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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MusicBonobo – Fragments
Bonobo cranks up the club beats in his latest foray into wistful, cathartic electronica Read more »| 10 Jan 2022 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: January 2022
January can often be a barren wasteland in terms of releases, but there’s new music this month from Niteworks, Goodnight Louisa, Kathryn Joseph and more Read more »| 07 Jan 2022 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: January 2022
Some delayed delights from touring productions of Book of Mormon and Waitress, and the return of Manipulate Festival, feature in January's theatre picks Read more »| 06 Jan 2022 -
BooksScottish Poetry News: January 2022
Prizes, writing courses, live events and new releases all feature in 2022's first poetry and spoken word round-up Read more »| 05 Jan 2022 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: January 2022
Brighten up those January blues with big headline shows from Caribou and Ross From Friends, and Central EH1 becomes the latest addition to Edinburgh's club scene... Read more »| 05 Jan 2022 -
ArtRae-Yen Song on family, memory, and creating a whole world at DCA
Glasgow-based artist Rae-Yen Song's first solo exhibition is now on at Dundee Contemporary Arts. Here, the artist shares some insights into making this new body of work, which is rich with symbolism and well-crafted surprising details Read more »| 05 Jan 2022
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FilmScottish Film Events: January 2022
Filmhouse kicks off the new year with a huge François Truffaut season while we pray to the movie gods that cinemas stay open so we can catch the likes of Licorice Pizza and Parallel Mothers on the big screen Read more »| 05 Jan 2022 -
FilmThe making of one-shot restaurant thriller Boiling Point
Actor Philip Barantini makes a splash behind the camera with the breakneck restaurant thriller Boiling Point, which was filmed in one shot in a real London eatery. He discusses the tension of the long take and trying to complete the film before lockdown Read more »| 05 Jan 2022 -
ClubsScottish clubbers' favourite dancefloor moments
With submissions to the V&A Dundee's digital Scottish clubbing archive, Everyone in the Club, closing this month, we’ve picked out a handful of clubbers’ memories from dancefloors across Scotland Read more »| 05 Jan 2022 -
BooksRefractive Africa by Will Alexander
Refractive Africa is a bold and dazzling culmination of Will Alexander's thinking Read more »| 05 Jan 2022 -
BooksOlga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
Xochitl Gonzalez’s exploration of identity among the Puerto Rican diaspora is irresistibly warm yet entirely uncompromising Read more »| 05 Jan 2022 -
ArtScottish Art Events and Exhibitions: January 2022
Radical politics, sensitive explorations of site and place, and blockbuster installations feature in our round-up of art in Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow Read more »| 05 Jan 2022 -
MusicGreat Scots: 2021 in Scottish Music
As we wrap up at the magazine for another year, it's time for our annual Great Scots playlist of music we've loved in Scotland this year. Enjoy. Read more »| 17 Dec 2021 -
ClubsSketching a Scene: A visual history of Scottish clubbing
From early Slam events to pre-pandemic parties, we delve into the visual history of Scottish club culture with help from some notable club flyer and poster designers Read more »| 17 Dec 2021 -
MusicSwim School @ The Mash House, Edinburgh, 11 Dec
What better way to sign off your gig-going year than with a performance from a hotly tipped band of hometown heroes who are set for even bigger things in 2022? Read more »| 16 Dec 2021