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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ArtDCA at 20: A Timeline
This month marks the 20th birthday of one of Scotland’s most-beloved cultural spaces, Dundee Contemporary Arts. To mark the occasion we’ve taken a look through their archive to pick out some of the key events of the last two decades Read more »| 10 Mar 2019 -
FilmTrue/False 2019: Knock Down the House
Rachel Lears' documentary follows four women running for Congress in the midterm elections of 2018, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Read more »| 09 Mar 2019 -
FilmThe Best Film Events in Scotland in March
The big screen movie happenings you should make time for this month, from Glasgow Short Film Festival to the Cameo's new All Night Cult Movie Experience Read more »| 08 Mar 2019 -
MusicVillagers @ Manchester Cathedral, 1 Mar
Celebrating the success of 2018's The Art of Pretending to Swim, Villagers play a stunning show to a sold-out Manchester Cathedral Read more »| 08 Mar 2019 -
MusicBrix and the Extricated @ Beat Generator, Dundee, 2 Mar
Brix and the Extricated play a plethora of tracks from their post-punk repertoire and throw in a cover of The Fall's Totally Wired for good measure, ensuring no one goes home disappointed Read more »| 08 Mar 2019 -
MusicDido – Still On My Mind
Still On My Mind sees Dido experiment with pop to dance to electronica in her most engaging album to date Read more »| 08 Mar 2019
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FilmCaptain Marvel
Captain Marvel veers from confusing space opera, to fun buddy movie, back to boring Marvel action extravaganza, but Brie Larson's wise-cracking and a killer 90s soundtrack keep this latest MCU film watchable Read more »| 08 Mar 2019 -
ArtBeyond the Megapolis: Japanese Design & Local Heroes
Since 2015, Local Heroes has been resisting the idea that exceptional design can only be found in the big European cities. This month we explore Japan, discovering multiple creative communities beyond the bright lights of Tokyo Read more »| 08 Mar 2019 -
FilmCarol Morley on her dream-like noir Out of Blue
Carol Morley's latest film is a hard-boiled police drama based on a Martin Amis novel and it unfolds like a Lynchian dream noir. We speak to the Salfordian director about the art of adaptation, gender and taking female-driven stories seriously Read more »| 08 Mar 2019 -
MusicSASAMI – SASAMI
SASAMI is the sound of an artist stepping into the limelight and forging their own distinctive sound Read more »| 08 Mar 2019 -
ComedyGlasgow International Comedy Festival: Top Picks
It’s the (second) most wonderful time of the year (for comedy fans [unless you’re in Australia or get to go to Machynlleth but whatever]). That’s right, it’s Glasgow International Comedy Festival time! Read more »| 08 Mar 2019 -
MusicPink to Punk: CHAI on NEOkawaii and their new LP
Prepare to embrace NEOkawaii, Japanese punk band CHAI's twist on the cultural ideology of kawaii Read more »| 08 Mar 2019 -
ClubsJayda G on climate change, clubbing and her new album
Ahead of the release of her debut album Significant Changes this month, we speak to Jayda G about juggling a Masters degree with completing her debut album Read more »| 08 Mar 2019 -
ArtV&A Dundee to Celebrate Video Games
V&A Dundee's new exhibition will celebrate video games. Titled Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt, it'll feature a series of new commissions and special events showcasing video game design from Scotland and around the world Read more »| 07 Mar 2019 -
FilmMeet The Final Girls, the feminist film collective changing the horror scene
We speak to The Final Girls, the all-female feminist collective celebrating horror and creating a platform for female horror directors to get their films seen on the big screen Read more »| 07 Mar 2019