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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ComedyBehind the Mic: The Humour Mill
Stand-up and writer Kathleen Hughes talks to us about The Humour Mill, a fantastic initiative for comedians and comedy writers in Glasgow, Edinburgh and online Read more »| 14 May 2025 -
MusicKelburn Garden Party: Our 2025 Pyramid Stage lineup
As Kelburn Garden Party gears up for its 15th iteration, we take a closer look at our Pyramid Stage lineup topped by TAAHLIAH, Man of Moon and Dancer Read more »| 13 May 2025 -
ArtBig Hugs: Old School Fabrications at Chelsea Flower Show
This month we meet Old School Fabrications to explore their special commission ‘the hug’ which travels to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, an international showcase of horticultural design excellence Read more »| 13 May 2025 -
FilmAmalia Ulman on Magic Farm
Amalia Ulman’s visually striking culture clash comedy Magic Farm follows some inept journalists trying to make a film in a rural Argentine town. The artist and filmmaker discusses working with her idol (Chloë Sevigny) and finding beauty everywhere Read more »| 13 May 2025 -
ArtThe Skinny On... Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Deller, a conceptual artist with a sharp political edge, has been getting ready to 'Meet the Gods'. Ahead of this collaborative performance in Dundee on 24 May, he took on our questions that not even University Challenge could prepare him for Read more »| 13 May 2025 -
MusicMiso Extra – Earcandy
Miso Extra funnels the experimental into the accessible on debut LP Earcandy Read more »| 13 May 2025
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FilmIndia Donaldson on Good One
India Donaldson's debut feature, Good One, is a striking portrait of a father-daughter relationship. She talks to us about girlhood, empathetic writing and the ‘man or bear’ debate her protagonist could’ve started Read more »| 13 May 2025 -
MusicTheo Bleak – Bad Luck Is Two Yellow Flowers
Theo Bleak invites listeners further into her enchanting sonic world with her latest EP, Bad Luck Is Two Yellow Flowers Read more »| 12 May 2025 -
MusicSay Sue Me @ CCA, Glasgow, 9 May
Surf poppers Say Sue Me bring their South Korean shoegaze to the CCA Read more »| 12 May 2025 -
MusicSleep Token – Even in Arcadia
As their headline set at Download Festival edges closer, Sleep Token release their most heartfelt and experimental album yet with Even in Arcadia Read more »| 12 May 2025 -
FilmMagic Farm
A group of inept hipster filmmakers from New York descend on a small town in Argentina in this fanciful satire from Argentine-Spanish conceptual artist and film director Amalia Ulman Read more »| 12 May 2025 -
FilmGood One
The shifting power dynamics on an awkward father-daughter camping trip sit at the heart of Good One, a compelling indie drama from India Donaldson Read more »| 12 May 2025 -
MusicSpotlight On... Maz and the Phantasms
Ahead of releasing their latest single Factory Hell, which they'll celebrate at their gig/club night Phantasmagasm III, we catch up with Maz from Maz and the Phantasms Read more »| 08 May 2025 -
ComedyTangents and Self-Sabotage with Tom Lawrinson
Best known for his off-the-wall online sketches, we chat to stand-up Tom Lawrinson about his debut tour show Read more »| 08 May 2025 -
ArtLinder Sterling's Alternative Aristocracy
Ahead of her first retrospective in Scotland, the feminist artist Linder Sterling reveals how she practises punk in a dead-end world Read more »| 08 May 2025