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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MusicBlue Tiger – Eta Carinae (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for Eta Carinae by Edinburgh-based musician Blue Tiger Read more »| 11 Nov 2020 -
ComedyJaney Godley, Brett Goldstein and The Pin on comedy in lockdown
With stand-up on pause, Twitter videos are full of comedy club energy – and have been seen by everyone from politicians to film producers Read more »| 11 Nov 2020 -
MusicSound and Vision: A look at Cryptic's Sonic Bites series
With COVID-19 showing no sign of abating, Glasgow luminaries Cryptic are taking an ambitious new approach to live streams Read more »| 11 Nov 2020 -
TheatreHannah Lavery on Lament for Sheku Bayoh
We speak to writer and director Hannah Lavery about paying homage to Sheku Bayoh, the father and Kirkcaldy resident who died in police custody in 2015, in her new play Read more »| 11 Nov 2020 -
BooksXstabeth by David Keenan
David Keenan's new novel blends the metaphysical and metatextual on a journey from St Petersberg to St Andrews Read more »| 09 Nov 2020 -
MusicMaking Moves: Bemz and Kobi Onyame in conversation
As Bemz releases his The Saint of Lost Causes EP, Kobi Onyame chats to the Glasgow-based rapper about his life and musical journey up until now Read more »| 09 Nov 2020
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BooksCat Step by Alison Irvine
Gripping and poignant, Alison Irvine's Cat Step is a refreshing representation of the complexities of motherhood Read more »| 05 Nov 2020 -
FilmThe Scottish Film Festivals Offering a Window on the World
Against the odds, three of our favourite festivals return this autumn. After months of lockdown, the fresh new perspectives of Africa in Motion, French Film Festival UK and Scotland Loves Anime should be cherished – and offer more than simple escapism Read more »| 05 Nov 2020 -
MusicThe Twilight Sad remix The Ninth Wave's Happy Days!
Take a first listen to The Twilight Sad's remix of Happy Days! by The Ninth Wave, taken from their upcoming Unhappy Days remixes EP Read more »| 05 Nov 2020 -
MusicScottish new music round-up: November 2020
We take a closer look at three Scottish releases coming out this month, and take a dip back into what you might've missed in October. Spoiler alert: it's all very good! Read more »| 04 Nov 2020 -
Tv RadioViewing Ratched through a humanist lens
We look at how Sarah Paulson's portrayal of Nurse Ratched paints the fearsome nurse of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in a more empathetic light Read more »| 04 Nov 2020 -
BooksRebecca Tamás ponders the anthropocene in Strangers
The impact of human existence on our planet is reaching its tipping point. Rebecca Tamás, whose new essay collection considers this era, ponders the true complexities of the relationship between the human and nonhuman Read more »| 04 Nov 2020 -
ClubsLuke Fowler and Vikki Morton introduce Sotto Voce
A collaboration between Glasgow gallery The Modern Institute and record label Redstone Press sees artists Luke Fowler and Vikki Morton come together for their first release as Sotto Voce. They tell us about the new project Read more »| 02 Nov 2020 -
BooksWhat You Could Have Won by Rachel Genn
Rachel Genn's deft tale of toxicity, in substances and relationships, will keep you hooked and discombobulated in equal measure Read more »| 02 Nov 2020 -
FilmThe Boys in the Band
Jim Parsons, Matt Bomer and Zachary Quinto are among the stars in this new production of the classic play set at a Manhattan birthday celebration Read more »| 02 Nov 2020