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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ComedyStuart McPherson on Cybercrime, Spuds & Coke Zero
Rising star Stuart McPherson talks about turning bad jobs into great stand-up Read more »| 09 Mar 2018 -
MusicCharlotte de Witte – Heart of Mine EP
Charlotte de Witte is clearly a talented producer and this EP will do well in the techno charts, but sadly it doesn't feature some of her stronger work Read more »| 08 Mar 2018 -
MusicEssaie Pas on New Path
We catch up with Marie Davidson and Pierre Guerineau, aka Essaie Pas, to chat about their latest album New Path, plans for 2018 and Philip K. Dick's A Scanner Darkly Read more »| 08 Mar 2018 -
MusicMint Field @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 27 Feb
Mint Field deliver a solid, if at times unengaging, set tonight but it's the homegrown local talent of Home$lice and West Princes that steal the show Read more »| 08 Mar 2018 -
Music
Mïus – Torso (Vessels Remix): Track Premiere
Listen to the Vessels remix of the new single Torso from Budapest-based Mïus Read more »| 08 Mar 2018 -
Theatre
Scottish Youth Theatre set to close
After 40 years, Scottish Youth Theatre – whose former performers include Kate Dickie and Karen Gillan – is to close after losing out on a regular funding award from Creative Scotland Read more »| 08 Mar 2018
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Books
Brazen Rebels: 5 Books for International Women's Day
For International Women's Day, The Skinny looks at five bold and brilliant illustrated books released in 2018 which celebrate trailblazing women Read more »| 08 Mar 2018 -
Art
Registration opens for PROCESSIONS art project
To celebrate 100 years of votes for women, 100 UK organisations will create 100 banners for PROCESSIONS 2018 *100 emoji* Read more »| 08 Mar 2018 -
Music
Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison on The Midnight Organ Fight
As Frightened Rabbit's The Midnight Organ Fight approaches its tenth birthday, Scott Hutchison talks us through the album from self-inflicted heartache to living in cupboards Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
Film
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Documentary Bombshell shows that screen beauty Hedy Lamarr was so much more than just a pretty face Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
Film
Sweet Country
Warwick Thornton's Australian western deserves to be ranked alongside the other great revisionist westerns of the last 30 years Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
Art
The Skinny 150: Our favourite covers
This month, we celebrate our 150th issue. Hooray! To mark the occasion, we dig through the archives and ask The Skinny team to pick out their favourite covers from the last 150 issues Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
Comedy
The Delightful Sausage: 'It's not for everybody'
The game is afoot as The Delightful Sausage arrive in Glasgow with new material on the back of their debut hit Cold Hard Cache Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
Music
Scottish Music Highlights: 7-12 Mar
An eclectic mix of gigs this week, from 47Soul's Arabic electro to intimate Frightened Rabbit shows, as well as the day-long Lake of Stars festival and the family-friendly Major Minor Music Club Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
Comedy
Mae Martin: 'We're all just horny monkeys'
Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated Mae Martin chats about addiction, sexuality and honesty Read more »| 07 Mar 2018