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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FilmFriends and Strangers
James Vaughan’s comedy of manners Friends and Strangers is wonderfully awkward, strikingly shot and full of hilarious moments of social confusion Read more »| 08 Nov 2021 -
MusicThe Great Western: Five Must-See Artists
The Great Western festival returns to Glasgow this weekend; we dig into the programme to pick out five bands and artists to check out Read more »| 08 Nov 2021 -
TheatreManipulate festival announces 2022 programme
Puppet Animation Scotland's festival returns for its fifteenth anniversary edition with a programme of live performance in Edinburgh Read more »| 04 Nov 2021 -
MusicScottish Music Round-up: November 2021
Spanning a multitude of genres, from rock’n’roll to hip-hop via folk and experimental, November is another busy month in Scotland's release calendar Read more »| 04 Nov 2021 -
ClubsDJ iona on developing her style and keeping it fun
The first guest to grace the booth at Redstone Press's new party series at Sneaky Pete's is London-based DJ iona, going B2B with label co-founder Lewis Lowe. She tells us about getting into DJing, sourcing music, and the importance of the element of fun Read more »| 04 Nov 2021 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: November 2021
Missing Persons Club bring us a B2B of B2Bs, Hobbes Music celebrate their eighth birthday, two new parties – Planet Dance and Shelflife – launch, Szentek returns for its fifth addition, and much more... Read more »| 04 Nov 2021
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BooksThe Selfless Act of Breathing by JJ Bola
JJ Bola's new book The Selfless Act of Breathing is a novel about one man’s loss and the ramifications it causes from childhood into adulthood Read more »| 04 Nov 2021 -
TheatreThe Tempest @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Glasgow's Tron Theatre stages a timely version of Shakespeare's classic as stormy nights rage outside and climate crisis becomes the focus for the city Read more »| 03 Nov 2021 -
ClubsHWFG!: Remembering The Arches
30 years ago The Arches opened its doors for the first time and changed Scotland's arts scene forever. In their new book, two former employees – David Bratchpiece and Kirstin Innes – celebrate the iconic venue's enduring legacy Read more »| 03 Nov 2021 -
MusicEmma Ruth Rundle – Engine of Hell
Despite featuring only acoustic instruments, Emma Ruth Rundle's Engine of Hell is a heavy album that reaches unflinchingly back into the past Read more »| 03 Nov 2021 -
BooksScottish Poetry News: November 2021
This month's poetry and spoken word round-up includes celebrations of classic Scottish poetry, a return for Damian Barr's BBC Scotland show, and some exciting live performance Read more »| 03 Nov 2021 -
BooksCrushing by Sophie Burrows
Sophie Burrows' calm and silent new graphic novel is a tale of isolation, of being around people while being utterly alone Read more »| 03 Nov 2021 -
TheatreDundee Rep's new pop musical takes on the climate crisis
This Is A Love Story, Dundee Rep's new musical, imagines the Earth and Humanity as star-crossed lovers. We chat to writing team Jack Godfrey and Ellie Coote Read more »| 03 Nov 2021 -
ClubsMeet DJ Lag, the 'gqom king' at dance music's forefront
Ahead of the release of his debut album, Meeting With The King, gqom poster boy DJ Lag tells us about the roots of the genre, his rise to stardom, and finding new creative energy in lockdown Read more »| 02 Nov 2021 -
MusicLinzi Clark on her debut album All I Have Now
We catch up with rising Paisley talent Linzi Clark to discuss her debut album, All I Have Now Read more »| 02 Nov 2021