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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MusicSiobhan Wilson – The Departure
With The Departure, Siobhan Wilson has crafted a constantly captivating experience that's rich in both sound and spirit Read more »| 10 May 2019 -
FilmPokémon Detective Pikachu
Raymond Chandler and Psyduck collide in this live-action/computer-animated reinvention of the Pokémon franchise, with Ryan Reynolds providing the voice for a hard-boiled Pikachu P.I. Read more »| 10 May 2019 -
FilmDiamantino
Genre and gender blur in Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt idiosyncratic debuts that's an absolute joyous ride Read more »| 10 May 2019 -
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TheatreZinnie Harris on The Duchess [of Malfi]
We chat to Zinnie Harris about male rage, female resistance, and updating John Webster's 17th century play The Duchess of Malfi for the present day Read more »| 10 May 2019 -
MusicErland Cooper on music, nature and Scotland's islands
We speak to Erland Cooper about his three-album project inspired by his home on Orkney, part two of which – Sule Skerry – drops this month Read more »| 10 May 2019 -
FilmBeats: Meet the stars of the Scottish rave movie
Brian Welsh’s Beats follows two best friends as they experience the tail end of West Lothian's illegal rave scene in 1994. We speak to the film's talented young stars, Cristian Ortega and Lorn Macdonald Read more »| 10 May 2019
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ArtCountryfile: Contemporary Art across Scotland
As the thought of leaving the house becomes more pleasant, let's take it a few (thousand) steps further and see what's going on in the art venues and galleries in the farther reaches of Scotland Read more »| 10 May 2019 -
BooksDenise Mina on true crime podcasts and new novel Conviction
Crime writing royalty Denise Mina is back with her new novel Conviction, following Anna as she dives deep into the world of true crime podcasts Read more »| 10 May 2019 -
BooksThe Bells of Old Tokyo by Anna Sherman
Anyone with an interest in Japan will benefit from Anna Sherman's inquisitive mind at work in her new book, The Bells of Old Tokyo Read more »| 10 May 2019 -
MusicMARINA @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 30 Apr
Marina Diamandis' new stage show has undergone a major evolution and is dedicated to pure pop Read more »| 09 May 2019 -
MusicLizabett Russo – Something-in-movement (Premiere)
Get an exclusive first listen to Romanian singer-songwriter Lizabett Russo's third album, Something-in-movement, accompanied by a track-by-track description Read more »| 09 May 2019 -
FilmBirds of Passage
Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra's Birds of Passage is a fresh take on the gangster genre Read more »| 08 May 2019 -
MusicThe Xcerts @ SWG3, Glasgow, 3 May
As the band look to wrap up the Hold On To Your Heart era in style, The Xcerts bring the album on tour to Glasgow for one final time Read more »| 08 May 2019 -
MusicAnnie Booth – Spectral EP
As an intimate introduction to a very special artist, Annie Booth's new EP Spectral is hard to beat Read more »| 08 May 2019 -
MusicMatt Martians – The Last Party
Matt Martians' second album is a rich, cathartic exorcism of his demons Read more »| 08 May 2019