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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MusicGentle Sinners – These Actions Cannot Be Undone
The Twilight Sad's James Graham and Arab Strap's Aidan Moffat throw out their own rulebooks on this thrilling collaborative LP as Gentle Sinners Read more »| 09 May 2022 -
FilmScotland on Screen: Jack Lowden on Benediction
From that infamous Irn-Bru ad to his current role in spy thriller Slow Horses, Jack Lowden has always been a sparky and compelling screen presence. We speak to him about his finest performance yet, as tortured war poet Siegfried Sassoon in Benediction Read more »| 09 May 2022 -
MusicGOOD CLEAN FUN: Sober Clubbing in Glasgow
Ahead of their next sober clubbing event at the Garnethill Community Centre on 14 May, we catch up with Amy Rodgers from GOOD CLEAN FUN to find out more Read more »| 06 May 2022 -
FilmDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Benedict Cumberbatch returns as Doctor Strange in a goofy, inventive but unwieldy sequel directed by Sam Raimi Read more »| 06 May 2022 -
MusicWarpaint – Radiate Like This
While Radiate Like This is a solid return for Warpaint, it's likely to leave some wanting more Read more »| 06 May 2022 -
MusicBelle and Sebastian – A Bit of Previous
Their ninth album A Bit of Previous suggests Belle and Sebastian still have enough hooks to last several lifetimes Read more »| 06 May 2022
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TheatreGesturing Refugees @ Fruitmarket, Edinburgh
An interactive video dance performance by Farah Saleh, Gesturing Refugees aims to archive untold refugee stories, using the artists and the audience Read more »| 06 May 2022 -
MusicKathryn Joseph on for you who are the wronged
Ahead of her appearance at The Great Eastern festival, we speak to Kathryn Joseph about her beautiful and pain-filled third album for you who are the wronged Read more »| 06 May 2022 -
MusicSpotlight on... Lady Neptune
Ahead of releasing her latest EP NOZ, we shine a spotlight on Glasgow gabber and happy hardcore artist Lady Neptune Read more »| 05 May 2022 -
FilmGood Time
Robert Pattinson gives a blistering performance in this frantic crime movie about two brothers trying to escape New York's tough streets Read more »| 05 May 2022 -
BooksWalking on Cowrie Shells by Nana Nkweti
Walking on Cowrie Shells takes readers on a whistlestop tour of genres in a dynamic package. Whether the dualling perspectives of an adoptive mother and the ... Read more »| 05 May 2022 -
FilmThe Price is Right: The soulful short films of James Price
Ahead of our retrospective of short films by talented Glasgow filmmaker James Price, we look at what makes 'The Springburn Scorsese' so special Read more »| 05 May 2022 -
FilmScottish Film Events: May 2022
The Italian Film Festival and Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival return in May, while we get very excited about the CineSkinny Film Club, debuting with a James Price retrospective Read more »| 04 May 2022 -
MusicDenzel Curry @ SWG3, Glasgow, 29 Apr
Denzel Curry's command of a crowd is his most obvious strength, but his new material offers more introspective songs that deserve careful listening Read more »| 04 May 2022 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: May 2022
This month we get stuck into new music from C Duncan, Theo Bleak, Lady Neptune, Phillip Jon Taylor, Vanives and more Read more »| 03 May 2022