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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MusicHarry Styles @ Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, 11 Jun
Harry Styles doesn't disappoint in the first stadium concert of his solo career Read more »| 15 Jun 2022 -
ArtThe Skinny on... Morven Mulgrew & Kate Owens
Artists Morven Mulgrew and Kate Owens, whose collaborative exhibition SKU is currently showing in Sierra Metro, share their favourite (and not favourite) things Read more »| 14 Jun 2022 -
FilmEverything Went Fine
Everything Went Fine sees the French director back in his more severe, social issues mode as he tells the story of a daughter who is wrestling with her father’s request that she euthanise him Read more »| 14 Jun 2022 -
MusicHercules & Love Affair – In Amber
Andy Butler's first album as Hercules & Love Affair in five years is riddled with discomfort, making for a harsh listen Read more »| 13 Jun 2022 -
MusicPerfume Genius – Ugly Season
Perfume Genius' sixth album is the biggest stylistic change of their career so far, though not an altogether surprising one Read more »| 13 Jun 2022 -
MusicFoals – Life Is Yours
With Life Is Yours, Foals have created a superb antidote to the gloominess of the world we’ve all been facing Read more »| 13 Jun 2022
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ArtSonia Boyce, Alberta Whittle, Simone Leigh at the Venice Biennale
This year’s Venice Biennale sees Black women of Caribbean descent representing Scotland, Britain and the United States – this is why this rendition of the Biennale is so important Read more »| 10 Jun 2022 -
BooksFigures of Speech takes you on a journey through Scottish books
Figures of Speech is a new cross-artform series of live events that will bring together writers and artists to take us on a road trip through Scottish literature. We look ahead to what's in store Read more »| 10 Jun 2022 -
TheatreTheatre on a budget: a short guide
The cost of living crisis means that going to the theatre can feel like a luxury we can't all afford. Here's how to do it on the cheap Read more »| 09 Jun 2022 -
ArtAbbas Akhavan: Study for a Garden
We meet Abbas Akhavan to discuss his enchanting site-specific commission at Mount Stuart on the island of Bute Read more »| 09 Jun 2022 -
MusicSpotlight On... Susan Bear
Ahead of releasing new record Alter, we shine a spotlight on Susan Bear (aka Good Dog) to find out more Read more »| 09 Jun 2022 -
FilmI’d Rather Be a Pig Than a Fascist: 30 Years of Porco Rosso
Porco Rosso, Hayao Miyazaki's enchanting adventure film about a first world war fighter pilot who helps battle fascists in Italy, even though he's transformed into a pig-man, turns 30. We look back at this anti-war masterpiece Read more »| 09 Jun 2022 -
MusicLizzie Reid @ The Glad Cafe, 1 June
Fresh from supporting Paolo Nutini, Lizzie Reid wows a sold-out crowd at Glasgow's Glad Cafe, enchanting them with melodies of love, heartbreak, solitude and hope Read more »| 07 Jun 2022 -
ArtGSA 2022: Mackintosh School of Architecture
Re-use, adaptability and community-focused place-making emerge as themes among students at the Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh School of Architecture Read more »| 07 Jun 2022 -
MusicKelly Lee Owens – LP.8
A marked left turn from the lushness of Inner Song, Kelly Lee Owens' goes to back to basics with LP.8 – and sounds strangely anonymous Read more »| 07 Jun 2022