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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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 -
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
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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 -
ClubsWallace on tartan, techno & too much clubbing
Meet Jimmy Wallace – Shropshire’s most Scottish DJ. With a string of releases on Studio Barnhus, Rhythm Section, and CWPT in his wake, we sit down to discuss the next in his tartan-clad studio Read more »| 11 Nov 2024 -
FilmHow The Family Comedy Can Get Its Groove Back
A genre that once offered sharp wit and genuine invention now has Ryan Reynolds and the Minions at the wheel – here's our cri de coeur for a beloved film genre Read more »| 11 Nov 2024 -
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MusicIce Spice @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 31 Oct
Ice Spice's Y2K! World Tour brings a short but sweet set to the Barrowlands in Glasgow with stylish flourishes and a magnetic star at its centre Read more »| 08 Nov 2024 -
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MusicThe House That Biffy Built
Across three nights at the iconic Barrowland Ballroom, Biffy Clyro's homecoming is a convergent nexus of nostalgia, community and catharsis Read more »| 08 Nov 2024 -
TheatreKaty Nixon and Brian Logan on A Play, A Pie and A Pint's Jellyfish
We speak to Katy Nixon (winner of the David MacLennan Award), and A Play, A Pie, and A Pint Artistic Director Brian Logan about their forthcoming play, Jellyfish Read more »| 08 Nov 2024