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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Music
Scottish Album of the Year: 2024 shortlist revealed
The shortlist for the 2024 SAY Award has been announced, featuring former nominees like Arab Strap and Becky Sikasa alongside new names like Theo Bleak and Barry Can't Swim Read more »| 03 Oct 2024 -
Film
Road Trip: Queer East On The Road preview
Queer East, the festival of Asian LGBTQ+ cinema, heads on a UK tour this month – we look at the programme ahead of a batch of Edinburgh screenings Read more »| 03 Oct 2024 -
Music
Spotlight On... Nü Cros
Ahead of releasing their debut EP, For me, Before, we catch up with Kevin O'Brien from Glasgow outfit Nü Cros to find out more Read more »| 03 Oct 2024 -
Music
Godspeed You! Black Emperor @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 30 Sep
A masterclass in brutality vs beauty, Canada's legendary post-rock outfit Godspeed You! Black Emperor have honed their audio-visual experience to near perfection Read more »| 02 Oct 2024 -
Music
Find Your New Favourite Band at these Autumn Music Festivals
The nights are fair drawing in, but there's new music to be found! We look at some of the music festivals happening near and far this October and November Read more »| 02 Oct 2024 -
Music
Scottish New Music Round-up: October 2024
October sees EP releases from up-and-coming Scottish talent like Nü Cros, Indoor Foxes and mokusla, while Roddy Woomble returns with a brand new solo record Read more »| 02 Oct 2024
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Art
National Galleries of Scotland: Three Lavery Works
We asked Dr Freya Spoor, Curator at the National Galleries of Scotland, to tell us all about three of the paintings currently on display in An Irish Impressionist | Lavery on Location Read more »| 01 Oct 2024 -
Film
Open Hearts, Open Minds: SQIFF 2024 preview
We hear from SQIFF director Indigo Korres ahead of the ninth edition of this fantastic, forward-thinking film festival celebrating LGBTQ+ cinema Read more »| 01 Oct 2024 -
Music
Caribou – Honey
Honey's combination of club beats and AI-boosted vocals is technically dazzling, but lacking in depth Read more »| 01 Oct 2024 -
Music
Scottish Live Music Highlights: October 2024
It's SAY Award season, Tenement Trail returns, and a bunch of live shows from some of our favourite Scottish bands – it's our October gig guide Read more »| 01 Oct 2024 -
Art
Scottish Art Events & Exhibitions: October 2024
October is a stellar month for art lovers with a multitude of exhibition openings in Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow Read more »| 01 Oct 2024 -
Books
Marigold Mind Laundry by Jungeun Yun
In Jungeun Yun's Marigold Mind Laundry, a magical realist laundry becomes a place where hearts can be washed free of the troubled memories that stain them Read more »| 01 Oct 2024 -
Film
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival returns for 2024
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival brings some of Spain's most exciting recent filmmaking to Scotland – we look at this year's programme Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
Books
The Great When by Alan Moore
The undisputed king of comic books returns with a new novel set between two different worlds Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
Music
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024, 28,340 DEAD
Godspeed You! Black Emperor's latest album, in all of its warped, noisy instrumentation, is the embodiment of music as art Read more »| 30 Sep 2024