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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ArtIn conversation with Wooosh Gallery
The Skinny speaks to Dundee-based Wooosh Gallery about institutional voices, disrupting curatorial practices, and setting up an art gallery in a car park Read more »| 08 Nov 2023 -
MusicCelebrating 30 Years of Nirvana's In Utero
As Nirvana's In Utero celebrates its 30th anniversary, we look back on the album's importance and how its influence extends to bands and artists today Read more »| 08 Nov 2023 -
TheatreThrough the Mud @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Apphia Campbell's revamped play about the struggle for racial justice is a timely call to action Read more »| 08 Nov 2023 -
MusicThe Bug Club @ Tolbooth, Stirling, 3 Nov
A hive of activity in Stirling as three sets of B-boys and girls, headed by The Bug Club, rock the Tolbooth Read more »| 07 Nov 2023 -
TheatreDead Dad Dog @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
The revival of John McKay's 1988 play retains its comic chops and its familial chemistry Read more »| 07 Nov 2023 -
BooksNathalie Olah on Bad Taste
We catch up with author Nathalie Olah to discuss her new book Bad Taste, dissecting the hierarchies of taste and class in 21st-century Britain Read more »| 07 Nov 2023
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MusicThe Pharcyde @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 26 Oct
Hip-hop forefathers The Pharcyde bring their debut album celebration to The Liquid Room, transcending mere nostalgia in the process Read more »| 07 Nov 2023 -
MusicBaby Queen – Quarter Life Crisis
Baby Queen proves she's at the peak of her powers on her debut album, Quarter Life Crisis Read more »| 07 Nov 2023 -
FilmJustine Triet on Palme d'Or winner Anatomy of a Fall
This year Justine Triet became only the third female director to win the Palme d'Or for her fantastic fourth film Anatomy of a Fall. She talks to us about upending the staid courtroom drama and her obsession with her extraordinary star, Sandra Hüller Read more »| 06 Nov 2023 -
MusicConscious Route – Belterz
On his latest album, Belterz, Edinburgh-based rapper Conscious Route is at the peak of his abilities Read more »| 06 Nov 2023 -
MusicRaveloe on new album Exit Light
Ahead of releasing her debut album, Exit Light, we chat with Glasgow singer-songwriter Kim Grant, aka Raveloe Read more »| 06 Nov 2023 -
ComedyDream Gig: Ignacio Lopez
Spanish-Welsh comic and Live at the Apollo star Ignacio Lopez delivers a dream gig with a surreal edge Read more »| 06 Nov 2023 -
TheatreThe Present Is Not Enough @ CCA, Glasgow
Take Me Somewhere festival presents a celebration of queer desire which will get pulses racing Read more »| 03 Nov 2023 -
MusicMaria BC @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 30 Oct
Maria BC is on haunting, revelatory form on their Glasgow debut Read more »| 03 Nov 2023 -
MusicBroken Records @ Tunnels, Aberdeen, 27 Oct
Five albums in and Edinburgh's Broken Records still hold their own, undoubtedly bringing a little light to a dark Aberdonian night Read more »| 03 Nov 2023