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 Eight Mountains
A devastating portrait of brotherhood spanning decades, The Eight Mountains adapts Paolo Cognetti’s novel through lyrical voiceovers and comforting silences across a breathtaking alpine setting Read more »| 09 May 2023 -
BooksMusicality, desire and Blackness in Caleb Azumah Nelson's Small Worlds
Caleb Azumah Nelson's remarkable sophomore novel Small Worlds is an investigation into music as a structuring force, and as a space where its characters can find security and expression Read more »| 09 May 2023 -
MusicRachel Chinouriri @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 4 May
Rachel Chinouriri takes to King Tut's in Glasgow with a winning mix of warmth, vulnerability and humour Read more »| 05 May 2023 -
MusicTectonics Festival 2023: The Report
Tectonics marks ten years by bringing another instalment of avant-garde luminaries and contemporary classical innovation to Glasgow Read more »| 04 May 2023 -
BooksWeak Teeth by Lynsey May
Lynsey May's debut Weak Teeth is an exercise in voyeuristic pleasure, exploring the way one woman's life falls apart in small and big ways Read more »| 04 May 2023 -
MusicPopgirlz on friendship-building and nurturing networks
We get to know the Popgirlz Scotland collective a little bit better, while they curate a special playlist for us featuring just a fraction of their talented members Read more »| 04 May 2023
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MusicWesterman – An Inbuilt Fault
Working with Big Thief's James Krivchenia, Westerman adds layers to his sound Read more »| 04 May 2023 -
ArtVisions of a Life: Uprooted Visions at Edinburgh Printmakers
With the Conservative government’s vicious anti-immigration policies continuing, a new exhibition at Edinburgh Printmakers emphasises the importance of elevating marginalised voices through international collaboration Read more »| 04 May 2023 -
MusicBemz @ SWG3, Glasgow, 28 Apr
Tonight's sold-out show is a joyful celebration, not only for Bemz but for what his success might mean for the wider Scottish hip-hop scene Read more »| 03 May 2023 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: May 2023
Lots of Bank holidays in May, which means A LOT of Sunday nights out. May’s top picks include Lena Wilikens, DJ Bone, Anz, and Viscerale Read more »| 03 May 2023 -
MusicScottish New Music Roundup: May 2023
Pop-punk, hardcore screamo, contemplative spoken-word, melancholic piano, hip-hop and more, it's all happening in Scotland this month Read more »| 03 May 2023 -
MusicCloth – Secret Measure track-by-track
Ahead of releasing their second album – their first on Rock Action Records – Cloth's Rachael and Paul Swinton talk us through Secret Measure track-by-track Read more »| 03 May 2023 -
MusicSBTRKT – The Rat Road
The Rat Road is a wondrous and playful musical sketchbook that takes the SBTRKT sonic blueprint and builds something lasting Read more »| 03 May 2023 -
MusicThe National – First Two Pages of Frankenstein
An excellent exploration into recovery from depression, passion and addiction, this is one of the finest records The National have released in quite some time Read more »| 03 May 2023 -
MusicRichard Dawson @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 26 Apr
Richard Dawson’s world-rattling voice and immense band don’t quite manage to elevate the lesser songs of new album The Ruby Cord Read more »| 02 May 2023