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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FilmThe Sweet East
Talented cinematographer turned director Sean Price Williams – a regular collaborator with the Safdie Brothers and Alex Ross Perry – brings his sharp eye to this quixotic road movie starring Talia Ryder Read more »| 25 Mar 2024 -
ArtScottish cultural workers announce their boycott of Israel
Many of the biggest names in Scotland's cultural community – Young Fathers, James Kelman, Darren McGarvey and Kathryn Joseph – have united in opposition to the ongoing atrocities in Gaza with a boycott of Israel Read more »| 22 Mar 2024 -
MusicYard Act @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 15 Mar
As part of their current tour celebrating the disco-fuelled Where’s My Utopia?, tonight we’re welcomed to step into Yard Act’s ace office and it’s mostly class Read more »| 21 Mar 2024 -
MusicSpotlight On... Aylee
Following the release of her endometriosis-fuelled song Sick To My Stomach, we shine a spotlight on Glasgow singer-songwriter and producer Aylee Read more »| 21 Mar 2024 -
ComedyJoe Wells @ The Stand, Edinburgh
Viral comic Joe Wells continues to flip the script with his hour on his newfound role as an autistic spokesperson Read more »| 20 Mar 2024 -
MusicJlin – Akoma
Akoma is a back to basics album of sorts, and above all else it underlines Jlin's growth and heart Read more »| 20 Mar 2024
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MusicGossip – Real Power
Although at times it sacrifices bite in favour of a certain kind of generic polish, Real Power – Gossip's first album in over a decade – is a lot of fun Read more »| 20 Mar 2024 -
MusicJulia Holter – Something In the Room She Moves
Julia Holter returns on typically sublime form, bringing a fresh warmth to her orchestral dreaminess Read more »| 20 Mar 2024 -
MusicShooting Star: Empress Of on For Your Consideration
We catch up with Lorely Rodriguez – aka Empress Of – ahead of her playful, bold and provocative fourth studio album, For Your Consideration Read more »| 18 Mar 2024 -
MusicEmpress Of – For Your Consideration
On Empress Of’s addictive fourth full-length album, we find Lorely Rodriguez both commanding and vulnerable Read more »| 18 Mar 2024 -
TheatreLa Niña Barro @ Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
La Niña Barro is a stunning, experimental inquest into bodies and femininity. Read more »| 18 Mar 2024 -
MusicAdrianne Lenker – Bright Future
Adrianne Lenker's latest solo record Bright Future is raw, unvarnished, and painted in plentiful colour Read more »| 18 Mar 2024 -
MusicWaxahatchee – Tigers Blood
Katie Crutchfield follows up the masterful Saint Cloud with more gorgeously expressive Americana Read more »| 18 Mar 2024 -
FilmRobot Dreams
Man's best friend is a dog, and Dog's best friend is a mail-order robot in Robot Dreams, an inventive and bittersweet tale of love and loneliness Read more »| 18 Mar 2024 -
MusicTierra Whack – WORLD WIDE WHACK
Tierra Whack is making mainstream hip-hop interesting on WORLD WIDE WHACK, an album where no two songs are alike Read more »| 15 Mar 2024