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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TheatreQueen for a Day: Jock Tamson's Bairns tours Scotland
Our theatre editor chats to the team behind Jock Tamson’s Bairns and unleashes her inner bio queen for the afternoon Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ClubsLeon Vynehall on DJ-Kicks and his upcoming tour
The latest to take part in !K7's DJ-Kicks series, Leon Vynehall discusses his approach to the mix, suffering with impostor syndrome and his upcoming tour Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
TheatreGoing Slightly Mad @ Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh
Although not overly original in it's approach, Going Slightly Mad draws attention to the topic of mental health in the UK without ever coming across as preachy or moralistic Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
FilmJohnny Flynn to play David Bowie in biopic Stardust
Singer and actor Johnny Flynn, who starred in British thriller Beast and Glasgow-set comedy Lovesick, will play David Bowie in biopic Stardust; Bowie's son, Duncan Jones, criticised the project Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
MusicCherry Glazerr – Stuffed & Ready
LA noisemakers Cherry Glazerr have been carving out their own space since frontwoman Clementine Creevy was in her teens; there’s so much of that spirit in Stuffed & Ready, you can almost smell it Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
TheatreThe Month in Scottish Theatre: February 2019
Musicals, touring opera, returning shows, and the first ever LGBTQI+ playwright festival? Sounds like it’s just another month for theatre in Scotland Read more »| 01 Feb 2019
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MusicCalva Louise – Rhinoceros
Calva Louise's debut album grimaces with hope and zips by with fuzzy electricity Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
MusicDeer Tick – Mayonnaise
With Mayonnaise, Deer Tick deliver hard-rocking, feedback-swilling country anthems Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
BooksWhy I’m only reading bisexual books this year
Christina Neuwirth, author of the watery wonder Amphibian, has decided to only read bisexual books in 2019. She tells The Skinny why she came to that decision, and what #twentybiteen will look like for her Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
MusicGirlpool on What Chaos Is Imaginary
With their third album, Girlpool come closer to the band they were always meant to be. Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad talk about growing into their creative selves, making their collaboration even stronger Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
MusicTiny Ruins – Olympic Girls
On Tiny Ruins' newest album Olympic Girls, each note is flawless and precise – no moment is wasted. Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
MusicWhite Lies – Five
Listening to Five is an experience; it generates a sense of rush and euphoria, a simultaneous upper and downer, a sound that is hopeful but with a razor-sharp edge to it Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
BooksThe Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
While The Hunting Party takes a while to get going, Lucy Foley’s ability to blow plots out of the water is undeniable Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
MusicBlood Red Shoes @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 30 Jan
Following the release of their latest album Get Tragic, Blood Red Shoes are back and stronger than ever Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ArtCécile B. Evans @ Tramway
AMOS' WORLD is the most ambitious installation yet by Belgian-American artist Cécile B. Evans, and deconstructs an emotional and challenging feature length film into episodes spread across a large scale installation in the Tramway main space Read more »| 01 Feb 2019