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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MusicArab Strap – Half-Told Tales
The downbeat duo can't help but wallow, but there's hope and joy in small moments on their latest Read more »| 01 Sep 2026 -
MusicHaving Fun: Adult DVD on their debut album
Ahead of releasing their debut album and playing Edinburgh Psych Fest, we catch up with Adult DVD's Harry Hanson to discuss their incendiary live shows and not overthinking it Read more »| 01 Sep 2026 -
ComedyScottish Comedy Highlights: September 2026
If you didn't get your comedy fill from the Fringe, September sees touring comedians arriving in Scotland, plus the return of the Paisley Comedy Festival Read more »| 01 Sep 2026 -
ArtScottish Art Highlights: September 2026
France-Lise McGurn's intuitive painting takes over Dundee Contemporary Arts, while Afrofuturist Harold Offeh lands Mothership 2.0 Collective in Glasgow Read more »| 01 Sep 2026 -
MusicHaley Heynderickx @ Mackintosh Queen's Cross Church, Glasgow, 24 Aug
Haley Heynderickx brings brand new music and an overwhelmingly endearing stage presence to Mackintosh Queen's Cross Church in Glasgow Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: September 2026
Looking for the best of the Fresh? We’re here to help you pull a different kind of all-nighter with September’s clubbing picks, including FJAAK, DJ Seinfeld and Or:la Read more »| 31 Aug 2026
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MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: September 2026
Freakender, Edinburgh Psych Fest and SONICA return this September, while Scotland's venues are busy with touring acts from home and away Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
Musiccorto.alto – SOME SMALL FORTUNE
corto.alto's third album SOME SMALL FORTUNE is testament to Liam Shortall's dedication and unrivalled ability to follow his creative pursuits to the full Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
ArtThe fight to save Dundee's Cooper Gallery
As Dundee's Cooper Gallery faces the threat of closure, a campaign to defend its value as a boundary-pushing hub of critical inquiry gains momentum Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
BooksThe Castle by Jon Ronson
An architectural oddity prompts a new mystery from Jon Ronson, taking him into America’s drifting men Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
FilmLeviticus
Homosexual desire becomes a literal curse in Adrian Chiarella’s allegorical horror film, which works best when it's building atmosphere within a menacing church community in a desolate Aussie township Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
FilmLate Fame
Willem Dafoe plays a forgotten poet who, much to his surprise and delight, gets embraced by a new generation in this rueful comedy-drama poking fun at the New York literati while celebrating the city's bohemian past Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
MusicInterpol – This Mirror Weighs a Ton
On This Mirror Weighs a Ton, New York outfit Interpol are sounding the most refreshed they have in over 15 years Read more »| 28 Aug 2026 -
MusicSpotlight On... Hanna Tuulikki and Tommy Perman
Hanna Tuulikki and Tommy Perman are two extraordinary artists on the Scottish music scene – we shine our spotlight on them ahead of the release of their bat-based electronic album, Echo in the Dark Read more »| 27 Aug 2026 -
MusicScottish Ensemble & Brìghde Chaimbeul @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 23 Aug
While the collaboration between Scottish Ensemble and Brìghde Chaimbeul offers nothing like a clear answer to any grand question on artmaking, the work itself captivates and hypnotises Read more »| 25 Aug 2026