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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MusicBeverly Glenn-Copeland – The Ones Ahead
Beverly Glenn-Copeland's latest effort draws from a diverse range of musical avenues, from American jazz and Irish fiddle songs all the way to traditional West African drumming Read more »| 25 Jul 2023 -
MusicSnõõper – Super Snõõper
Snõõper continue at breakneck pace on new album Super Snõõper, updating their sound (and a few staple tracks) into a cleaner, more cohesive form Read more »| 25 Jul 2023 -
MusicPVRIS – Evergreen
Continuing their move towards alt-pop precision, Lyndsey Gunnulfsen's dancey fourth effort under the PVRIS name radiates confidence and charisma Read more »| 24 Jul 2023 -
MusicGeese – 3D Country
On their second album, Geese combine a deceptively simple brand of rock and roll with an infectious sense of fun Read more »| 24 Jul 2023 -
FilmTalk to Me
Talk to Me confirms horror is alive and well with a skin-crawling possession story that makes for a promising, hard-hitting debut Read more »| 24 Jul 2023 -
MusicZiúr – Eyeroll
The fusion of genres found across Eyeroll should feel awkward and unworkable, but Ziúr fuses these elements together with the precision of a mad scientist Read more »| 24 Jul 2023
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FilmYou Hurt My Feelings
Nicole Holofcener teams up once again with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who shines as an author who discovers the truth hurts when she overhears her husband discussing her new novel Read more »| 24 Jul 2023 -
MusicJessy Lanza – Love Hallucination
Subtle production flourishes continue to inform Jessy Lanza's glistening pop exterior Read more »| 24 Jul 2023 -
MusicSpotlight On... Current Affairs
Current Affairs talk us through their fantastic new album Off The Tongue, track-by-track Read more »| 20 Jul 2023 -
FilmBarbie
Greta Gerwig's Barbie adaptation is an inventive, visually stunning take on a pop culture icon, but Ryan Gosling's Ken is its true highlight Read more »| 19 Jul 2023 -
TheatreOperatic Landscape: Scottish Opera Young Company's new double bill
Scottish Opera Young Company's immersive new double bill of Maud and Down in the Valley explores mysticism and mob mentality Read more »| 19 Jul 2023 -
ComedyDream Gig: Leila Navabi
Ahead of their Edinburgh Fringe debut, Leila Navabi talks us through their dream gig... or should that be dream gigs Read more »| 19 Jul 2023 -
ComedyEdinburgh Fringe 2023: Debuting character comics
We chat to three promising character comedians – Kathy Maniura, Rosalie Minnitt and Lorna Rose Treen – as they bring their first shows to the Edinburgh Fringe this August Read more »| 18 Jul 2023 -
FilmScotland on Screen: Mark Cousins on My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
The prolific Mark Cousins returns with the mischievous documentary My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock, which sees Hitchcock looking back and commenting on his vast career. Cousins tells us how he found a fresh approach to discussing this storied filmmaker Read more »| 18 Jul 2023 -
Film28 Days Later, 20 Years Later
Remember in the early 2010s when every other film and TV show on our screens seemed to be about zombies? You probably have the popularity of Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later to thank. Two decades after its release, we look back at this horror masterpiece Read more »| 18 Jul 2023