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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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 -
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
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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 -
TheatreEHF: Sycamore Grove @ Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
This new suburban horror four-hander challenges norms of domesticity, but lacks clarity in key areas Read more »| 03 Nov 2023 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: November 2023
Winter is creeping in, but alongside some great releases – this month a creative coven of Scottish songwriters give us records exploring love, loss, reality, dreams, and even magick Read more »| 03 Nov 2023 -
MusicTALsounds – Shift
TALsounds returns, delving deeper into the ephemeral, and bringing a further beauty to their work Read more »| 03 Nov 2023 -
ArtScottish Art Events & Exhibitions: November 2023
New exhibitions across Scotland this month explore social class, institutional power and colonial legacies Read more »| 03 Nov 2023 -
MusicSpotlight On... Eyve
Ahead of releasing Um, Indecisive – the lead single from her new project – we shine a spotlight on Glasgow-based Zimbabwean songwriter, singer and rapper Eyve Read more »| 02 Nov 2023