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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MusicBC Camplight on new album The Last Rotation of Earth
Ahead of the biggest release of his career, we catch up with Manchester-based alt-pop act BC Camplight to talk about creating art out of personal turmoil Read more »| 10 May 2023 -
FilmJames Price on the films that influenced Dog Days
Talented Glasgow filmmaker James Price is back with Dog Days, his soulful micro-drama about a young guy from Glasgow living rough on the streets of Dundee looking for a sliver of redemption. Price tells us about some of the films that influenced the show Read more »| 10 May 2023 -
MusicWho Run The World? Politics in Pop
As government politicians continue to squabble over Partygate, mainstream music stars are addressing the rising concerns of the nation. We explore how pop's biggest stages continue to collide with radical political expression Read more »| 09 May 2023 -
BooksThis Is My Body, Given For You by Heather Parry
Fresh off her debut novel Orpheus Builds A Girl, Heather Parry returns with her gory, unsettling debut collection This Is My Body, Given For You Read more »| 09 May 2023 -
FilmPlan 75
Chie Hayakawa's Plan 75 imagines an alternate vision of Japan where the elderly are encouraged to be euthanised for the good of the nation; it's a a piece of thought-provoking speculative fiction worthy of comparisons to Children of Men Read more »| 09 May 2023 -
FilmThe Eight Mountains
A devastating portrait of brotherhood spanning decades, The Eight Mountains adapts Paolo Cognetti’s novel through lyrical voiceovers and comforting silences across a breathtaking alpine setting Read more »| 09 May 2023
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BooksMusicality, desire and Blackness in Caleb Azumah Nelson's Small Worlds
Caleb Azumah Nelson's remarkable sophomore novel Small Worlds is an investigation into music as a structuring force, and as a space where its characters can find security and expression Read more »| 09 May 2023 -
MusicRachel Chinouriri @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 4 May
Rachel Chinouriri takes to King Tut's in Glasgow with a winning mix of warmth, vulnerability and humour Read more »| 05 May 2023 -
MusicTectonics Festival 2023: The Report
Tectonics marks ten years by bringing another instalment of avant-garde luminaries and contemporary classical innovation to Glasgow Read more »| 04 May 2023 -
BooksWeak Teeth by Lynsey May
Lynsey May's debut Weak Teeth is an exercise in voyeuristic pleasure, exploring the way one woman's life falls apart in small and big ways Read more »| 04 May 2023 -
MusicPopgirlz on friendship-building and nurturing networks
We get to know the Popgirlz Scotland collective a little bit better, while they curate a special playlist for us featuring just a fraction of their talented members Read more »| 04 May 2023 -
MusicWesterman – An Inbuilt Fault
Working with Big Thief's James Krivchenia, Westerman adds layers to his sound Read more »| 04 May 2023 -
ArtVisions of a Life: Uprooted Visions at Edinburgh Printmakers
With the Conservative government’s vicious anti-immigration policies continuing, a new exhibition at Edinburgh Printmakers emphasises the importance of elevating marginalised voices through international collaboration Read more »| 04 May 2023 -
MusicBemz @ SWG3, Glasgow, 28 Apr
Tonight's sold-out show is a joyful celebration, not only for Bemz but for what his success might mean for the wider Scottish hip-hop scene Read more »| 03 May 2023 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: May 2023
Lots of Bank holidays in May, which means A LOT of Sunday nights out. May’s top picks include Lena Wilikens, DJ Bone, Anz, and Viscerale Read more »| 03 May 2023