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
Madison Beer @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 24 Mar
Armed with a natural stage presence and brilliant voice, Madison Beer steps away from the pageantry of her early career into a spotlight of her own making Read more »| 27 Mar 2024 -
Film
Glasgow Short Film Festival 2024: The Award Winners
Annabel Moodie’s empathetic Friends on the Outside takes the top prize in Glasgow Short Film Festival’s Scottish Competition while Saleh Kashefi's And How Miserable is the Home of Evil won the Bill Douglas Award for Best International Short Film Read more »| 26 Mar 2024 -
Books
Before The Queen Falls Asleep by Huzama Habayeb
Expertly capturing the everyday lives of displaced Palestinians, Before the Queen Falls Asleep is a timely translation into English of Huzama Habayeb's acclaimed Arabic novel Read more »| 26 Mar 2024 -
Music
The Smile @ SEC Armadillo, Glasgow, 20 Mar
The Smile – Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, and former Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – make a triumphant return to Glasgow Read more »| 25 Mar 2024 -
Music
Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard @ Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, 22 Mar
Welsh retro rockers Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard bring livewire energy, crunchy riffs and endless banter to Edinburgh on their UK tour Read more »| 25 Mar 2024 -
Film
Drift
Cynthia Erivo's performance is the main draw in Drift, a refugee story that otherwise holds you at a distance Read more »| 25 Mar 2024
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Film
The Sweet East
Talented cinematographer turned director Sean Price Williams – a regular collaborator with the Safdie Brothers and Alex Ross Perry – brings his sharp eye to this quixotic road movie starring Talia Ryder Read more »| 25 Mar 2024 -
Art
Scottish cultural workers announce their boycott of Israel
Many of the biggest names in Scotland's cultural community – Young Fathers, James Kelman, Darren McGarvey and Kathryn Joseph – have united in opposition to the ongoing atrocities in Gaza with a boycott of Israel Read more »| 22 Mar 2024 -
Music
Yard Act @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 15 Mar
As part of their current tour celebrating the disco-fuelled Where’s My Utopia?, tonight we’re welcomed to step into Yard Act’s ace office and it’s mostly class Read more »| 21 Mar 2024 -
Music
Spotlight On... Aylee
Following the release of her endometriosis-fuelled song Sick To My Stomach, we shine a spotlight on Glasgow singer-songwriter and producer Aylee Read more »| 21 Mar 2024 -
Comedy
Joe Wells @ The Stand, Edinburgh
Viral comic Joe Wells continues to flip the script with his hour on his newfound role as an autistic spokesperson Read more »| 20 Mar 2024 -
Music
Jlin – Akoma
Akoma is a back to basics album of sorts, and above all else it underlines Jlin's growth and heart Read more »| 20 Mar 2024 -
Music
Gossip – Real Power
Although at times it sacrifices bite in favour of a certain kind of generic polish, Real Power – Gossip's first album in over a decade – is a lot of fun Read more »| 20 Mar 2024 -
Music
Julia Holter – Something In the Room She Moves
Julia Holter returns on typically sublime form, bringing a fresh warmth to her orchestral dreaminess Read more »| 20 Mar 2024 -
Music
Shooting Star: Empress Of on For Your Consideration
We catch up with Lorely Rodriguez – aka Empress Of – ahead of her playful, bold and provocative fourth studio album, For Your Consideration Read more »| 18 Mar 2024