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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MusicSubmotion Orchestra – Kites
Kites marks a fine return to Submotion Orchestra's cinematic jazz roots Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
MusicGeorge 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 -
MusicSHHE 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
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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 -
Books
StAnza Poetry Festival: 5 Events to Catch
Ahead of Scotland's beloved poetry festival StAnza kicking off this week, we pick out five must-see events Read more »| 06 Mar 2018 -
MusicMartha Ffion on Sunday Best
We talk Seinfeld, Peep Show and growing up in Ireland with Glasgow-based singer-songwriter Martha Ffion ahead of the release of her debut album Sunday Best Read more »| 05 Mar 2018 -
Film
Mom and Dad
One half of the duo behind Crank returns with Mom and Dad, a horror comedy about murderous parents, starring Nicolas Cage and Selma Blair Read more »| 05 Mar 2018 -
Music
Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul & Synth-Boogie in 1980s South Africa
Soundway Records' latest compilation is a fantastic introduction to the party-starting bubblegum sound from South Africa Read more »| 05 Mar 2018 -
Books
Scottish Poetry News: March 2018
A look at the month ahead in the poetry world, as StAnza and Aye Write! festivals return for 2018 Read more »| 05 Mar 2018 -
Music
Martha Ffion – Sunday Best
Sunday Best is a confident debut chock-full of understated pleasures, one that hints Martha Ffion will only get better as her career progresses Read more »| 05 Mar 2018 -
Film
Ramrod
A fascinating and absorbing western starring Veronica Lake, whose character comes across as a noir femme fatale who's been dropped into the middle of cattle country Read more »| 05 Mar 2018