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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Music
Spotlight On... Jill Lorean
Ahead of the release of their debut album, This Rock, we catch up with Jill Lorean frontwoman Jill O'Sullivan to find out more Read more »| 31 Mar 2022 -
Theatre
Scottish Theatre Highlights: April 2022
April is all about debuting and exploring new work, with premieres, new writing nights and work-in-progress festivals taking place across Scotland Read more »| 30 Mar 2022 -
Music
Scottish Live Music Highlights: April 2022
Music festival season gets underway this month, and the gig calendar is busier than ever with rescheduled tours and album tours galore Read more »| 30 Mar 2022 -
Music
Scottish New Music Round-up: April 2022
New music continues to come in thick and fast across Scotland this month – we take a closer look at releases from Jill Lorean, Swiss Portrait, Conscious Route and more Read more »| 30 Mar 2022 -
Film
Scottish Film Events: April 2022
April's film highlights include a Nicole Holofcener season in Glasgow, a Sidney Poitier retrospective at Filmhouse, and the in-person return of Alchemy Film Festival Read more »| 30 Mar 2022 -
Music
Confidence Man – TILT
Everyone’s favourite party band Confidence Man are bringing us back to the 90s with TILT, a snappy, good-time album with plenty of charm and wit Read more »| 29 Mar 2022
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Music
Warmduscher – At the Hotspot
Warmduscher tone down their mania for an album of disco-funk and lyrical irreverence, produced by Hot Chip duo Al Doyle and Joe Goddard Read more »| 29 Mar 2022 -
Clubs
Scottish Clubbing Highlights: April 2022
As we launch into festival season, this month's highlights include the return of Terminal V and none other than The Slam Tent, as well as a 25th anniversary celebration from Optimo, and much more... Read more »| 29 Mar 2022 -
Books
Scottish Poetry News: April 2022
April's poetry and spoken word round-up includes events across Scotland, plus new releases featuring Ross Wilcock, Finn Le Marinel and Josephine Sillars Read more »| 29 Mar 2022 -
Music
Walt Disco – Unlearning
Walt Disco's much-anticipated debut album, Unlearning, is gritty, melodramatic, and a little bit batshit Read more »| 28 Mar 2022 -
Clubs
Go With The Flow: aya on her Counterflows shows
Ahead of two performances at this year's Counterflows festival, we meet London-based DJ aya to discuss what she has planned, and discover that forward planning isn't exactly her strong suit Read more »| 28 Mar 2022 -
Film
Scotland on Screen: Bryan M. Ferguson
We catch up with Bryan M. Ferguson, one of the most distinct voices on the Scottish short film scene, to discuss his ridiculously prolific filmmaking practice and hear about his planned coming-of-age feature set in a funeral home Read more »| 25 Mar 2022 -
Music
Spotlight On... Lewis McLaughlin
Ahead of releasing his debut album, Feel the Ground You Walk Upon, we shine a spotlight on Lewis McLaughlin to find out more Read more »| 24 Mar 2022 -
Books
Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda
Woman, Eating is a long-overdue recalibration of the vampire genre, and a brilliant inquiry into the politics of desire and denial Read more »| 24 Mar 2022 -
Books
Limbic by Peter Scalpello
Peter Scalpello's Limbic is a vital debut poetry collection, fizzing with life and living Read more »| 24 Mar 2022