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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BooksJen Hadfield on her Shetland memoir Storm Pegs
We talk to Jen Hadfield about her eco-memoir exploring the movements of land, people and languages on the Shetland Islands Read more »| 09 Jul 2024 -
Music潘PAN – Pan The Pansexual
Exploring themes of anxiety and selfhood, Taiwanese rapper 潘PAN carves out a new identity on her debut album Read more »| 09 Jul 2024 -
MusicBERWYN – WHO AM I
BERWYN continues to establish his brand of bones-and-all storytelling on his debut studio album, WHO AM I Read more »| 09 Jul 2024 -
MusicBrijean – Macro
On their fourth album, Brijean continue to carve out their own sound through an increasing mastery of production and vocal talent Read more »| 09 Jul 2024 -
MusicCassandra Jenkins – My Light, My Destroyer
Cassandra Jenkins stargazes her way into glistening enlightenment on her newest album My Light, My Destroyer Read more »| 09 Jul 2024 -
FilmSleep
This shape-shifting film from Korea – part horror, part black comedy, part mystery – keeps you guessing until its wild and hilarious finale Read more »| 09 Jul 2024
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MusicThe Skinny Guide to Edinburgh: Good Vibes
Head to Good Vibes Neighbourhood Store for exactly what it says on the tin: a friendly community record shop with the best vibes Read more »| 08 Jul 2024 -
MusicBig City @ Queen's Park, Glasgow, 29 Jun
Mogwai's inaugural Big City festival is a wonderfully Scottish take on the all-out all-dayer, executed to near-perfection Read more »| 04 Jul 2024 -
MusicYoung Fathers @ City Park, Stirling, 29 Jun
Under the gaze of Stirling Castle, Young Fathers give an anthemic, cathartic performance and prove once again to be a truly unmatched live act Read more »| 04 Jul 2024 -
ArtWomen in Revolt! at National Galleries Scotland
This month, we find out more about Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990, the radical survey exhibition currently on show at National Galleries Scotland: Modern Two Read more »| 04 Jul 2024 -
MusicSpotlight On... corto.alto
Liam Shortall, the prolific jazz composer behind corto.alto, speaks to us about recent release 30/108 and his upcoming live sessions Read more »| 04 Jul 2024 -
ArtThe Glasgow International artists tackling Scotland's colonial past
At this year’s Glasgow International, many artists focused on Scotland’s colonial project and its historical and contemporary repercussions – the continued systematic erasure of Black stories and voices being one of them Read more »| 04 Jul 2024 -
ComedyChris Fleming @ Glee Club, Glasgow
US YouTuber and stand-up Chris Fleming tests an energetic but unpolished show on a Glasgow crowd Read more »| 04 Jul 2024 -
ArtOut of the Cities: Explore museums and galleries further afield
Fancy getting out of the city this summer on an affordable day trip that promises fun, adventure and a chance to learn? If so, we recommend hopping on a bus or train to explore these wonderful museums Read more »| 03 Jul 2024 -
BooksNapalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch
Politically wistful and brimming with queer desire, Pol Guasch's debut novel evokes an end of days which might not be far beyond us Read more »| 03 Jul 2024