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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Film
Perfect Days
Wim Wenders serves a bittersweet slice-of-life with a commanding central performance from Kōji Yakusho as a hard-working Tokyo toilet cleaner Read more »| 16 Feb 2024 -
Music
Spotlight On... Gallus
Following the release of their latest single, Wash Your Wounds, and ahead of their forthcoming Scottish tour, we catch up with Gallus Read more »| 15 Feb 2024 -
Film
Viggo Mortensen, George Mackay set for Glasgow Film Festival
Rose Glass, Maxine Peake, George Mackay and Viggo Mortensen are among the stars set to appear at the 20th edition of the Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 15 Feb 2024 -
Film
Edinburgh Film Festival announce £50,000 Sean Connery Prize
The Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced two huge prizes for this year’s edition: one for best short film and one for best feature Read more »| 14 Feb 2024 -
Tv Radio
Love Lessons with Married At First Sight Australia
Trusting the process, causing chaos and traumatising those around you – welcome to the world of Married At First Sight Australia Read more »| 14 Feb 2024 -
Music
Grandaddy – Blu Wav
Jason Lytle finally comes down to earth for a startlingly assured embrace of alt-country Read more »| 14 Feb 2024
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Music
William Doyle – Springs Eternal
William Doyle’s latest is a mixed bag, as capable of passages of delicate, elegiac beauty as it is of flailing missteps Read more »| 14 Feb 2024 -
Comedy
Dream Gig: Ian Smith
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated stand-up and co-host of Northern News podcast, Ian Smith has a Dream Gig to rival U2's Las Vegas residency Read more »| 13 Feb 2024 -
Books
The Night Alphabet by Joelle Taylor
In the distant future, a woman walks into a tattoo parlour to tell the tale of her interconnected tattoos in this mesmerising and blistering exploration of male violence and female solidarity Read more »| 13 Feb 2024 -
Music
IDLES – TANGK
A raucous expression of love, TANGK is raw, vulnerable and inimitably IDLES Read more »| 12 Feb 2024 -
Music
Lime Garden on friendship and their debut album
Wonky pop party band Lime Garden unleash their debut album this month, proving that there is nothing better than getting up on stage and having fun with your mates Read more »| 12 Feb 2024 -
Music
Lime Garden – One More Thing
Brighton four-piece Lime Garden show signs of bigger things to come on debut album One More Thing Read more »| 12 Feb 2024 -
Theatre
The Pie's The Thing: A Play, A Pie & A Pint returns
With the days steadily getting longer, A Play, A Pie & A Pint launches its ambitious spring season this month Read more »| 09 Feb 2024 -
Music
billy woods @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 6 Feb
billy woods revels in freedom tonight at Summerhall, although missing soundcheck means he has to shout to be heard Read more »| 08 Feb 2024 -
Clubs
CL!CK: Vaj Power & Miss Cabbage on their new night
Miss Cabbage teams up with VAJ.Power to create CL!CK – the newest party that you didn’t know you needed. Ahead of their Valentines' night, we chat to the duo Read more »| 08 Feb 2024