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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MusicThe Skinny On... Squiggles
As former Spook School drummer Niall McCamley gets set to release his debut EP as Squiggles, he discusses everything from Grease 2 to vegetarian sausages via chess in our monthly Q&A Read more »| 11 Apr 2022 -
ArtWhere's all the art gone in Glasgow?
Art event listings in Glasgow have been decreasing for a while. Why? What's happening on the ground, and what does this mean for art activity as a whole in the city? Eight of the city's most active artists, curators and organisers share their insights Read more »| 08 Apr 2022 -
ArtLocal Heroes: Leigh Bagley
For our latest Scottish design column, we meet East Lothian-based textile and mural designer Leigh Bagley Read more »| 08 Apr 2022 -
MusicSpotlight On... Iona Zajac
We shine a spotlight on Dublin-based Scot Iona Zajac and take a first listen to her new single, Red Corn Poppies Read more »| 07 Apr 2022 -
MusicThe Linda Lindas – Growing Up
It would take the most cynical among us to find The Linda Lindas' debut album Growing Up as anything but a good time Read more »| 05 Apr 2022 -
Books"My art can be enough": Douglas Stuart on Young Mungo
Douglas Stuart was the second ever Scot to win the Booker Prize, with his debut novel Shuggie Bain taking the book world by storm. We catch up with him ahead of his second novel, Young Mungo, and his first book tour of the UK Read more »| 04 Apr 2022
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MusicGood Times: Wet Leg on their rapid rise and debut album
Ahead of releasing their debut album, and a summer filled with festival slots galore, we catch up with Wet Leg's Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers Read more »| 04 Apr 2022 -
MusicWet Leg – Wet Leg
On their long-awaited debut album, Wet Leg perfectly capture the difficult feeling of drifting through life in early adulthood Read more »| 04 Apr 2022 -
MusicFather John Misty – Chloë and the Next 20th Century
Josh Tillman’s latest release under his notoriously self-indulgent Father John Misty moniker marks a refreshing change in direction: privileging the music far above the man Read more »| 04 Apr 2022 -
MusicKae Tempest – The Line Is a Curve
Kae Tempest's new album The Line Is a Curve is their most open, vulnerable and beautiful yet Read more »| 04 Apr 2022 -
MusicThundercat @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 29 Mar
Thundercat and his band are on scintillating form on their return to Glasgow Read more »| 01 Apr 2022 -
MusicJPEGMAFIA @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 30 Mar
JPEGMAFIA brings a night of extreme intensity, mass water bottle throwing and Carly Rae Jepsen covers to the Barrowlands Read more »| 01 Apr 2022 -
TheatreDouglas Maxwell and Cora Bissett on adapting Orphans
Theatre-makers Cora Bissett and Douglas Maxwell have joined forces with songwriters Roddy Hart and Tommy Reilly, and the National Theatre of Scotland, to transform Peter Mullan's cult film into a stage musical Read more »| 01 Apr 2022 -
ArtScottish Art Events and Exhibitions: April 2022
This month's art round-up includes new exhibitions at CCA and Modern Institute, the return of Jupiter Artland, and some exciting shows on Bute and Mull Read more »| 31 Mar 2022 -
BooksWelcome to Your Life by Bethany Rutter
Bethany Rutter's Welcome to Your Life is a breezy, sweet and deeply funny look at the grim merry-go-round of modern dating Read more »| 31 Mar 2022