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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MusicSpotlight On... Nü Cros
Ahead of releasing their debut EP, For me, Before, we catch up with Kevin O'Brien from Glasgow outfit Nü Cros to find out more Read more »| 03 Oct 2024 -
MusicGodspeed You! Black Emperor @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 30 Sep
A masterclass in brutality vs beauty, Canada's legendary post-rock outfit Godspeed You! Black Emperor have honed their audio-visual experience to near perfection Read more »| 02 Oct 2024 -
MusicFind Your New Favourite Band at these Autumn Music Festivals
The nights are fair drawing in, but there's new music to be found! We look at some of the music festivals happening near and far this October and November Read more »| 02 Oct 2024 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: October 2024
October sees EP releases from up-and-coming Scottish talent like Nü Cros, Indoor Foxes and mokusla, while Roddy Woomble returns with a brand new solo record Read more »| 02 Oct 2024 -
ArtNational Galleries of Scotland: Three Lavery Works
We asked Dr Freya Spoor, Curator at the National Galleries of Scotland, to tell us all about three of the paintings currently on display in An Irish Impressionist | Lavery on Location Read more »| 01 Oct 2024 -
FilmOpen Hearts, Open Minds: SQIFF 2024 preview
We hear from SQIFF director Indigo Korres ahead of the ninth edition of this fantastic, forward-thinking film festival celebrating LGBTQ+ cinema Read more »| 01 Oct 2024
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MusicCaribou – Honey
Honey's combination of club beats and AI-boosted vocals is technically dazzling, but lacking in depth Read more »| 01 Oct 2024 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: October 2024
It's SAY Award season, Tenement Trail returns, and a bunch of live shows from some of our favourite Scottish bands – it's our October gig guide Read more »| 01 Oct 2024 -
ArtScottish Art Events & Exhibitions: October 2024
October is a stellar month for art lovers with a multitude of exhibition openings in Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow Read more »| 01 Oct 2024 -
BooksMarigold Mind Laundry by Jungeun Yun
In Jungeun Yun's Marigold Mind Laundry, a magical realist laundry becomes a place where hearts can be washed free of the troubled memories that stain them Read more »| 01 Oct 2024 -
FilmEdinburgh Spanish Film Festival returns for 2024
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival brings some of Spain's most exciting recent filmmaking to Scotland – we look at this year's programme Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
BooksThe Great When by Alan Moore
The undisputed king of comic books returns with a new novel set between two different worlds Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
MusicGodspeed You! Black Emperor – NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024, 28,340 DEAD
Godspeed You! Black Emperor's latest album, in all of its warped, noisy instrumentation, is the embodiment of music as art Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
FilmScottish Film Events: October 2024
In Scotland's cinemas this October, high-octane action films, cinema of the surreal, a load of scary movies and, perhaps, too many film festivals Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
BooksBuilding bridges with Scottish International Storytelling Festival
The connective power of storytelling is at the heart of the 35th Scottish International Storytelling Festival, with its theme of Bridges Between. We chat with the head programmer and performers about what it means to tear down walls and build bridges Read more »| 30 Sep 2024