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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MusicIn Bloom: Spinning Coin's Chris White on Hyacinth
Split between Scotland and Germany and with an uncertain future looming, Spinning Coin have delivered on their pop promise with their second album Read more »| 09 Mar 2020 -
FilmAnd Then We Danced
The tinderbox of Georgia's conservative society is the backdrop for this coming-of-age romance about a young male dancer exploring same-sex desires within the strict Georgian folk dance community Read more »| 09 Mar 2020 -
Musicst.martiins' Katie Lynch on debut EP hoping for the worst
Ahead of the release of their debut EP, we chat to Katie Lynch from st.martiins about the past, the future, and the importance of home Read more »| 09 Mar 2020 -
MusicJPEGMAFIA @ SWG3, Glasgow, 4 Mar
Thankful and sweaty by the end, Peggy's vital and energetic live show is nothing short of powerful Read more »| 06 Mar 2020 -
FilmPromising Young Woman
This rape-revenge thriller for the #MeToo era is bracing and funny, and centred on a knockout turn from Carey Mulligan, but it falls at the final hurdle with a winking ending that attempts to be both downbeat and crowd-pleasing Read more »| 06 Mar 2020 -
MusicJon Hopkins @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 4 Mar
The exploration of delicate versus garish sounds is nothing short of remarkable on the first night of Jon Hopkins' Polarity Tour in Edinburgh Read more »| 06 Mar 2020
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MusicGlasgow's Comfort on gender identity and class disparity
Ahead of their appearance at Counterflows, we speak to Glasgow-based duo Comfort about using honesty in their lyrics to challenge gender identity and class disparity Read more »| 06 Mar 2020 -
MusicBig Thief @ Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 2 Mar
The Brooklyn four-piece deliver another tremendous live show tonight, showing how they've cultivated so many passionate fans over quite a short space of time Read more »| 06 Mar 2020 -
ArtIsabella Widger @ CCA, Glasgow
Literary and historical references come together across imaginative drawings, poetry and theatrical set installation in Isabella Widger's CCA exhibition Read more »| 06 Mar 2020 -
TheatreGaelic Theatre Gu Leòr on language, loss and MAIM
We speak to Alasdair C. Whyte and Evie Waddell about the themes of climate change, culture and survival in Theatre Gu Leòr and WHYTE's new show Read more »| 06 Mar 2020 -
MusicDJ Shadow @ SWG3, Glasgow, 27 Feb
On his first live dates for two and a half years, DJ Shadow turns SWG3 on its head with a trippy, hip-hop masterclass Read more »| 05 Mar 2020 -
ComedyTim Renkow and Rosie Jones on accessibility in comedy
Ahead of Glasgow Comedy Festival, we speak with comics Tim Renkow and Rosie Jones about accessibility in the comedy industry Read more »| 05 Mar 2020 -
FilmThe Skinny on... Caitlin Moran
Caitlin Moran's hilarious coming-of-age memoir How to Build a Girl is soon to hit the big screen, with Booksmart's Beanie Feldstein playing the Moran surrogate. Read on to discover Moran's fave Beatle, best interview subject and a secret about bums Read more »| 05 Mar 2020 -
BooksThe Inland Sea by Madeleine Watts
A personal crisis and an ecological crisis run parallel in Madeleine Watts' debut novel Read more »| 05 Mar 2020 -
MusicPublic Enemy and Kate Tempest to play Doune the Rabbit Hole
Public Enemy (Radio), Kate Tempest, John Cale, Dan Deacon and Nadia Rose join the already announced Belle & Sebastian at the 2020 edition of the Stirlingshire festival Read more »| 04 Mar 2020