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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MusicMong Tong 夢東 – Tao Fire 道火
On their latest album, Taiwanese duo Mong Tong 夢東 combine Southeast Asian influences for a collection of transportive, mesmerising soundscapes Read more »| 27 Jun 2023 -
FilmLa Syndicaliste
Isabelle Huppert stars as Maureen Kearney in this compelling real-life whistleblower drama set in the world of French nuclear power and politics Read more »| 26 Jun 2023 -
MusicDeath Grips @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 21 Jun
Although a muddy sound mix hampers the clarity of tonight's performance, the crowd is unequivocally on Death Grips' side and the show carries a palpable catharsis Read more »| 23 Jun 2023 -
MusicCurtis Waters – BAD SON
Curtis Waters’ second album grapples with the lure and lust of stardom, and the crushing weight of its expectation and incessant attention Read more »| 23 Jun 2023 -
MusicSpotlight On... Alice Faye
Following the release of her latest single Nowhere To Go, and ahead of her forthcoming EP, we shine a spotlight on singer-songwriter and musician Alice Faye Read more »| 22 Jun 2023 -
MusicTara Lily @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 16 Jun
Tara Lily casts a graceful spell but keeps us on our toes with a genre-blending Glasgow Jazz Festival set Read more »| 21 Jun 2023
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FilmCannes 2023: Anatomy of a Fall
Justine Triet became only the third woman director to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes with Anatomy of a Fall, a courtroom drama that spins the genre on its head Read more »| 20 Jun 2023 -
Musicbdrmm on their new album for Rock Action
Ahead of releasing their latest album, I Don't Know, on Mogwai's Rock Action label, we catch up with Hull four-piece bdrmm Read more »| 20 Jun 2023 -
ArtEdinburgh Art Festival: Platform 2023 preview
Edinburgh Art Festival has announced the details of its annual Platform exhibition, celebrating the work of four Scotland-based emerging artists Read more »| 20 Jun 2023 -
MusicSwans – The Beggar
Swans continue to tone back the aggression on The Beggar, feeling like a band once again developing a new identity, one that’s still coalescing into its full shape Read more »| 19 Jun 2023 -
FilmThe Super 8 Years
French author Annie Ernaux – working with her son David Ernaux-Briot – has turned old home video footage into a delicate visual odyssey Read more »| 19 Jun 2023 -
ComedyInterpret This: Being a BSL interpreter in Comedy
Disabled access to the arts is severely lacking, particularly in comedy. We speak to Karen Forbes who has a passion for reaching deaf audiences through BSL interpreting Read more »| 16 Jun 2023 -
MusicHand Habits – Sugar the Bruise
Hand Habits are at their most experimental and loose on new EP Sugar the Bruise Read more »| 16 Jun 2023 -
MusicSpotlight On... Housekind
Ahead of releasing their debut EP, we shine a spotlight on Edinburgh-based musician Housekind Read more »| 15 Jun 2023 -
ArtDiverse Critics 2023: Flipping the script on arts journalism
Disability Arts Online's Assistant Editor Joe Turnbull introduces the Diverse Critics programme, aiming to rewrite the script of arts journalism for emerging writers Read more »| 15 Jun 2023