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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MusicMaple Glider – I Get Into Trouble
Australian singer-songwriter Maple Glider cements herself as an important new voice with her second album I Get Into Trouble Read more »| 10 Oct 2023 -
MusicKing Krule @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 6 Oct
Archy Marshall brings a souped-up version of King Krule to the Barrowlands, with big energy, a pumped-up crowd, and on-stage camaraderie for days Read more »| 10 Oct 2023 -
ArtOccult Visions: Sekai Machache at Mount Stuart
Sekai Machache’s immersive installation at Mount Stuart draws our attention to who was, and who is, absent in the archive – a reverent call to reinstate and to invoke those who have been silenced Read more »| 10 Oct 2023 -
MusicHelena Deland – Goodnight Summerland
The Montreal-based songwriter’s enrapturing second album explores the complexities of grief and finds new joy in simplicity Read more »| 10 Oct 2023 -
MusicRage Becomes Her: CMAT on Crazymad, For Me
Propelled back into pop after a chance encounter with Charli XCX, Irish songwriter CMAT explains how she’s embracing her anger and inner Miranda gladly in latest album Crazymad, For Me Read more »| 10 Oct 2023 -
MusicDream Nails – Doom Loop
It might be a new era for queer punk collective Dream Nails, but thankfully on Doom Loop they’re still fighting the good fight Read more »| 09 Oct 2023
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MusicCMAT – Crazymad, For Me
On the follow-up to last year's If My Wife New I'd Be Dead, CMAT finds an even sweeter spot – Crazymad, For Me is funnier, weirder, more colourful and more ambitious Read more »| 09 Oct 2023 -
FilmSmoke Sauna Sisterhood
In this tough but tender documentary, women find community as they cleanse a lifetime of shared pain Read more »| 09 Oct 2023 -
MusicLauren Mayberry @ SWG3, Glasgow, 5 Oct
Lauren Mayberry's debut solo show in the UK is a night of exploration, excitement, and 80s-inspired pop Read more »| 09 Oct 2023 -
MusicHannah Diamond – Picture Perfect
Hannah Diamond's second album is a reflection on our relationships with modern technology, and with each other Read more »| 06 Oct 2023 -
BooksIranian storyteller Zahra Afsah on The Voice Shall Always Remain
Ahead of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, we chat with Iranian storyteller Zahra Afsah, whose collaboration with Syrian storyteller Khloud Ereksousi explores the possibility of female revolution Read more »| 06 Oct 2023 -
ArtMaking Better Worlds: SCAN's Summer Campaign
Scottish Contemporary Art Network has been tirelessly advocating for cultural workers in Scotland for many years – director Moira Jeffrey fills us in on their latest public campaign, Artists Make A Better World Read more »| 06 Oct 2023 -
MusicRuby Gaines @ Mono, Glasgow, 30 Sep
Two very different special guests help launch neo-soul EP Heavy Good – but without a doubt, Ruby Gaines is the shining star of the evening Read more »| 05 Oct 2023 -
MusicScottish Album of the Year Award 2023: Shortlist revealed
The SAY Award shortlist includes Young Fathers, Hamish Hawk, Becky Sikasa and Andrew Wasylyk among others, while Paolo Nutini’s debut album is chosen as a Modern Scottish Classic Read more »| 05 Oct 2023 -
MusicSpotlight On... Almost Nothing
Ahead of its physical release, Roddy Woomble talks us through his eponymous album as Almost Nothing, track-by-track Read more »| 05 Oct 2023