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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MusicBossy Love – Me + U
Glasgow duo Bossy Love's debut album is a glossy pop stomp featuring some of 2019's most infectious jams Read more »| 28 Oct 2019 -
BooksAndré Aciman returns to Call Me by Your Name with sequel Find Me
With the sequel to the sensation Call Me by Your Name being released into the world, The Skinny talks to André Aciman about returning to his characters in follow-up Find Me Read more »| 28 Oct 2019 -
MusicLittle Simz @ SWG3, Glasgow, 24 Oct
Little Simz demonstrates the immensity of her talent to an adoring crowd who show her just how much her work is appreciated Read more »| 25 Oct 2019 -
FilmAlejandro Landes on blistering war thriller Monos
We speak to Alejandro Landes about the extraordinary Monos, a war thriller set during an unnamed conflict. He discusses creating an allegorical film that's fluid in terms of genre and political ideology as well as its characters' gender identities Read more »| 25 Oct 2019 -
TheatreBarber Shop Chronicles @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Barber Shop Chronicles is a bold, ambitious production with an electrifying cast and an astonishing stage design Read more »| 25 Oct 2019 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: November 2019
An unmissable B2B, an underground legend and an Amazon fundraiser make up just some of this month's clubbing highlights across Scotland Read more »| 25 Oct 2019
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ArtEmma Wolukau-Wanambwa: Colonial Legacies in Uganda
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa shares the stories and surprises she's come across in the ten years of her longterm artistic project, Uganda in Black and White Read more »| 25 Oct 2019 -
FilmThe Last Black Man in San Francisco
Joe Talbot's evocative The Last Black Man in San Francisco is inspired by his friend Jimmie Fails' love of his childhood home Read more »| 25 Oct 2019 -
FilmMeet Future Perfect director Sean McKenna
In Julian Barratt-narrated short film Future Perfect, a child's drawing goes on a journey through time to become a blueprint for a twisted new version of humanity. We chat to its director, Sean McKenna Read more »| 24 Oct 2019 -
TheatreScottish Ballet: The Crucible @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Arthur Miller's classic is given powerful new life in this remarkable production from Scottish Ballet Read more »| 24 Oct 2019 -
ClubsMitch Hunter and Max Spittal on the history of Craigie Knowes
Continuing our series focusing on Scottish labels, Craigie Knowes co-founders Mitch Hunter and Max Spittal talk us through the label's history and their new reissue label Wormhole Wisdom Read more »| 24 Oct 2019 -
FilmTimothée Chalamet on The King, Dune and fame
Timothée Chalamet, the 23-year-old New Yorker who made a splash with Call Me by Your Name, is very much in demand. We speak to him about his title role as Henry V in The King Read more »| 24 Oct 2019 -
FilmSorry We Missed You
Ken Loach takes on the gig economy in this unapologetic new addition to his oeuvre of outrage Read more »| 24 Oct 2019 -
MusicAdam Green @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 19 Oct
At a time when the country is seemingly divided, the vibrant Adam Green provides some much-needed community spirit at Manchester's Soup Kitchen Read more »| 24 Oct 2019 -
ArtThulani Rachia @ Civic Room
Thulani Rachia draws attention to Glasgow's historical architecture, the common sight of its demolition, and the political implications of wiping out without reparation the traces of the city's role in the slave trade Read more »| 24 Oct 2019