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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ComedyFringe Anxiety and Joy with Kemah Bob
We chat anxiety, tiny crowds and supporting marginalised artists with hotly-anticipated Fringe debutante Kemah Bob Read more »| 23 Jul 2024 -
MusicPorter Robinson – SMILE! :D
Porter Robinson's third album, SMILE! :D, is his most intimate yet, full of maximalist ambitions and aching honesty Read more »| 23 Jul 2024 -
MusicSquirrel Flower @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 19 Jul
Being in a packed out (and sweaty) room at Glasgow’s Glad Cafe for Squirrel Flower on a Friday night isn’t the party you might expect... Read more »| 22 Jul 2024 -
MusicAlex Izenberg – Alex Izenberg & The Exiles
On his full-band debut, Los Angeles singer-songwriter Alex Izenberg delivers a meticulously crafted soundtrack for hazy summer nights Read more »| 22 Jul 2024 -
BooksClinical Intimacy by Ewan Gass
Ewan Gass's debut novel is a masterclass in storytelling, exploring one man through a series of interviews with people close to him, building a portrait of his character through negative space Read more »| 22 Jul 2024 -
FilmAbout Dry Grasses
Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan returns for his ninth feature, which centres on a schoolteacher accused of abuse by a female student Read more »| 22 Jul 2024
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MusicCrack Cloud – Red Mile
The ever-shifting Crack Cloud make their first slight misstep with new album Red Mile Read more »| 22 Jul 2024 -
MusicAbbie Ozard – everything still worries me
On her debut album, everything still worries me, Abbie Ozard delivers a more energetic pop sound destined to be heard live Read more »| 22 Jul 2024 -
TheatreSTOP @ Tramway, Glasgow
Penny Chivas's developing work uses movement, music, interviews and empathy to represent radical climate activists’ physical and existential struggle Read more »| 19 Jul 2024 -
FilmTiree film festival Sea Change announces programme
Sea Change, Scotland’s annual film festival celebrating female filmmaking talent, returns to the Hebridean island of Tiree this autumn. Expect wild swimming, daily walks and a great selection of humane films celebrating community Read more »| 19 Jul 2024 -
FilmJanis Pugh on Chuck Chuck Baby
Chuck Chuck Baby is a queer love story and quasimusical that will both break your heart and get your toes tapping. We speak to writer-director Janis Pugh about this irrepressible crowdpleaser Read more »| 19 Jul 2024 -
FilmMeet Edinburgh Film Festival's new director, Paul Ridd
Ahead of Edinburgh International Film Festival's programme launch last week, we sat down with Festival director Paul Ridd to discuss his vision for EIFF’s future and the films that have shaped his taste in cinema Read more »| 18 Jul 2024 -
MusicSpotlight On... DARA DUBH
Following the release of void – her collaborative single with Edinburgh producer Haquin – we catch up with Edinburgh-based, Northern Irish musician Dara Dubh Read more »| 18 Jul 2024 -
MusicLos Campesinos! – All Hell
The seventh album from grown-up emo kids Los Campesinos! is all dazzling wordplay, gorgeous imagery and pristine production Read more »| 17 Jul 2024 -
MusicThe National @ Edinburgh Castle, 11 Jul
Amidst interpretative dance and prop-based anarchy, this evening’s show from The National is a heady mix of big, big feelings meeting a defeated contemporary existentialism Read more »| 15 Jul 2024