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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MusicButho The Warrior and Optimistic Soul: Guest Selector
Ahead of their slots on The Wave – Radio Buena Vida's afro tech takeover curated by Bemz – Butho the Warrior and Optimistic Soul from Glasgow's Jaiva Collective talk us through some of their favourite tracks Read more »| 26 Apr 2021 -
ComedyCiarán Dowd on Don Rodolfo's move to TV
As daring lothario Don Rodolfo charms his way onto the small screen, we chat to the character's creator Ciarán Dowd Read more »| 22 Apr 2021 -
Tv RadioMeet two Glasgow Creative Accelerator 'Founders'
Fifteen creative companies in Glasgow are currently taking part in the Glasgow Creative Accelerator, a mentorship programme to help creative businesses reach their full potential. We find out more from two of the participants Read more »| 21 Apr 2021 -
MusicField Music – Flat White Moon
Although Flat White Moon is a serene glance into the past, it lacks some of the innovation that make its inspirations so great Read more »| 21 Apr 2021 -
MusicYours Forever: Ensemble on No Place Like It
Ahead of the release of No Place Like It, we speak with some of the musicians and young people involved in the award-winning Glasgow-based songwriting project Ensemble Read more »| 21 Apr 2021 -
MusicMaranta – Miss Dupé (track premiere)
Listen to Miss Dupé, the brand new single from Edinburgh duo Maranta Read more »| 21 Apr 2021
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BooksSpeak, Okinawa: A Memoir by Elizabeth Miki Brina
Elizabeth Miki Brina's memoir weaves personal and geographical histories into a raw, lyrical and intensely emotional whole Read more »| 19 Apr 2021 -
ArtLocal Heroes: Rug tufting
Local Heroes interviews Dana Finnigan, Molly Kent, Camila Richardson and Shona MacPherson to find out more about their work and rug tufting as a form of expression Read more »| 19 Apr 2021 -
MusicFiddlers On the High Seas: The history of Scottish fiddle music
As a sea shanty tops the UK charts in 2021, we take a deep dive into the history of Scottish fiddle music via the stories of Shetland whalers and Orcadian fur traders who harnessed creativity in isolation at sea, taking their influence across the Atlantic Read more »| 13 Apr 2021 -
ComedyVagabond Comedy: online stand-up review
Hosted by Jordan Brookes and pals Darren J Coles and Charlie Webster, Vagabond's take on the online comic ensemble remains appealingly chaotic Read more »| 13 Apr 2021 -
FilmNomadland
Frances McDormand takes to the road in director Chloé Zhao's evocative adaptation of Jessica Bruder's book Read more »| 13 Apr 2021 -
MusicStanley Odd – STAY ODD (track-by-track)
To celebrate the release of STAY ODD, Stanley Odd's first album in over six years, frontman Dave Hook talks us through the album track-by-track Read more »| 13 Apr 2021 -
ComedyICYMI: Sean Morley on The Rag Trade
Cerebral Manchester-based comic Sean Morley unearths a little-known feminist gem Read more »| 12 Apr 2021 -
FilmDuncan Cowles on Scary Adult Things
Duncan Cowles – long one of Scottish short film's most exciting talents – takes his brand of skew-whiff documentary to BBC Scotland with his first TV series, Scary Adult Things Read more »| 08 Apr 2021 -
MusicEmily Scott – The Garden (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for The Garden, the new single from Modern Studies' Emily Scott, from Blackford Hill's upcoming Transmissions / Volume One album Read more »| 08 Apr 2021