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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MusicThe Skinny's Bandcamp Friday Compilation
This Friday, grab your copy of our compilation of the bands we had lined up for Kelburn Garden Party this summer, featuring Free Love, Swim School and Squiggles Read more »| 03 Sep 2020 -
ArtLocal Heroes: Too Gallus
For the latest edition of our Local Heroes design column, we speak to Barrington Reeves about culture, creating creative experiences and the future for Too Gallus Read more »| 03 Sep 2020 -
MusicSAY Award 2020: Live at the Longlist stream details
The Scottish Album of the Year Award will reveal its longlist of 20 albums later this month, with performances from Free Love, Sacred Paws and Kinnaris Quintet Read more »| 03 Sep 2020 -
MusicFlip the Script: Overcoming Scottish music's toxic past
In a post-COVID world, could Scotland's music scene become safer and more inclusive for all? We speak to the Glasgow Accountability Network and Scottish Women Inventing Music who are working towards exactly that Read more »| 31 Aug 2020 -
MusicSounds of the Summer: Scottish Music Round-up
With The Skinny on hiatus, we've missed A LOT of album releases from Scottish artists over the last six months, so here's our best effort at a round-up of sorts. To anyone we've missed, please forgive us Read more »| 31 Aug 2020 -
ComedyICYMI: Paul McDaniel on Friday Night Dinner
Regular Chunks-charmer Paul McDaniel takes in one of the best sleeper sitcom hits of the last decade Read more »| 31 Aug 2020
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ArtMarilena Vlachopoulou's photos of lockdown Glasgow
Glasgow-based photographer Marilena Vlachopoulou shares some of the work she created in response to lockdown Read more »| 31 Aug 2020 -
BooksShelf Reflection: 10 great books from lockdown
2020 has been a weird one, and as The Skinny returns it felt fitting to shout about some of the brilliant books that have come out during these strange past few months Read more »| 31 Aug 2020 -
MusicCallum Easter, under a bridge, Edinburgh
Callum Easter brings a little sunshine to Leith on an otherwise dreich summer day Read more »| 25 Aug 2020 -
ClubsThe LGBTQ+ club nights thriving in lockdown
With dancefloors placed out of bounds by coronavirus, a look at some of the LGBTQ+ club nights bringing queer communities together by the light of the computer screen Read more »| 10 Aug 2020 -
FilmYouth in Revolt: Ninian Doff on Get Duked!
Ninian Doff opened EIFF 2019 with his rambunctious action-comedy Boyz in the Wood, now titled Get Duked! He talks about politicising today's youth, embracing a music video aesthetic and casting Eddie Izzard as a demented Scottish Duke Read more »| 05 Aug 2020 -
ArtBuilding Edinburgh better in a post-pandemic world
Creative producer Morvern Cunningham presents a manifesto on the cultural crisis facing the city of Edinburgh – 'You'll Have Had Your City?' Read more »| 29 Jul 2020 -
FilmEIFF bring Drive-In cinema to Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh Airport hosts a drive-in screening series next month – here's what's on the menu Read more »| 22 Jul 2020 -
Music
The 2020 SAY Award: Entries now open
It's time to put forward your favourite records for this year's Scottish Album of the Year Award Read more »| 06 Jul 2020 -
MusicHinds – The Prettiest Curse
The third LP from Madrid’s premier party band Hinds is the year’s sharpest, wittiest pop record Read more »| 01 Jun 2020