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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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
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MusicAmen Dunes – Death Jokes
Death Jokes is the product of a very busy mind, expertly encapsulating the feeling of being trapped, distracted, and despondent Read more »| 08 May 2024 -
MusicRachel Chinouriri @ SWG3, Glasgow, 30 Apr
Performing just days before the release of her debut album, Rachel Chinouriri impresses with a stripped back acoustic set Read more »| 08 May 2024 -
FilmMade In England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger
This Scorsese-guided waltz through the great duo’s work is an absolute delight Read more »| 08 May 2024 -
BooksEvenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna
Set over two hot days in June 2019 in London, Oisín McKenna's debut novel is a surprising and at times frustrating exploration of millennial life Read more »| 07 May 2024 -
BooksSluts by Michelle Tea
This edited anthology by Michelle Tea explores our social and cultural obsession with promiscuity Read more »| 07 May 2024 -
FilmShallow Grave is 30, and Edinburgh renting is still a nightmare
Shallow Grave is back in cinemas this month for its 30th anniversary. Looking back at this dazzling landmark in Scottish cinema, we have many thoughts, most of them concerned with the nightmare that is renting a flat in Edinburgh Read more »| 07 May 2024 -
ComedyGiulia Galastro on the success of Open Comedy
We meet Giulia Galastro, the stand-up involved in two of Scotland’s most inclusive comedy nights – Open Comedy and The Other Show Read more »| 07 May 2024 -
MusicA. G. Cook – Britpop
A. G. Cook’s third studio album finds the producer and PC Music label-head taking stock, and in the process making his finest solo work to date Read more »| 07 May 2024 -
BooksOn the magic of reading (and writing) children’s books
Why do we miss out on the magic of reading children's literature as adults? Nadine Aisha Jassat examines her own entanglement with children's literature as both author and avid reader Read more »| 07 May 2024