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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FilmBAFTA Scotland 2024: Scottish horror Out of Darkness wins big
BAFTA’s annual bash celebrating Scottish film and television handed out awards to an eclectic selection of work last night, with David Tennant, Ashley Storrie and Kevin Macdonald among the winners Read more »| 18 Nov 2024 -
MusicJoan Armatrading – How Did This Happen and What Does It Now Mean
Joan Armatrading returns with an edgy, dance-til-you-drop album that is sure to satisfy diehard fans and newcomers alike Read more »| 18 Nov 2024 -
MusicShuna Lovelle – Disappointment Is My Expectation
Edinburgh singer-songwriter Shuna Lovelle offers an exciting glimpse into her musical world on her promising debut EP Read more »| 18 Nov 2024 -
MusicWarmduscher – Too Cold To Hold
Warmduscher’s latest album oozes with variety, talented musicianship and their inimitably endearing weirdness Read more »| 15 Nov 2024 -
Musickitti on Somethin' In the Water, track by track
Somethin' In the Water by Glasgow neo-jazz artist kitti is our album of the month – kitti talks us through the album, track by track Read more »| 15 Nov 2024 -
MusicSpotlight On... Jacob Alon
Following their appearance on Later... With Jools Holland, and with the release of their single Confession earlier in the week, we catch up with Jacob Alon Read more »| 14 Nov 2024
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MusicEzra Collective @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 8 Nov
Bringing energy and euphoria to Glasgow, Ezra Collective dazzle with a masterclass in musicianship and star quality Read more »| 12 Nov 2024 -
ComedyBig Life Stuff: Felicity Ward on her new standup tour
Comedian Felicity Ward returns to Scotland after a six-year hiatus, bringing raw humour and life lessons to her new show I'm Exhausting! Read more »| 12 Nov 2024 -
BooksSavage Theories by Pola Oloixarac
Argentinian writer Pola Oloixarac’s controversial and acclaimed debut novel, published in the UK for the first time, is a wild treatise on historic violence Read more »| 12 Nov 2024 -
MusicElori Saxl – Earth Focus
Ambient composer Elori Saxl returns with an album that aims to foster harmony between technology and nature Read more »| 12 Nov 2024 -
MusicMichael Kiwanuka – Small Changes
Michael Kiwanuka's fourth album, Small Changes, is a boundless effort that, while revelling in its musical referents stands tall, ceaselessly, beside them Read more »| 12 Nov 2024 -
MusicBarry Can't Swim @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 9 Nov
Edinburgh native Barry Can't Swim's performance at the Barrowlands serves as testament to the unifying power of music itself Read more »| 12 Nov 2024 -
Musickitti – Somethin' In the Water
On Somethin' In the Water, Glasgow neo-jazz artist kitti offers sinuous and glistening reflections on love and the self Read more »| 11 Nov 2024 -
BooksSet My Heart on Fire by Izumi Suzuki
The thrill of the Tokyo music scene of the 1970s meets the ennui of a protagonist getting through their 20s in this existentialist exploration of the modern condition Read more »| 11 Nov 2024 -
MusicFazerdaze – Soft Power
Soft Power shows artistic progression from Amelia Murray as Fazerdaze, with occasional sleepy songwriting its only let down Read more »| 11 Nov 2024