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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MusicYoung Fathers @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 30 Nov
Young Fathers return to Scotland after a huge year of accolades to deliver a relentlessly triumphant set Read more »| 03 Dec 2018 -
Music
The Twilight Sad @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 29 Nov
The Twilight Sad's first Edinburgh show in almost four years is incredibly special and one that won't be forgotten for a long time Read more »| 03 Dec 2018 -
Books
#GIRLHOOD by Cat Hepburn
Cat Hepburn's new collection is the lovechild of slam poetry and the snatched rant over coffee away from unfriendly ears; a rollicking, eyebrow-cocker of a read. Read more »| 03 Dec 2018 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: December 2018
All our Christmases have come at once with this superb offering of festive season parties Read more »| 03 Dec 2018 -
Music
Self Esteem @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 27 Nov
Slow Club's Rebecca Taylor proves she is made for pop music under her new guise, Self Esteem, dance moves and all. Read more »| 03 Dec 2018 -
Theatre
Doris, Dolly and the Dressing Room Divas...at Christmas! @ Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, Edinburgh
Doris, Dolly and the Backstage Divas...at Christmas! provides an intimate, and often hilarious, tribute to the queens of showbiz Read more »| 03 Dec 2018
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Books
Scottish Poetry News: December 2018
This month features a bumper Christmas bash from two of Scotland's top literary outfits, plus plenty of opportunity to discover some new voices before 2018 ends Read more »| 03 Dec 2018 -
Art
Art Highlights: December 2018
December brings a new set of exhibitions from DCA, as well as opportunities from the major residency providers across Scotland Read more »| 03 Dec 2018 -
MusicStrike the Colours' Jenny Reeve on their new album Flock
With the release of their third studio album, Flock, we speak to Strike the Colours frontwoman Jenny Reeve about touring and reuniting when the time felt right Read more »| 03 Dec 2018 -
MusicDiving Station – Feather Mouth EP
Anna McLuckie and Diving Station match musical ingenuity with impressive songwriting on their new EP, Feather Mouth Read more »| 30 Nov 2018 -
Music
Albums of 2018 (#1): Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar
With Cocoa Sugar, Young Fathers have made a record that’s restless and messy, elliptical and enlightening; a record about life, and how if you stand still you’ll miss it Read more »| 29 Nov 2018 -
Music
Malcolm Middleton @ The Caves, Edinburgh, 27 Nov
Airing most of his new album Bananas, as well as delving into his back catalogue, Malcolm Middleton provides a perfect evening of low-stakes entertainment Read more »| 29 Nov 2018 -
Film
Creed II
Creed II is a winner, but it can't match the succession of devastating blows delivered by Ryan Coogler’s original film Read more »| 29 Nov 2018 -
Music
LYLO – Nothin' New (Track Premiere)
Listen to Nothin' New, the new single from Glasgow five-piece LYLO Read more »| 29 Nov 2018 -
Music
Albums of 2018 (#2): Parquet Courts – Wide Awake!
As Parquet Courts slip in and out of styles on Wide Awake!, what has resulted is an urgent work about letting yourself go amidst a storm of terribleness Read more »| 29 Nov 2018