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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MusicBelle and Sebastian – Late Developers
The latest album from Belle and Sebastian, Late Developers proves that the Glasgow outfit still have plenty in the tank Read more »| 16 Jan 2023 -
ArtArtisanal Excellence: Scottish textiles at Collect
Meet the four textile designers selected to show with Craft Scotland at the Collect contemporary craft and design fair Read more »| 16 Jan 2023 -
FilmScotland on Screen: Leyla Coll-O’Reilly on Groom
We speak to poet and theatre-maker Leyla Coll-O’Reilly (aka Leyla Josephine) about Groom, her stunning new short about a taciturn teenage girl entering the intimidating world of a hypersexualised beauty salon Read more »| 12 Jan 2023 -
ComedyGlasgow Comedy Festival share stacked 2023 lineup
The Glasgow International Comedy Festival is back – 380 events across the city, featuring familiar faces like Stewart Lee, Zoe Lyons and Tim Key Read more »| 12 Jan 2023 -
MusicFergus McCreadie on his plans for 2023
Ahead of his appearance at Celtic Connections, SAY Award-winning jazz pianist Fergus McCreadie lets us in on his plans for 2023 Read more »| 11 Jan 2023 -
MusicRyuichi Sakamoto – 12
Recorded during his cancer treatment, Ryuichi Sakamoto's new album 12 deals in the turbulent and unpredictable period that comes before the unknown Read more »| 11 Jan 2023
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MusicGiant Swan – Fantasy Food
After years of underground promise as one of the UK’s most exciting propositions, Giant Swan make a serviceable, if not wildly exciting return Read more »| 10 Jan 2023 -
BooksThe Book of Desire by Meena Kandasamy
Meena Kandasamy's translation of the seminal Tamil text the Tirukkuṟal uncovers the decolonial and feminist possibilities in the act of translation Read more »| 10 Jan 2023 -
BooksYour Wish Is My Command by Deena Mohamed
A subtle and subversive graphic novel, Deena Mohamed's Your Wish Is My Command uses magical realism to deftly ground its core in social commentary Read more »| 10 Jan 2023 -
FilmEnys Men
Undeniably eerie and packed with symbolism, the ghosts of Enys Men's cut-off setting will keep the audience keenly watching, in a film with few material exchanges between unnamed characters Read more »| 10 Jan 2023 -
MusicSpotlight on... New Scottish Music in 2023
We shine a spotlight on some of the musicians we're excited about in 2023 Read more »| 10 Jan 2023 -
ComedyDream Gig: Hannah Platt
BBC New Comedian of the Year Finalist and a regular of the Best in Class showcase, Hannah Platt lays down her perfect gig Read more »| 10 Jan 2023 -
TheatreTonderai Munyevu on Black British life, and post-pandemic grief
"COVID didn't discriminate, society did this for us". Tonderai Munyevu's piece in Blaccine: First Dose explores vaccine hesitancy and Black Britishness Read more »| 10 Jan 2023 -
FilmMark Jenkin on Cornish folk horror Enys Men
Mark Jenkin follows Bait with island tale Enys Men. We speak to him about folk horror, shooting on 16mm, and making work embedded in Cornish culture Read more »| 09 Jan 2023 -
MusicJoesef – Permanent Damage
Unafraid to wrestle with feelings of loneliness, alienation, and self-destructiveness out in the open, Permanent Damage is an impressive debut from Joesef Read more »| 09 Jan 2023