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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MusicĠENN – unum
The technical skill and musical talent of ĠENN – on show across new album unum – is indisputable, far exceeding guitar band expectations Read more »| 03 Oct 2023 -
MusicPJ Harvey @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 26 Sep
PJ Harvey’s perpetual strive for unpredictability shows its face once more as she welcomes the eager crowd of Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom into the ambitious, archaic world of her new album – I Inside the Old Year Dying Read more »| 03 Oct 2023 -
BooksThe Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang
In a near-future world where industrial agriculture has ground to a halt, a chef finds work at the illicitly stocked house of a wealthy mogul Read more »| 03 Oct 2023 -
FilmMatt Johnson on BlackBerry
BlackBerry essays the incredible rise and then the spectacular demise of the world's first smartphone. Writer, director and star Matt Johnson tells us why he identifies with these tech bro losers and wanted to tell their story Read more »| 03 Oct 2023 -
BooksLovebug by Daisy Lafarge
Daisy Lafarge's lyrical non-fiction book uses metaphors of love and disease to explore ideas of intimacy and contagion Read more »| 03 Oct 2023 -
FilmScottish Film Events: October 2023
With Halloween coming up, it's horror madness on our screens this October, including two unmissable All Night Horror Madness lineups. Plus, new festival CineAstra and the early films of Hou Hsiao-hsien Read more »| 02 Oct 2023
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MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: October 2023
Scottish gig super-fans have their hands full this October, with plenty festivals, all-dayers and record launches Read more »| 02 Oct 2023 -
BooksScottish Books Events: October 2023
Edinburgh International Book Festival closes out the year's programme with two October events, while indie press Thi Wurd holds a literary evening at Glasgow University Union Read more »| 02 Oct 2023 -
ArtScottish Art Events & Exhibitions: October 2023
October welcomes a dense and diverse set of new exhibitions, screenings and performances across the country – here are the highlights Read more »| 02 Oct 2023 -
BooksBrainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt
Alison Rumfitt's deliciously nauseating sophomore novel is an eviscerating exploration of queer dating and shame Read more »| 02 Oct 2023 -
MusicSufjan Stevens – Javelin
On Javelin, Sufjan Stevens sees himself as a blight on a beautiful world. When loved, his pain is suspended and he transcends, but such mercy is resigned to his past Read more »| 02 Oct 2023 -
Musiccorto.alto – Bad With Names
Forward-thinking and exciting, Bad With Names marks a new high point for jazz in Scotland Read more »| 02 Oct 2023 -
BooksNot Your Usual: Heather Parry on writing the body
Not Your Usual is a new series from The Skinny and Glayva highlighting interesting and exciting artists from across the Scottish scene. For our third instalment we catch up with prolific author Heather Parry over a Jumping Bean glocktail Read more »| 02 Oct 2023 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: October 2023
Innovative opera, radical new theatre and a new musical about treason – here's our pick of the best theatre across Scotland this October Read more »| 29 Sep 2023 -
ComedyScottish Comedy Highlights: October 2023
October’s here and brings a bumper crop of comedy with it. From huge names on tour to a comedy festival by The Shore, there’s plenty of gigs to whet your comedy whistle this month Read more »| 28 Sep 2023