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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MusicFrightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison on The Midnight Organ Fight
As Frightened Rabbit's The Midnight Organ Fight approaches its tenth birthday, Scott Hutchison talks us through the album from self-inflicted heartache to living in cupboards Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
FilmBombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Documentary Bombshell shows that screen beauty Hedy Lamarr was so much more than just a pretty face Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
FilmSweet Country
Warwick Thornton's Australian western deserves to be ranked alongside the other great revisionist westerns of the last 30 years Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
Art
The Skinny 150: Our favourite covers
This month, we celebrate our 150th issue. Hooray! To mark the occasion, we dig through the archives and ask The Skinny team to pick out their favourite covers from the last 150 issues Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
Comedy
The Delightful Sausage: 'It's not for everybody'
The game is afoot as The Delightful Sausage arrive in Glasgow with new material on the back of their debut hit Cold Hard Cache Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
Music
Scottish Music Highlights: 7-12 Mar
An eclectic mix of gigs this week, from 47Soul's Arabic electro to intimate Frightened Rabbit shows, as well as the day-long Lake of Stars festival and the family-friendly Major Minor Music Club Read more »| 07 Mar 2018
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Comedy
Mae Martin: 'We're all just horny monkeys'
Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated Mae Martin chats about addiction, sexuality and honesty Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
Music
Submotion Orchestra – Kites
Kites marks a fine return to Submotion Orchestra's cinematic jazz roots Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
Music
George FitzGerald – All That Must Be
All That Must Be sees FitzGerald on a slickly produced soul-searching journey with moments of genuine poignancy Read more »| 06 Mar 2018 -
MusicNap Eyes – I'm Bad Now
For their third album Nova Scotia slack-rockers Nap Eyes sharpen up their act and create moments of brilliance Read more »| 06 Mar 2018 -
Clubs
Scottish Clubbing Highlights: March 2018
March madness begins here, with a huge array of quality local and international acts spinning tunes across Scotland this month Read more »| 06 Mar 2018 -
Film
The best film events in Scotland in March
The ten big screen movie happenings you should make time for this month, from sharply curated shorts at Glasgow Short Film Festival and an anime season at Cameo to the best of silent cinema at HippFest Read more »| 06 Mar 2018 -
Music
SHHE on her return to music and Icelandic residency
“Solitude and isolation have always featured in my music. Intentionally or unintentionally, they’ve always featured in my life too" Su Shaw Read more »| 06 Mar 2018 -
Theatre
Graham Eatough on How to Act
We meet theatre maker Graham Eatough as his much-lauded How to Act returns to the Scottish stage Read more »| 06 Mar 2018 -
Books
Big Bones by Laura Dockrill
Once it reaches its tipping point, Laura Dockrill's novel is an enveloping tale Read more »| 06 Mar 2018