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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BooksJulia Armfield on Our Wives Under the Sea
We meet Julia Armfield to learn about her debut novel, the queer deep-sea horror Our Wives Under the Sea Read more »| 28 Feb 2022 -
ArtGood Things Come: RSA New Contemporaries 2022
Unlike any other New Contemporaries cohort, this year’s exhibitors arrive in the RSA two years after art school having skipped the big degree show moment Read more »| 25 Feb 2022 -
ArtContemporary Craft: Scottish designers at Collect 2022
We take a look at the Scottish designers and makers presenting at international contemporary craft and design fair, Collect Read more »| 25 Feb 2022 -
MusicSpotlight On... philomenah
With an exclusive first listen to her debut EP, we shine a spotlight on Edinburgh-based R'n'B artist philomenah Read more »| 24 Feb 2022 -
MusicDry Cleaning @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 18 Feb
Dry Cleaning bring the expected inscrutable tales, but also plenty of muscular rock to Edinburgh's Summerhall Read more »| 22 Feb 2022 -
MusicLos Bitchos @ Stereo, Glasgow, 18 Feb
Los Bitchos bring surf rock fun with punk energy – and plenty of bongo solos – to a sold-out Stereo in Glasgow Read more »| 22 Feb 2022
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TheatreMoorcroft @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Tron Theatre's Spring season kicks off with Eilidh Loan's beautiful, hilarious and bittersweet Moorcroft Read more »| 21 Feb 2022 -
MusicSevdaliza – Raving Dahlia
Sevdaliza offers something healing, hedonistic and transcendent on new EP Raving Dahlia Read more »| 21 Feb 2022 -
MusicFatherson – Normal Fears
Fatherson's latest album adds an experimental streak to their alt-rock sound Read more »| 21 Feb 2022 -
MusicSASAMI – Squeeze
SASAMI's new album Squeeze is a theatrical epic that twists together industrial grit and country-pop heartbreak Read more »| 21 Feb 2022 -
ClubsIfeoluwa on Intervention and decentralising dance music
If you've ever dreamt of being a DJ but found it all a bit too intimidating, Intervention is here to help. Its founder, Ifeoluwa, tells us about the DJ workshop series Read more »| 17 Feb 2022 -
MusicSpotlight On... Count Florida
Following the release of their debut album earlier this month, we shine a spotlight on Glasgow queer indie-pop trio Count Florida to find out more Read more »| 17 Feb 2022 -
MusicThe Skinny On... Savage Mansion's Craig Angus
With their third album Golden Mountain, Here I Come due this month on Lost Map, Savage Mansion frontman Craig Angus takes on this month's Q&A Read more »| 16 Feb 2022 -
BooksNew Animal by Ella Baxter
Ella Baxter's New Animal is sharp, surprising, luridly funny and fearlessly chaotic Read more »| 16 Feb 2022 -
ArtLocal Heroes: Isla Cruickshank's sustainable homeware
Glasgow-based designer Isla Cruickshank tells us how her family culinary background informs her work in jewellery and homeware design Read more »| 15 Feb 2022