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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MusicFat Dog @ QMU, Glasgow, 28 Feb
London outfit Fat Dog offer a thrilling reminder of how immersive, memorable and fun live music can truly be Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
TheatreHeaven @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Fishamble Theatre returns to Edinburgh with their award-winning storytelling two-hander, Heaven Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
ComedyBehind the Mic: Material, Girl
Starting as a one-off at Glasgow Comedy Festival 2022, Amanda Dwyer chats to us about Material, Girl which celebrates its third Birthday with a very special gig this month Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: March 2025
This month we celebrate new releases from Zoe Graham, Matt Carmichael, racecar, Idiogram, Neev, Majesty Palm and more Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: March 2025
March brings a batch of record launches from Scottish bands and labels, plus visits from Snapped Ankles, The Dare, Lauren Mayberry and Geordie Greep Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
FilmThe End
Joshua Oppenheimer, the great director of documentaries The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence, returns with a curious post-apocalyptic musical. It is not a toe-tapper Read more »| 04 Mar 2025
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MusicDivorce – Drive to Goldenhammer
With their debut album an early contender for album of the year, Nottingham outfit Divorce are jumping to the front of the next-big-thing-queue Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
FilmImperfect Harmony: Jim Hosking on Ebony & Ivory
With his knack for combining the bizarre with the poignant, Jim Hosking has proven himself a one-off in British cinema. We chat to him about his latest cult film in the making, Ebony & Ivory, ahead of its UK premiere at Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 03 Mar 2025 -
BooksXuanlin Tham on new book Revolutionary Desires
We chat with Edinburgh-based author and film curator Xuanlin Tham about their debut book, an incisive and intricate exploration of the politics of the sex scene Read more »| 03 Mar 2025 -
MusicAlabaster DePlume – A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole
On his fourth outing with legendary jazz imprint International Anthem, Alabaster DePlume seeks to soothe a troubled world Read more »| 03 Mar 2025 -
MusicSASAMI – Blood On the Silver Screen
SASAMI's latest album Blood On the Silver Screen is steeped in nostalgia, but sadly lacking the raw edge of intuition that came across in her earlier work Read more »| 03 Mar 2025 -
BooksThe Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates returns with a timely investigation into how stories – reporting, mythmaking and narrative – shape our understanding of the world Read more »| 03 Mar 2025 -
ComedyScottish Comedy Highlights: March 2025
Local laughs, jokes getting a workout and hot talent you need to know about – our picks from Glasgow Comedy Festival and some must-see gigs elsewhere Read more »| 03 Mar 2025 -
ArtPetra Bauer: Sisters! @ Fruitmarket, Edinburgh
Swedish artist and filmmaker Petra Bauer’s film is a powerful look at the day-to-day work of Southall Black Sisters Read more »| 01 Mar 2025 -
FilmGFF 2025: Kill the Jockey
Argentinian director Luis Ortega returns with the surreal and beautiful Kill the Jockey Read more »| 28 Feb 2025