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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Books
Welcome to the Club by DJ Paulette
The debut book from DJ Paulette looks back at a storied 30-year career in some of the UK's most legendary clubs Read more »| 23 Jan 2024 -
Film
All of Us Strangers
Ireland’s most sensitive heartthrobs sizzle in Andrew Haigh’s sad (yet sexy) fantasy tale Read more »| 22 Jan 2024 -
Music
Future Islands – People Who Aren't There Anymore
Ten years after their breakthrough, Baltimore trio Future Islands continue to balance refinement with ambition Read more »| 22 Jan 2024 -
Music
Ty Segall – Three Bells
Prolific garage-nik Ty Segall continues to zig when you expect a zag – Three Bells is packed with tonal shifts and unexpected moments Read more »| 22 Jan 2024 -
Music
The Smile – Wall of Eyes
The second studio album from The Smile – Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner – is a kaleidoscopic, mind-altering pronouncement Read more »| 22 Jan 2024 -
Comedy
Glasgow Comedy Festival: Five under-the-radar picks
Glasgow Comedy Festival returns this March with a stacked lineup. We run through the headline acts before our Comedy Editor picks her must-attend under-the-radar shows Read more »| 19 Jan 2024
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Music
Green Day – Saviors
Green Day are back with their best album in 20 years, stuffed to the brim with anthemic punk rock choruses skewering life in the post-COVID era Read more »| 19 Jan 2024 -
Music
Spotlight On... Quiet Houses
Following the release of their latest single, What My Heart Is For, we catch up with Edinburgh duo Quiet Houses Read more »| 18 Jan 2024 -
Art
Designer dreams with pyjama brand Irregular Sleep Pattern
We speak to the founders of Glasgow-based pyjama and bedding brand Irregular Sleep Pattern, Jolene Crawford and Mil Stricevic, to find out more about their eclectic patterns, dazzling colourways and new collection In Your Dreams Read more »| 18 Jan 2024 -
Theatre
Scottish Ballet: Cinders! @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Scottish Ballet presents a thoughtful re-imagining of Cinderella that breaks from ballet conformity with an exciting, experimental twist Read more »| 18 Jan 2024 -
Clubs
Celebrating 25 Years of Optimo
One of the country’s most cherished parties has reached a quarter of a century – cause for a new compilation and a wee chat with one half of the duo behind Optimo, Jonnie Wilkes Read more »| 17 Jan 2024 -
Music
Bring Me the Horizon @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 14 Jan
Sheffield's finest metallers are at the peak of their powers at a packed-out POST-HUMAN performance in Glasgow Read more »| 16 Jan 2024 -
Books
The Promised Party by Jennifer Clement
Jennifer Clement follows up Widow Basquiat with another perfect time capsule Read more »| 16 Jan 2024 -
Film
Scotland on Screen: Jack Archer on Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
Jack Archer’s documentary Bill Douglas: My Best Friend explores the friendship between Scotland’s greatest filmmaker and his lifelong companion Peter Jewell through interviews and Douglas's unseen 8mm home films. Archer tells us more Read more »| 16 Jan 2024 -
Comedy
Urooj Ashfaq on her Fringe win and debut UK tour
Mumbai-based stand-up Urooj Ashfaq on her 2023 Fringe win, festivals versus tours, Edinburgh versus Glasgow, and what the near-future brings Read more »| 15 Jan 2024