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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MusicThe Skinny On... Callum Easter
As a long-time friend and collaborator of Young Fathers, not to mention an incredible talent in his own right, Callum Easter takes on this month's Q&A Read more »| 30 Jan 2023 -
MusicCaught Up In a Moment: Young Fathers on Heavy Heavy
On a drizzly Edinburgh afternoon, we meet Young Fathers in their rehearsal space to find out about their latest album Heavy Heavy and what makes them tick as a band Read more »| 30 Jan 2023 -
ComedyScottish Comedy Highlights: February 2023
February looks fit to burst with the huge number of comedy gigs across Scotland; here are the shows to look out for... Read more »| 27 Jan 2023 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: February 2023
A new folk musical in Stirling, more new work from A Play, A Pie and a Pint, and the return of MANIPULATE – here are February's theatre highlights Read more »| 27 Jan 2023 -
TheatreDawn Taylor introduces MANIPULATE 2023
For its first in-person festival since 2020, Puppet Animation Scotland's MANIPULATE festival promises a bill full of genre innovation and challenging stories Read more »| 27 Jan 2023 -
MusicBass Drum of Death – Say I Won't
John Barrett swaps the big city for home comforts on Bass Drum of Death's new album, and makes his biggest swing for the mainstream yet Read more »| 26 Jan 2023
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BooksMiss Major Speaks: The Life and Legacy of a Black Trans Revolutionary
A radical memoir that cuts across the personal and the political to explore Miss Major's groundbreaking work in community organising and HIV/AIDS care Read more »| 25 Jan 2023 -
FilmGlasgow Film Festival reveals its lineup for 2023
Glasgow’s annual celebration of cinema will be back for its 19th edition with 123 features including the new film from We Are Lady Parts creator Nida Manzoor and debuts features from exciting Glasgow talents like Adura Onashile and James Price Read more »| 25 Jan 2023 -
MusicViagra Boys @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 21 Jan
It’s shrimps to the front as Swedish punk rock explosion Viagra Boys arrive in their short shorts on the famous Barras stage Read more »| 24 Jan 2023 -
MusicFucked Up – One Day
Written and recorded in one day, Fucked Up's latest album is staggering, and arguably the purest and fullest expression of the band in its current form Read more »| 24 Jan 2023 -
FilmAll the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Citizenfour director Laura Poitras turns her focus on transgressive photographer Nan Goldin, delving into her life, art and the roots of her activism Read more »| 24 Jan 2023 -
MusicFucked Up on One Day
After years of Fucked Up's scope becoming ever more panoramic, guitarist Mike Haliechuk went back to basics to make a record in a day Read more »| 24 Jan 2023 -
![The 1975 @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 19 Jan [for use with review only]](https://images.theskinny.co.uk/assets/production/000/145/521/145521_widescreen.1.jpg "The 1975 @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 19 Jan [for use with review only]")
MusicThe 1975 @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 19 Jan
When all the nonsense is put to one side, The 1975 put on an unashamedly good time Read more »| 23 Jan 2023 -
FilmAll the Beauty and the Bloodshed: Interview with Laura Poitras
Laura Poitras's extraordinary documentary All the Beauty and the Bloodshed explores the multifaceted life of artist Nan Goldin. She tells us how she wanted to make a film that wasn't a biopic and that would implicate her audience Read more »| 19 Jan 2023 -
ClubsTAAHLIAH's The Ultimate Angels
Glasgow’s TAAHLIAH, BBC Introducing Dance Artist of the Year 2022, shows no signs of slowing down. We chat to her ahead of her first live show, The Ultimate Angels, at SWG3: an artistic homecoming for the rising star Read more »| 19 Jan 2023