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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MusicCHAI – WINK
CHAI's new album takes some unexpected turns, bringing new ideas into their kaleidoscopic sound Read more »| 19 May 2021 -
ArtVevar design, Brooklyn to Bridgeton
We meet Chantal Allen and Christopher McEvoy, the duo behind new design studio Vevar, to discuss launching their textile mill in Bridgeton just before lockdown and collaborating with Brooklyn artist Meghan Spielman to launch a range of lifestyle products Read more »| 19 May 2021 -
MusicThe Skinny On... Roddy Woomble
Ahead of the release of his latest solo record, Lo! Soul, Idlewild's Roddy Woomble takes on our Q&A this month and has us salivating over breakfast food Read more »| 19 May 2021 -
TheatreTake Me Somewhere 2021: Innovation Online
The programme for Take Me Somewhere this year is just as eclectic online as it usually is off. Festival Director LJ Findlay-Walsh and participating artists Cade & MacAskill and Cindy Islam explain how they're pushing boundaries beyond the computer screen Read more »| 17 May 2021 -
MusicRoddy Woomble – Lo! Soul
Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble's new solo album is an expansive, explorative listen Read more »| 17 May 2021 -
FilmRare Beasts
Writer-director Billie Piper shows plenty of storytelling skill with her debut feature Rare Beasts, but its boundless energy can be exhausting Read more »| 17 May 2021
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ComedyICYMI: Marjolein Robertson on Teachers
Shetland storyteller, improviser and stand-up Marjolein Robertson teaches us a thing or two about early 2000s comedy-drama Teachers Read more »| 12 May 2021 -
MusicFatima Al Qadiri – Medieval Femme
Fatima Al Qadiri takes us through the rich, vibrant history of Arabic music and culture on her latest Hyperdub release, Medieval Femme Read more »| 12 May 2021 -
MusicMorcheeba – Blackest Blue
What Blackest Blue lacks in impact it makes up for with trippy downtempo calling cards, which will keep long-time Morcheeba fans plenty satisfied Read more »| 12 May 2021 -
MusicCallum Easter – What You Think? (video premiere)
Watch the video for What You Think?, the first single to be taken from Callum Easter's forthcoming new album, System Read more »| 11 May 2021 -
MusicSt. Vincent – Daddy's Home
Shapeshifting songwriter Annie Clark unearths family truths on her new album Read more »| 10 May 2021 -
MusicSons of Kemet – Black to the Future
Shabaka Hutchings and Sons of Kemet return with Black to the Future, the group's best work to date Read more »| 10 May 2021 -
Tv RadioMark Millar on Jupiter's Legacy, Millarworld & Netflix
Mark Millar sold his Glasgow-based comic book empire Millarworld to Netflix in 2017 – and he couldn't be more chuffed about it. We speak to him ahead of the release of the first Millarworld/Netflix production, Jupiter's Legacy Read more »| 07 May 2021 -
BooksBefore the Ruins by Victoria Gosling
Victoria Gosling's accomplished prose and well-rounded characters allow Before the Ruins to hold the attention until its final pages Read more »| 07 May 2021 -
MusicScottish new music round-up: May 2021
With A LOT coming out this month, we've done our best to highlight some of the new stuff we're most excited about, including Carla J. Easton and Simon Liddell of Frightened Rabbit's glorious new project Poster Paints Read more »| 05 May 2021