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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Music
Spotlight On... Be Charlotte
Ahead of releasing her debut album, we shine a spotlight on the highly inspirational and independent Dundee pop artist Be Charlotte Read more »| 20 Jun 2024 -
Books
Elle Nash on her new novel Deliver Me
We chat with Glasgow-based author Elle Nash about her new novel Deliver Me, the eerie cultural capital of pregnancy, and women who fall through the social and political cracks Read more »| 18 Jun 2024 -
Music
Kate Nash – 9 Sad Symphonies
With sweet strings and choir-assisted choruses, Kate Nash gives her sombre stories some sugary toppings Read more »| 18 Jun 2024 -
Comedy
Business Time: Fringe Dog meets Brian Butterfield
Time to start calling Fringe Dog 'Dog-can Boneantyne' in this very serious business interview with Brian Butterfield (aka Peter Serafinowicz) Read more »| 17 Jun 2024 -
Film
The Bikeriders
The boys are back in town in The Bikeriders, Jeff Nicols’ take on 1953’s The Wild One Read more »| 17 Jun 2024 -
Film
Green Border
Agnieszka Holland returns with Green Border, a stunning look at the refugee crisis on Poland's border, and a call for renewed humanity and dignity Read more »| 17 Jun 2024
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Music
Pillow Queens @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 11 Jun
Dublin four-piece Pillow Queens close out their UK tour in front of an enthusiastic Glasgow crowd Read more »| 14 Jun 2024 -
Art
DJCAD Degree Show 2024: The Review
Students graduating from Fine Art courses at DJCAD this year explore experiences of landscape, the sex work industry and human belief systems Read more »| 14 Jun 2024 -
Music
Spotlight On... Katya Mansell
Ahead of releasing their second single, Promised You Love, we catch up with Glasgow-based singer-songwriter Katya Mansell Read more »| 13 Jun 2024 -
Music
Kneecap – Fine Art
Belfast's controversial rap trio KNEECAP are back with their hotly anticipated debut album Read more »| 12 Jun 2024 -
Clubs
Numbers & Headset on the art of throwing a party
Numbers and Headset discuss decades worth of past experiences in unpacking the future of club night promotion in Scotland Read more »| 11 Jun 2024 -
Film
Viggo Mortensen on The Dead Don't Hurt
Back in March, Viggo Mortensen brought his Western The Dead Don't Hurt to Glasgow Film Festival. On the morning after he'd sampled a few local whiskies at The Pot Still, he sat down with us and his Scottish co-star, Solly McLeod, to discuss the film Read more »| 11 Jun 2024 -
Music
Bored at My Grandmas House – Show & Tell
A feverish blend of shoegaze and bedroom pop, Bored at My Grandmas House returns with a slyly confident debut record Read more »| 11 Jun 2024 -
Music
Taylor Swift @ Murrayfield, Edinburgh, 9 Jun
The closing night of Taylor Swift's three-night stadium run in Edinburgh is an almost flawless record-breaking triumph over 18 years, ten eras and 45 songs Read more »| 10 Jun 2024 -
Music
Grrrl Power: Kathleen Hanna on the return of Bikini Kill
Frontrunners for the riot grrrl feminist movement in the 90s, Bikini Kill are back. And while their manifesto remains the same, frontwoman Kathleen Hanna has worked through a thing or two Read more »| 10 Jun 2024