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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FilmMy Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
Mark Cousins’ playful retrospective re-animates the Hollywood auteur to bring out the man behind the classics Read more »| 17 Jul 2023 -
MusicBlur – The Ballad of Darren
Britpop icons Blur are finally at ease with their middle-aged selves, opening up the possibility of a thrilling third act of their career Read more »| 17 Jul 2023 -
TheatreDear Billy @ Kings Theatre, Glasgow
Gary McNair enthrals in Dear Billy, his verbatim tribute to Scottish legend Billy Connolly Read more »| 14 Jul 2023 -
MusicIsland Gatherings: Detour Discotheque and Lost Map
With musical island adventures afoot off the west coast, we catch up with Detour Discotheque organiser Jonny Ensall and Lost Map Records boss, and Eigg resident, Johnny Lynch to talk community, infrastructure and creativity Read more »| 14 Jul 2023 -
ClubsBokBok on 15 Years of Night Slugs
We chat with BokBok, founder of seminal and influential UK label Night Slugs Read more »| 14 Jul 2023 -
ArtSpace and Time: Scotland's rural art offerings
We take a tour of some of Scotland's rural art institutions to find out what they have on offer this summer Read more »| 13 Jul 2023
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MusicSpotlight On... Celestial North
Following the release of her debut album Otherworld, we shine a spotlight on the cosmic, ethereal sounds of Celestial North Read more »| 13 Jul 2023 -
MusicTRNSMT @ Glasgow Green, 9 Jul
Day three of Glasgow’s biggest festival has a distinctly more alternative feel to close the weekend in style, with sets from The 1975, Ashnikko and more Read more »| 12 Jul 2023 -
ArtArt Night, Dundee: Shadowy sirens & sea creatures
Art Night in Dundee upended the misconception that encounters with art are static – here, interaction is encouraged, rather than frowned upon Read more »| 12 Jul 2023 -
FilmA New Wave: Johnny Barrington on Silent Roar
Johnny Barrington's Silent Roar is a disarmingly leftfield coming-of-age drama that makes evocative use of its setting on the Isle of Lewis. We chat with Barrington ahead of his film's premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival Read more »| 12 Jul 2023 -
MusicTRNSMT @ Glasgow Green, 7 Jul
It might still be trying to be something for everyone, but day one of TRNSMT 2023 – capped by a headlining set for the ages from Pulp – gets pretty close Read more »| 12 Jul 2023 -
BooksA Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro
An investigation into the limits of narrative, Claudia Piñeiro's latest cements the writer as a giant of Argentine literature Read more »| 11 Jul 2023 -
BooksYou, Bleeding Childhood by Michele Mari
You, Bleeding Childhood is the first English translation of Italian novelist Michele Mari, and a love letter to a childhood told through literature Read more »| 11 Jul 2023 -
ComedyThe Skinny on... Marjolein Robertson
Shetland comic Marjolein Robertson takes a break from her Fringe prep to tell us about cursed mythological books and the need to eradicate Valentine's Day Read more »| 10 Jul 2023 -
MusicClaud – Supermodels
On Supermodels, Claud combines humour with pure heart throughout, cultivating the ultimate soundtrack for summer and beyond Read more »| 10 Jul 2023