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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BooksBelonging by Amanda Thomson
Belonging is a thoughtful and intricate meditation on landscape, family, and the fine line between nature and art Read more »| 03 Aug 2022 -
MusicWiki @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 27 Jul
Closing out his UK tour at Sneaky Pete’s, Wiki solidifies his status as one of the best rappers around Read more »| 03 Aug 2022 -
FilmScottish Film Events: August 2022
EIFF is back, the Fringe offers some cinematic delights (a one-man Titanic, anyone?) and GFT pay tribute to the great Europeans (Wilder, Lang, Garbo, Dietrich) who helped build Hollywood Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: August 2022
As the Edinburgh festivals return, we run you through some essential club nights and festivals taking place in the capital and across Scotland this month Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
MusicKOKOROKO – Could We Be More
Creating an overnight hit could easily push an emerging act into rushing a debut album, but KOKOROKO were patient, and the results are rewarding Read more »| 01 Aug 2022 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: August 2022
With the Edinburgh festivals back this year, as well as festivals just in general, August’s music calendar feels overwhelmingly busy, but we’re excited for it and welcoming it with open arms Read more »| 29 Jul 2022
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MusicDeeper Listening: SHHE's D Ý R A sound installation
With her immersive sound installation DÝRA taking place at Summerhall this August, we catch up with Su Shaw, aka SHHE, to find out more Read more »| 29 Jul 2022 -
ArtScottish Art Events and Exhibitions: August 2022
August centres on Edinburgh Art Festival, but this month also sees an array of exciting new shows across the country Read more »| 29 Jul 2022 -
BooksScottish Poetry News: August 2022
Here's the latest news on poetry performances and collections across Edinburgh for August Read more »| 28 Jul 2022 -
BooksDelphi by Clare Pollard
Lyrical and ambitious, humorous and disturbing at points, Delphi is a relatable tale which captures 2020 as a sharply realised microcosm Read more »| 27 Jul 2022 -
BooksReclaiming by Yewande Biala
Yewande Biala offers piercing honesty and a sisterly voice in her new essay collection, Reclaiming Read more »| 27 Jul 2022 -
ComedyThe QI Elves take No Such Thing as a Fish on tour
James Harkin and Anna Ptaszynski, 50 percent of the QI Elves, chat to us about their smash podcast and their upcoming No Such Thing as a Fish live tour Read more »| 25 Jul 2022 -
MusicMaggie Rogers – Surrender
Even with songs that are brash, chunky and loud, Maggie Rogers gives over to pared back singer-songwriter fare that reigns it all in Read more »| 25 Jul 2022 -
MusicFlorist – Florist
A heartfelt collection of loose and explorative folk songs, Florist's new album is a warm hug which asks the listener to smell the flowers every now and then Read more »| 25 Jul 2022 -
MusicModest Mouse @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 20 Jul
There's a celebratory mood in the air at the first Modest Mouse show in Scotland for seven years Read more »| 22 Jul 2022