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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MusicSpotlight On... Idiogram
Ahead of releasing their debut album this weekend, we catch up with East Lothian post-prog outfit Idiogram Read more »| 20 Mar 2025 -
TheatreWild Rose @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
The Lyceum's new adaptation of country music drama Wild Rose is a raw, beautiful and uplifting piece of musical theatre Read more »| 19 Mar 2025 -
MusicGreentea Peng – Tell Dem It’s Sunny
South East London's Greentea Peng bleeds vulnerability across her second studio album Read more »| 19 Mar 2025 -
MusicClairo @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 16 Mar
An atmosphere of joy and excitement permeates a chilly Sunday evening, as Clairo and her band deliver a captivating performance in Glasgow Read more »| 18 Mar 2025 -
MusicSeabass Vinyl: Inside Scotland's only vinyl pressing plant
We head down to Seabass Vinyl, Scotland's only vinyl pressing plant, to get a behind-the-scenes look at how it's meant to be done – just in time for Record Store Day Read more »| 18 Mar 2025 -
BooksDysphoria Mundi by Paul B. Preciado
Acclaimed queer theorist Paul B. Preciado draws on the pandemic in his new book to explore intersecting forms of crisis Read more »| 18 Mar 2025
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FilmAlonso Ruizpalacios on La Cocina
Mexican director Alonso Ruizpalacios is one of the most daring filmmakers in world cinema, but he's yet to have a mainstream breakthrough. His fourth feature, La Cocina, a drama set in a high-pressure restaurant kitchen, should change that Read more »| 18 Mar 2025 -
MusicLucy Liyou (루시 리유) – Every Video Without Your Face, Every Sound Without Your Name
Lucy Liyou’s latest album forges something beautiful from an almost queasy vulnerability Read more »| 18 Mar 2025 -
MusicBenefits – Constant Noise
On their latest album, Constant Noise, Benefits shift between EDM, techno, rave and bleak, apocalyptic sonic wastelands Read more »| 17 Mar 2025 -
FilmBrief History of a Family
There are distinct shades of Saltburn in Jianjie Lin’s sleek psychological drama following a teenager as he worms his way into the affections of his friend’s wealthy parents Read more »| 17 Mar 2025 -
FilmFlow
Gints Zilbalodis’ sophomore feature follows a cat and its newfound animal family on an unforgettable odyssey through a sinking dystopia Read more »| 17 Mar 2025 -
MusicJapanese Breakfast – For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
Michelle Zauner's follow up to Japanese Breakfast's breakthrough record Jubilee, For Melancholy Brunettes finds beauty in softer, darker sounds Read more »| 17 Mar 2025 -
MusicSharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 12 Mar
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory finish their UK tour at one of Glasgow’s oldest, most honoured music venues. The often dark, always dreamy liaise between act and audience could not make a more intimate match Read more »| 14 Mar 2025 -
MusicThe Weather Station @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 10 Mar
Tonight’s performance from The Weather Station is an urgent, babbling brook which carries the audience through themes of human connection, purging negativity and the current global state of affairs Read more »| 14 Mar 2025 -
MusicSpotlight On... Majesty Palm
With their debut EP Learning to Swim released last week, we catch up with Glasgow pop pair Majesty Palm to find out more Read more »| 13 Mar 2025