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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MusicSpotlight On... Constant Follower
Ahead of a third album next year and with a new single and video out now, we catch up with Stephen McAll of Constant Follower Read more »| 07 Nov 2024 -
MusicJill Lorean Wants You to Join Their Peace Cult
Ahead of releasing her second album as Jill Lorean, we catch up with Glasgow-based Chicagoan Jill O'Sullivan and find out why you should join her peace cult Read more »| 07 Nov 2024 -
ComedyDream Gig: Paul Black
Glasgow boy Paul Black delivers a scorching Dream Gig ahead of his huge gig this month Read more »| 07 Nov 2024 -
ClubsBedroom Production: LWS on eight-bar loops
Churning out UK techno via Edinburgh, bedroom producer LWS has a knack for appearing amongst top-tier tracklists. Following Palloon, a record championed by Call Super & Parris on their CYFTS imprint, we sit down with them to talk all things production Read more »| 07 Nov 2024 -
FilmManly Tears: Duncan Cowles on Silent Men
Ahead of his debut feature Silent Men, documentarian Duncan Cowles talks to us about getting blokes to open up on camera, the archivist impulse to capture memories and crying as a cure Read more »| 07 Nov 2024 -
BooksNat Raha and Mijke van der Drift on Trans Femme Futures
We chat with Nat Raha and Mijke van der Drift about their upcoming book Trans Femme Futures and the politics of trans abolitionism Read more »| 06 Nov 2024
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FilmScotland on Screen: Jagoda Tłok on short film Care
Care isn't just last year's best Scottish student film, it's probably the best short film made in Scotland that year, period. Edinburgh-based Polish director Jagoda Tłok tells us how its story was inspired by her spell working in Scotland's care system Read more »| 06 Nov 2024 -
ArtHome Grown: Craft Week Scotland 2024
Our national celebration of contemporary craft returns this November, championing the people and places supporting Scotland's maker community. Our design writer provides a rundown of the must-see venues and makers Read more »| 06 Nov 2024 -
MusicUnfucktheworld: you and I in this drowning world
North Carolina resident Noah Barker reports from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene where nothing can kill the songs and lives of its hills Read more »| 05 Nov 2024 -
BooksShe's Always Hungry by Eliza Clark
Eliza Clark's debut short story collection She's Always Hungry explores destructive appetites and hungers for self-annihilation in every form Read more »| 05 Nov 2024 -
MusicNia Archives @ SWG3, Glasgow, 30 Oct
Nia Archives blesses Glasgow’s SWG3 with her presence, showing off her skills as a multi-talented performer Read more »| 05 Nov 2024 -
MusicSharing the Stage: Glasgow Songwriter Round
With the Nashville-inspired Glasgow Songwriter Round gearing up for its eighth outing, we catch up with organiser Jenn Tapner as well as some past performers Read more »| 05 Nov 2024 -
FilmBird
Andrea Arnold returns with a devastating coming-of-age fairytale that's textured and lived in, although sometimes it trips up with its more fantastical elements Read more »| 05 Nov 2024 -
MusicMan/Woman/Chainsaw – Eazy Peazy
Eazy Peazy solidifies Man/Woman/Chainsaw’s place as a band to watch as they continue refining their transition from live show to the recording studio Read more »| 05 Nov 2024 -
FilmNo Other Land
Filmmakers and activists from Israel and Palestine collaborate to chronicle the devastating violence and displacement of people living in the West Bank Read more »| 05 Nov 2024