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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FilmThe 8th
The 8th documents the fierce direct action and tireless campaigning that helped repeal Ireland’s notorious law prohibiting abortions Read more »| 24 May 2021 -
MusicThe Desert Blues: Tuareg music
With the release of Mdou Moctar's new album, we take a look at four more bands bringing modern spins to Tuareg music Read more »| 20 May 2021 -
MusicMdou Moctar on new album Afrique Victime
Ahead of releasing Afrique Victime, his first album on Matador Records, we speak to Tuareg musician Mdou Moctar Read more »| 20 May 2021 -
MusicIntroducing HANG, a new Scottish hip-hop and grime event
Darren McGarvey, Scottish Album of the Year winner Nova and Radio 1Xtra's Tiffany Calver are among those involved in the first edition of HANG, a new event aiming to inspire and empower Scotland's hip-hop and grime communities Read more »| 20 May 2021 -
MusicBillie Marten – Flora Fauna
Her most exploratory and assured record yet, Flora Fauna finds Billie Marten braver, wiser and fully in bloom Read more »| 19 May 2021 -
MusicCHAI – WINK
CHAI's new album takes some unexpected turns, bringing new ideas into their kaleidoscopic sound Read more »| 19 May 2021
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ArtVevar design, Brooklyn to Bridgeton
We meet Chantal Allen and Christopher McEvoy, the duo behind new design studio Vevar, to discuss launching their textile mill in Bridgeton just before lockdown and collaborating with Brooklyn artist Meghan Spielman to launch a range of lifestyle products Read more »| 19 May 2021 -
MusicThe Skinny On... Roddy Woomble
Ahead of the release of his latest solo record, Lo! Soul, Idlewild's Roddy Woomble takes on our Q&A this month and has us salivating over breakfast food Read more »| 19 May 2021 -
TheatreTake Me Somewhere 2021: Innovation Online
The programme for Take Me Somewhere this year is just as eclectic online as it usually is off. Festival Director LJ Findlay-Walsh and participating artists Cade & MacAskill and Cindy Islam explain how they're pushing boundaries beyond the computer screen Read more »| 17 May 2021 -
MusicRoddy Woomble – Lo! Soul
Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble's new solo album is an expansive, explorative listen Read more »| 17 May 2021 -
FilmRare Beasts
Writer-director Billie Piper shows plenty of storytelling skill with her debut feature Rare Beasts, but its boundless energy can be exhausting Read more »| 17 May 2021 -
ComedyICYMI: Marjolein Robertson on Teachers
Shetland storyteller, improviser and stand-up Marjolein Robertson teaches us a thing or two about early 2000s comedy-drama Teachers Read more »| 12 May 2021 -
MusicFatima Al Qadiri – Medieval Femme
Fatima Al Qadiri takes us through the rich, vibrant history of Arabic music and culture on her latest Hyperdub release, Medieval Femme Read more »| 12 May 2021 -
MusicMorcheeba – Blackest Blue
What Blackest Blue lacks in impact it makes up for with trippy downtempo calling cards, which will keep long-time Morcheeba fans plenty satisfied Read more »| 12 May 2021 -
MusicCallum Easter – What You Think? (video premiere)
Watch the video for What You Think?, the first single to be taken from Callum Easter's forthcoming new album, System Read more »| 11 May 2021