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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MusicBaauer – Aa
Since signing to LuckyMe in 2012, prodigal New York producer Baauer has enjoyed criticial acclaim, notably for his Dum Dum and ß EPs, but also for vari... Read more »| 02 Mar 2016 -
ArtRSA New Contemporaries 2016: Meet the Artists
A mainstay of the Scottish contemporary art gallery, the Royal Scottish Academy will be filled with their pick of the most exciting graduates of 2015. Almost a year on from degree show, it's time to see what they've been to. Read more »| 02 Mar 2016 -
Clubs
DJ Chart: Adam Strömstedt
A key ripple in Stockholm's latest wave of producers, Adam Strömstedt offers up ten personal faves off the back of his latest release on Banoffee Pies Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Clubs
thatmanmonkz on new album Columbusing
Following two strong EPs for the label, Scott 'Monkz' Moncrieff has just dropped his debut album, Columbusing, on Delusions of Grandeur – read all abou... Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
ClubsDJ Chart: thatmanmonkz's slept-on Sheffield tracks
Long-time Sheffield resident Scott Moncrieff – aka thatmanmonkz – dishes up ten of the finest records to come out of the Steel City, wi... Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Art
Pre-Raphaelites: Beauty and Rebellion
Pre-Raphaelites: Beauty and Rebellion at the Walker Art Gallery brings together 120 works from the pre-Raphaelite movement, a significant number coming from ... Read more »| 01 Mar 2016
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FilmCouple in a Hole tops Restless Natives film line-up
The first film events for the inaugural Restless Natives festival in Glasgow's East End have been announced, including a special screening of Couple in ... Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Film
Scotland Film Event Highlights – March 2016
Classic and contemporary cinema from Italy and Hong Kong, two of the great minds of film history (Hitchcock/Truffaut) have a chinwag, and a chance to hear from one of the world's greatest documentarians (Patricio Guzmán) Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: 1-8 March
Here's your next 7 days in art openings, talks and screenings, featuring short installations and poetry readings in The Glue Factory and the brand new RSA New Contemporaries show. Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
MusicJohn Reis on curating ATP with Drive Like Jehu
As Drive Like Jehu return to curate All Tomorrow's Parties in Manchester this April, we catch up with John 'Speedo' Reis to get the lowdown on the line-up. Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Theatre
Scottish Youth Dance Takes Over
This March both YDance and Go Dance are bringing together youth groups from across Scotland to dance. The Skinny looks at the importance of these events and chats to the Urbaniks Street School. Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Art
Pat Flynn: Half-Life of a Miracle
I’ve been thinking a lot about eggs recently, a result of a week of experimental veganism triggering an obsession (and dream life) revolving around dai... Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Books
Lara Williams: Tales from the Aftermath
In her debut short story collection, Treats, Lara Williams finds beauty and poetry among the debris of relationships. The Skinny's literary discovery of 2016 so far, it may well remain so by year's end. Williams discusses her conversion to the short form Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Music
The Thermals – We Disappear
Following the action-packed amorality of 2013’s Desperate Ground, The Thermals’ latest effort finds Hutch Harris aiming the camera squarely at th... Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Comedy
The Last Laugh and Phoney Feminism
Satirical play The Last Laugh makes a welcome return at Glasgow International Comedy Festival in March – here the creators and cast tell us whether bei... Read more »| 01 Mar 2016