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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MusicScottish Album of the Year Award: Entries open for 2018
The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award 2018 is now open for entries, with artists, labels and music fans now able to submit eligible albums to The SAY Award website to be considered for this year’s award Read more »| 01 May 2018 -
MusicGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 1-7 May
Our guide to the best gigs in Scotland this week, featuring an Adam Stafford album launch and the 2018 edition of Stag & Dagger festival Read more »| 01 May 2018 -
Books
America Is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo
In her debut novel, Elaine Castillo takes the reader on a journey of sudden twists and turns Read more »| 01 May 2018 -
Music
Mercury Rev @ The Caves, Edinburgh, 25 Apr
Tonight's show at The Caves provides surprise appearances from living legend Vashti Bunyan, along with a rare opportunity to bask in the hazy glow of nostalgia with Deserter's Songs played in its entirety Read more »| 30 Apr 2018 -
Music
Submotion Orchestra @ The Art School, Glasgow, 21 Apr
Leeds seven-piece Submotion Orchestra justify their late slot with a gargantuan performance at Glasgow's Art School Read more »| 30 Apr 2018 -
FilmJohn Cameron Mitchell on How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Hedwig and the Angry Inch's John Cameron Mitchell is back with sci-fi-romance How to Talk to Girls at Parties. When we speak to the writer-director, he's keen to sing the praises of his film's talented stars: Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning Read more »| 30 Apr 2018
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Theatre
Mind Health: SMHAF's 2018 Theatre Programme
The Skinny talks to the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival’s Gail Aldam and artist Skye Loneragan about the festival’s theme, aims and its biggest theatre programme yet Read more »| 30 Apr 2018 -
Music
Adam Stafford – Fire Behind the Curtain
Adam Stafford's new album is a rich and haunting record of intelligence, beauty, depth and darkness – it's a monumental piece of work Read more »| 30 Apr 2018 -
BooksThe Valley at the Centre of the World by Malachy Tallack
In his debut novel, Malachy Tallack proves himself as adept a novelist as he is a nature writer, combining his talents with a novel deeply rooted in place Read more »| 30 Apr 2018 -
Music
New Order's Power, Corruption & Lies, 35 Years on
Three-and-a-half decades on from its release, we look back on the game-changing New Order album Power, Corruption & Lies, and accompanying single Blue Monday Read more »| 27 Apr 2018 -
Music
Phoebe Bridgers on Stranger in the Alps and sexism in music
We speak to Phoebe Bridgers about her stunning debut album Stranger in the Alps, her many influences and sexism in music Read more »| 27 Apr 2018 -
ClubsIDA on Scottish clubbing, Acid Flash & Riverside
We speak to Finnish-born, Glasgow-based DJ IDA aka Ida Koskunen about the success of her Acid Flash club nights, ahead of her appearance at Electric Frog & Pressure Riverside Festival in May Read more »| 27 Apr 2018 -
Clubs
Scottish Clubbing Highlights: May 2018
Festival season kicks into gear this month, but there are also plenty of excellent one-off club nights around the country in May to satisfy your dancefloor cravings Read more »| 27 Apr 2018 -
Theatre
Scottish Theatre Highlights: May 2018
The Scottish theatre calendar springs into action and moves with the times as stages across the country heat up Read more »| 27 Apr 2018 -
Art
Intervals @ CCA, Glasgow
Raydale Dower's simple mathematical splitting of a 71 minute concert into a 71 hour light and sound installation is a shockingly visceral subversion of time and space. Read more »| 27 Apr 2018