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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MusicJames Yorkston – The Wide, Wide River (track-by-track)
James Yorkston talks us through new album The Wide, Wide River, a collaborative effort with Sweden's The Second Hand Orchestra Read more »| 21 Jan 2021 -
BooksIslands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn
Cal Flyn weaves social history and ecological analysis into a lyrical journey through a series of spectacular uninhabited locations Read more »| 20 Jan 2021 -
MusicLizzie Reid on her debut EP, Cubicle
We chat to Glasgow singer-songwriter Lizzie Reid about her debut EP, Cubicle Read more »| 20 Jan 2021 -
FilmJustin Benson and Aaron Moorhead on Synchronic
Directing duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead return with time-travelling movie Synchronic. The pair discuss making ambitious sci-fi on a shoestring, their hatred of exposition and nostalgia as a toxic drug Read more »| 20 Jan 2021 -
Musicsarya – i'll break my heart (so you don't have to): premiere
Listen to i'll break my heart (so you don't have to), the brand new single from Edinburgh-based poet and musician sarya Read more »| 18 Jan 2021 -
BooksLuster by Raven Leilani
Raven Leilani's incisive new novel Luster takes a classic tale of suburban melodrama and renders it fierce and daring Read more »| 18 Jan 2021
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ClubsLogic1000 on lockdown, remixes, co-signs & her new EP
Berlin-based DJ and producer Samantha Poulter – aka Logic1000 – jumps straight into 2021 with a new EP, You’ve Got the Whole Night to Go Read more »| 18 Jan 2021 -
ComedyThe Skinny on... Thanyia Moore
South London actor and comic Thanyia Moore is making an impact with her straight-talking stand-up. With last year's Edinburgh Fringe cancelled, we’re hoping Moore makes a splash on the (presumably virtual) festival circuit this year Read more »| 14 Jan 2021 -
MusicJosephine Sillars – Enemy (track premiere)
Listen to Enemy, the new single from Josephine Sillars Read more »| 14 Jan 2021 -
ArtThe Skinny Showcase: Katie Smith
This month's Showcase highlights the colourful and playful work of Glasgow-based illustrator Katie Smith Read more »| 13 Jan 2021 -
ComedyJordan Brookes on The Future of Online Comedy
Showing admirable resilience and innovation no doubt born of several years flyering on Potterow, many comics managed to move things online in 2020. But it’s not been plain sailing as 2019 Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Jordan Brookes tells us Read more »| 13 Jan 2021 -
ArtWhy Making Matters: Curating in the Digital Space
Designers Morven Mulgrew and Stefanie Ying Lin Cheong discuss making and curating in the digital space with Instagram shopping channel Quality Craft Vision Read more »| 11 Jan 2021 -
ComedyICYMI: Huge Davies on The Blues Brothers
Edinburgh Fringe 2019 Best Newcomer nominee Huge Davies takes on the might of comedy sacred cow The Blues Brothers Read more »| 11 Jan 2021 -
MusicScottish new music round-up: January 2021
As a reward for surviving 2020, treat your ears to some new music courtesy of Bunkhouse, James Yorkston, Berlin Anatomy, Alex Amor, Comfort and Josephine Sillars Read more »| 07 Jan 2021 -
FilmNatalie Krinsky on The Broken Hearts Gallery
The mores of the Hollywood romantic comedy get a welcome upgrade with the irresistibly charming The Broken Hearts Gallery. Its writer-director, Natalie Krinsky, explains how her vivacious debut both embraces and subverts the genre Read more »| 07 Jan 2021