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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MusicLos Bitchos on their debut album and Scottish connections
As they prepare to release their long-awaited debut album, we catch up with Agustina Ruiz and Josefine Jonsson of London-based four-piece Los Bitchos to discuss their international influences and love affair with Scotland Read more »| 02 Feb 2022 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: February 2022
Independent Venue Week returns, Celtic Connections continues, plus gigs from Goodnight Louisa, Los Bitchos, The Vegan Leather and more Read more »| 02 Feb 2022 -
MusicAnoushka Shankar @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 28 Jan
With a focus tonight on cultural fusion, Anoushka Shankar, Orchestral Qawwali Project and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra mesmerise a Glasgow crowd Read more »| 02 Feb 2022 -
MusicHamish Hawk @ Hunter S Thompson, Dundee, 29 Jan
The Hunter S Thompson on Dundee's Perth Road marks the spot for Hamish Hawk tonight, his momentum showing no sign of slowing down any time soon Read more »| 02 Feb 2022 -
FilmBelle
Mamoru Hosoda's Belle is a lot: virtual reality fantasy, teen romance, mystery film, fairytale, celebrity satire, musical. Not all of it sticks, but the animation is so consistently breathtaking you'll forgive its unwieldiness Read more »| 02 Feb 2022 -
MusicRule of Three: Ben Corrigan on the Excuse the Mess podcast
Ahead of releasing a stunning collection of music created as part of his Excuse the Mess podcast, we speak to composer and podcast creator Ben Corrigan Read more »| 01 Feb 2022
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BooksSend Nudes by Saba Sams
A simple, sharp and chaotic collection of stories, exploring family, friendship, belonging and sexual tension Read more »| 01 Feb 2022 -
MusicLos Bitchos – Let the Festivities Begin!
Every second of Let the Festivities Begin!, the debut album from instrumental quartet Los Bitchos, is unconventional, rule-breaking, and mind-bending Read more »| 01 Feb 2022 -
MusicCate Le Bon – Pompeii
Cate Le Bon's latest record Pompeii is an expansive account of her continuing artistic growth Read more »| 01 Feb 2022 -
BooksScottish Poetry News: February 2022
February's poetry wrap includes new collections from Hannah Lavery, Bibi June and Shannon O'Neill, in-person poetry at Lovecrumbs and the chance to play Glastonbury (!) Read more »| 01 Feb 2022 -
FilmScottish Film Events: February 2022
Glasgow Film Festival bring the brilliant but underseen films of Patrick Wang to the big screen this month. Elsewhere, Valentine's Day brings out the romantic side of some Scottish programmers while Summerhall has the end of the world on its mind Read more »| 01 Feb 2022 -
ArtScottish Art Exhibitions and Events: February 2022
It's February, love is in the air (and at Embassy Gallery), and art FM radio station Radiophrenia is back on the airwaves, along with another half-dozen exhibitions handpicked for you to enjoy this month Read more »| 01 Feb 2022 -
BooksThe Second Cut by Louise Welsh
Louise Welsh returns to the world of The Cutting Room in a noir that's as breathless and striking as you'd hope Read more »| 31 Jan 2022 -
BooksMona by Pola Oloixarac
Pola Oloixarac's Mona fearlessly confronts the absurdity of the literary establishment, and leaves the reader questioning whether all great art is inherently violent Read more »| 31 Jan 2022 -
BooksHow to be a modern man: Fuccboi and masculinity in fiction
As Sean Thor Conroe's Fuccboi arrives in a blaze of controversy, Katie Goh considers it in the context of the so-called crisis of male representation in contemporary fiction Read more »| 31 Jan 2022