatreStornoway, Quebec @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Stornoway, Quebec blends drama, comedy and a trio of languages into a fast-paced and enjoyable Gaelic Western Read more »| 11 Apr 2023 -
FilmSuzume
Makoto Shinkai's latest romantic fantasy is visually astonishing yet narratively scattered Read more »| 11 Apr 2023 -
Film"A quest for life": Mia Hansen-Løve on One Fine Morning
French filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve is back with the delicate, heartbreaking slice-of-life drama One Fine Morning Read more »| 11 Apr 2023 -
FilmJulia Parks on her Alchemy residency in Hawick
Julia Parks is the most recent artist to take part in Alchemy Film & Arts' The Teviot, the Flag and the Rich, Rich Soil residency – she enjoyed it so much she's moved to Hawick permanently Read more »| 11 Apr 2023