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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ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: October 2021
Whether its a night of euphoric rave, slamming techno or UKG you're after, Scotland's clubs have got you covered this month... Read more »| 27 Sep 2021 -
MusicNick Cave & Warren Ellis @ Edinburgh Playhouse, 20 Sep
The sonic and physical embodiment of the sacred and the profane, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are almost impossibly impressive Read more »| 22 Sep 2021 -
MusicHoneyblood's Stina Tweeddale on her new creative project
We catch up with Honeyblood's Stina Tweeddale to chat about how the past year and a half has led to her new creative project under the moniker Stina Marie Claire Read more »| 21 Sep 2021 -
MusicPlayground Festival 2021: Five Must-See Acts
Local, loud and legendary: we pick out five acts you can’t miss at this weekend's Playground Festival at Glasgow's Rouken Glen Park Read more »| 21 Sep 2021 -
MusicAda Lea – one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden
Alexandra Levy’s second record as Ada Lea tells tales of life and hurt in the city Read more »| 20 Sep 2021 -
MusicProc Fiskal – Siren Spine Sysex
Proc Fiskal’s second LP is a further step forward for his warped take on instrumental grime Read more »| 20 Sep 2021
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MusicTeenage Fanclub @ Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, 14 Sep
Teenage Fanclub give fans exactly what they expect at Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms – and it's just what you need Read more »| 20 Sep 2021 -
MusicSAY Award 2021: The Longlist
The twenty-strong longlist for this year's Scottish Album of the Year award has been revealed Read more »| 16 Sep 2021 -
ComedyICYMI: Long Cat Media on National Lampoon's Vacation
The duo behind the Long Cat Media podcasts – Laurence Owen and Lindsay Sharman – take a trip with the Griswolds Read more »| 16 Sep 2021 -
MusicWe Wanna Be Free: Screamadelica at 30
We look back at Primal Scream's magnum opus at 30 – the last word on dancefloor-ready neo-psychedelia whose influence is still felt today Read more »| 15 Sep 2021 -
MusicTRNSMT, Glasgow Green, 11 Sep
While the scheduling is far from perfect, from sea shanties to sozzled singalongs, Saturday at TRNSMT headlined by Liam Gallagher is quite the day Read more »| 14 Sep 2021 -
BooksLet's Talk About Sex, Baby: Rachel Thompson interview
We chat with author and journalist Rachel Thompson about her new book Rough: How Violence Found Its Way Into the Bedroom, ways of addressing sexual violence within society, and the importance of going beyond consent Read more »| 14 Sep 2021 -
MusicMoor Mother – Black Encyclopedia of the Air
By presenting a platform for black and queer collaborators in her latest record, Philly-based noisemaker and activist Moor Mother creates an Afrotopian soundscape Read more »| 14 Sep 2021 -
FilmChristine Molloy and Joe Lawlor on Rose Plays Julie
Irish filmmakers Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor speak to us about their slippery new thriller Rose Plays Julie Read more »| 13 Sep 2021 -
ArtThe Future of Home at London Design Festival
Local Heroes presents a preview of innovative furniture, textiles and lighting from a new generation of Scottish designers at London Design Festival Read more »| 13 Sep 2021