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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MusicMaking Music Safer: Friendly Festivals in Scotland
With an aim to make Scotland's music festivals safer for all, we chat with POWA, Fanny Riot and Popgirlz about the launch of Friendly Festivals in Scotland Read more »| 08 Jul 2022 -
MusicCommunity Radio in Glasgow
Live like a local and immerse yourself in Glasgow's music communities by way of their indie record shops and community radio stations Read more »| 08 Jul 2022 -
MusicGreen Day @ Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, 29 Jun
Joining forces with Weezer and Fall Out Boy, rock veterans Green Day roll back the years to host a nostalgic punk party for the ages in Glasgow Read more »| 07 Jul 2022 -
MusicThe SAY Award: Album submissions open for 2022
The Scottish Album of the Year Award is back for 2022, with album submissions now open to artists and musicians from across Scotland Read more »| 06 Jul 2022 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: July 2022
TRNSMT, Doune the Rabbit Hole and Edinburgh Jazz Festival are joined by local showcases at Hug & Pint, King Tut's, Sneaky Pete's and Broadcast Read more »| 06 Jul 2022 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: July 2022
July's new Scottish music column explores forthcoming releases from Nicole Cassandra Smit, wor_kspace, The Wife Guys of Reddit, Gordon McIntyre and more Read more »| 06 Jul 2022
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BooksTeen Couple Have Fun Outdoors by Aravind Jayan
A humorous and neurotic narrator livens up Teen Couple Have Fun Outdoors, a comedy of errors which takes a deep dive into modern Indian society Read more »| 06 Jul 2022 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: July 2022
From birthday parties to festivals, the summer of love is upon us and all we want to do is dance! This month across Scotland, you can catch the likes of Violet, Jon K, Kerri Chandler, DJ Lag and many more... Read more »| 05 Jul 2022 -
MusicWu-Lu – Loggerhead
The restless approach to instrumentation and vocal styles found across Wu-Lu's debut album are at once disparate but somehow coherent in its vision Read more »| 05 Jul 2022 -
BooksChildren of Paradise by Camilla Grudova
Children of Paradise, following an usher drawn into the carnivalesque world of an independent cinema, is a wry cautionary tale for cinema lovers Read more »| 05 Jul 2022 -
FilmParis, Texas and the Masculine Urge to Walk into the Desert
With Wim Wenders' masterpiece Paris, Texas back in cinemas this month, one writer explores the film's central motif of a taciturn man trying to make amends after abandoning his life and his loved ones Read more »| 05 Jul 2022 -
ArtWhat's On: Edinburgh Art Festival 2022
This year’s Edinburgh Art Festival negotiates the course of the city’s Union Canal, marking the 200th anniversary of its opening. From the Lochrin Basin to Wester Hailes, exhibitions this year reflect on the canal’s cultural and social significance Read more »| 04 Jul 2022 -
MusicViagra Boys – Cave World
Viagra Boys' third album continues their run of warped, but excellent, post-punk excursions Read more »| 04 Jul 2022 -
FilmFutura
A tryptic of films from three of Italy's most exciting filmmakers that forms a compelling portrait of Italian youths Read more »| 04 Jul 2022 -
MusicKaty J Pearson – Sound of the Morning
Katy J Pearson's latest album Sound of the Morning is filled with momentum, boasting undeniably matured songwriting and a fuller sound Read more »| 04 Jul 2022