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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BooksFinding Sea Glass by Hannah Lavery
Hannah Lavery's furious, tender and intimate new poetry pamphlet is an absolute must-read Read more »| 03 Apr 2019 -
MusicSlowthai @ O2 Ritz, Manchester, 28 Mar
While a lot is lost in the live setting tonight, Slowthai still offers a reminder that he has the capacity to be one of the UK’s most idiosyncratic young stars Read more »| 03 Apr 2019 -
MusicHere and Now: Callum Easter steps out
Callum Easter joins us for a pint to explain why he works best when kept busy and how he's ended up making one of the most anticipated debut albums of the year Read more »| 03 Apr 2019 -
MusicCitizen Bravo – Build a Thing of Beauty
Matt Brennan's debut album as Citizen Bravo is a geek pop thesis on the changing technologies that act as conduits for the music we love. But Brennan doesn't sacrifice emotion for scientific accuracy Read more »| 03 Apr 2019 -
FilmThe Best Film Events in Scotland in April
The big screen movie happenings you should make time for this month, from Stanley Kubrick seasons to the annual Film Folk Gathering Read more »| 02 Apr 2019 -
MusicIron & Wine – Our Endless Numbered Days (Deluxe Edition)
The Deluxe Edition of Our Endless Numbered Days highlights the power of production in the formation of an artist's sound Read more »| 02 Apr 2019
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MusicThe Xcerts – Wildheart Dreaming EP
Aberdeen's finest close their Hold on to Your Heart era with Wildheart Dreaming, a final collection of unheard and heartfelt tracks Read more »| 02 Apr 2019 -
MusicA Dream State: Idlewild's Roddy Woomble on Interview Music
We chat to Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble about the Edinburgh band's upcoming eighth album, Interview Music, and talk artistic travels and moving forwards Read more »| 02 Apr 2019 -
MusicIdlewild – Interview Music
Idlewild continue to transcend their indie-punk roots on a new album that will appeal to staunch fans and new listeners alike Read more »| 02 Apr 2019 -
Tv RadioThis Time with Alan Partridge
Steve Coogan's greatest comic creation Alan Partridge returns to the BBC with incredible results Read more »| 02 Apr 2019 -
MusicAnnie Booth – Magic 8 (Video Premiere)
Watch the music video for Magic 8, the latest single from singer-songwriter Annie Booth Read more »| 02 Apr 2019 -
TheatreThe Month in Scottish Theatre: April 2019
The coming of spring brings with it not one but two stage adaptations of Greek myths, the Scottish premiere of a long-awaited musical, and stories of migration, change and hope Read more »| 02 Apr 2019 -
MusicPriests on their new album The Seduction of Kansas
Katie Alice Greer, Daniele Daniele and GL Jaguar of Washington, DC-based Priests discuss having to re-establish themselves as a band and working with John Congleton on new album The Seduction of Kansas Read more »| 02 Apr 2019 -
FilmPet Sematary
Stephen King’s macabre novel is readapted for a new generation, but as the film reveals, sometimes it's better to leave things buried Read more »| 02 Apr 2019 -
BooksAyesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
Compassionate, warm, and wholly satisfying, Ayesha At Last is a welcome take on Pride and Prejudice, set in a Muslim community in Toronto Read more »| 02 Apr 2019