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... Savage Mansion's Craig Angus
With their third album Golden Mountain, Here I Come due this month on Lost Map, Savage Mansion frontman Craig Angus takes on this month's Q&A Read more »| 16 Feb 2022 -
BooksNew Animal by Ella Baxter
Ella Baxter's New Animal is sharp, surprising, luridly funny and fearlessly chaotic Read more »| 16 Feb 2022 -
ArtLocal Heroes: Isla Cruickshank's sustainable homeware
Glasgow-based designer Isla Cruickshank tells us how her family culinary background informs her work in jewellery and homeware design Read more »| 15 Feb 2022 -
MusicNova Twins @ The Mash House, Edinburgh, 12 Feb
Tonight's performance at The Mash House proves that Nova Twins are a band poised to explode Read more »| 15 Feb 2022 -
MusicNew York Counterpoint: Scottish Chamber Orchestra's new gig series
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra teams up with Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto for a series of events this March – we take a closer look at the New York Counterpoint programme Read more »| 14 Feb 2022 -
ComedyDress for Success: Ahir Shah on his new tour
With the world still raging around us all, Ahir Shah chats about how his new show, Dress, rehearses for a new normal Read more »| 14 Feb 2022
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MusicSpotlight On... Maranta
This Valentine's Day we turn the spotlight on Edinburgh synth-pop duo Maranta as they address rape culture and misogyny on latest single My Man Read more »| 14 Feb 2022 -
ComedyICYMI: Liam Farrelly on Billy Connolly
The latest Scottish Comedian of the Year, Liam Farrelly, finally gets to watch the iconic An Audience with Billy Connolly Read more »| 10 Feb 2022 -
ArtInfinite Loop: Tako Taal on her expansive new exhibition
We meet Tako Taal to learn more about about her expansive DCA solo exhibition, At the shore, everything touches Read more »| 09 Feb 2022 -
TheatreManipulate 2022: Acqua Alta, (Le) Pain & After Metamorphosis
We review three shows from this year's Manipulate festival which, despite a stripped-back COVID-affected programme, was still full of delights Read more »| 08 Feb 2022 -
FilmIndie Go Go: Patrick Wang brings his exquisite indie films to the UK
Rarely has the phrase 'independent spirit' been more applicable than in the case of Patrick Wang. Ahead of his three brilliant features – including the epic two-parter A Bread Factory – touring the UK, we speak to Wang about his singular approach Read more »| 08 Feb 2022 -
FilmFlee
Jonas Poher Rasmussen's documentary Flee uses animation to both help preserve the identity of its subject, an Afghan refugee living in Denmark, and as a way of expressing their loneliness and alienation Read more »| 08 Feb 2022 -
FilmWheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy delivers three wry vignettes concerned with serendipitous connections that see lost souls making some sort of connection Read more »| 08 Feb 2022 -
MusicIDLES @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 3 Feb
Divisive rockers IDLES continue their years-long victory lap bringing hard riffs, heavy drums and the opportunity to shout about Tories for 90 minutes to the Barras Read more »| 07 Feb 2022 -
MusicShamir – Heterosexuality
Shamir's new album Heterosexuality is a record of liberation and rage; a cathartic release following years of volatility and instability Read more »| 07 Feb 2022