Some book launches, poetry nights and a seance for Rabbie Burns over this month – here are our January literary highlights.

With his debut fiction film Nickel Boys, RaMell Ross finds a cinematic language to interrogate Black historical narratives ...

From doom-metal to pop and everything in-between, we highlight just some of the mostly grassroots Scottish artists to look ...

But the snappy one-liners are merely the honey to lure you in as Lambrini Girls also have just as many incisive critiques, ...

Ahead of The Skinny's screening of Matthias & Maxime at GFT as part of Queer Cinema Sundays, we asked our writers, "Who are ...

Excellent cooking, homely vibes and a timeless feel make Stockbridge Eating House a great new addition to Edinburgh's food ...

In acclaimed Congolese author Alain Mabanckou's latest book, a new resident of Frère Lachaise cemetery has to reckon with ...

Ethel Cain’s foggy, horrifying, southern gothic pantomime, Perverts is a cryptic conquest seeking to draw out your deepest fears and desires.

The blue-haired bombshell oft dubbed the ‘Queen of African Pop’, Moonchild Sanelly is back. Her latest outing, Full Moon, is her most exciting to date.

Scottish Ballet stage festive treat The Nutcracker at Glasgow's Theatre Royal this week. Elsewhere, DJ Jyoty stops off at Edinburgh on their world tour and a new exhibition opens at the DCA Read more ...

The Gaelic translation of ‘great melody of life’, Oran Mor is pretty aptly-titled. It's a cultural centre a ...