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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MusicDo It Ourselves: MALKA & Carla J. Easton in conversation
Ahead of releasing their first self-produced albums, we chat about the state of the music industry with Carla J. Easton and Tamara Schlesinger, aka MALKA Read more »| 13 Oct 2023 -
ComedyDream Gig: Kyrah Gray
London-based rising stand-up star Kyrah Gray gives us her Dream Gig, heavily influenced by the iconic comedy show which made Black US comics household names Read more »| 13 Oct 2023 -
ArtCrafted Selves: Cat Dunn on curation and identity
As she prepares to open Crafted Selves: The Unfinished Conversation at St Andrews Museum, The Skinny meets curator Cat Dunn to talk about her new touring exhibition Read more »| 13 Oct 2023 -
MusicSpotlight On... The Sound of Young Scotland
Following the shortlist announced last week, we shine a spotlight on the five artists up for the 2023 Sound of Young Scotland Award from The SAY Award Read more »| 12 Oct 2023 -
Music††† (Crosses) – Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.
Deftones frontman Chino Moreno indulges his melodic side in dreamy, unsettling fashion on the new album from ††† (Crosses) Read more »| 12 Oct 2023 -
TheatreGroup Portrait in a Summer Landscape @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Peter Arnott's family drama about Scottish independence touches on poignant moments but lacks focus Read more »| 12 Oct 2023
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MusicCreeper – Sanguivore
A love letter to the 80s, the only real disappointment on Creeper's new album is their reluctance to fully embody its early operatic promise Read more »| 11 Oct 2023 -
MusicHolly Humberstone – Paint My Bedroom Black
2022 BRIT Award Rising Star-winner Holly Humberstone shares her emotional side on her debut album Paint My Bedroom Black Read more »| 11 Oct 2023 -
BooksFamily Meal by Bryan Washington
In Bryan Washington's Family Meal, a cast of friends, family and lovers come together to consider ideas of intimacy and interdependence Read more »| 11 Oct 2023 -
MusicL'Rain – I Killed Your Dog
In conversation with her previous work, I Killed Your Dog explores feelings of thoughtlessness, emotional damage, absent-minded stupidity and more Read more »| 11 Oct 2023 -
BooksMarjorie Lotfi on debut poetry collection The Wrong Person to Ask
We chat with American-born, Iranian-raised and Scotland-based author Marjorie Lotfi about her debut poetry collection The Wrong Person to Ask and what it means to belong to a place Read more »| 11 Oct 2023 -
MusicThe Drums – Jonny
Jonny Pierce’s sixth album as The Drums procrastinates reinvention, yet abounds with qualified tenderness Read more »| 10 Oct 2023 -
MusicMaple Glider – I Get Into Trouble
Australian singer-songwriter Maple Glider cements herself as an important new voice with her second album I Get Into Trouble Read more »| 10 Oct 2023 -
MusicKing Krule @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 6 Oct
Archy Marshall brings a souped-up version of King Krule to the Barrowlands, with big energy, a pumped-up crowd, and on-stage camaraderie for days Read more »| 10 Oct 2023 -
ArtOccult Visions: Sekai Machache at Mount Stuart
Sekai Machache’s immersive installation at Mount Stuart draws our attention to who was, and who is, absent in the archive – a reverent call to reinstate and to invoke those who have been silenced Read more »| 10 Oct 2023