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... Annie Booth
Ahead of releasing her latest EP, The Brace, we catch up with singer-songwriter Annie Booth Read more »| 17 Jul 2025 -
MusicWhy Nostalgia Is Scotland's Favourite Genre
From club floors to comeback tours, retro is ruling Scotland’s music scene. But why? Read more »| 16 Jul 2025 -
MusicFiona Shepherd on charting Glasgow's musical history
The day before Glasgow's Greatest Hits lands in bookshops across the country, we catch up with one of its authors Fiona Shepherd to talk all things Glasgow music Read more »| 16 Jul 2025 -
ArtResident Advisors: Edinburgh Art Festival
Kim McAleese and Eleanor Edmondson of Edinburgh Art Festival – the UK’s largest (and most fun) visual art festival – share some of their local knowledge Read more »| 16 Jul 2025 -
ArtTatreez as a symbol of Palestinian culture
A tale of threads, travel, storytelling and collective histories form a pair of Scottish exhibitions which explore the tatreez – traditional Palestinian embroidery which shares the stories, lineages, hopes and dreams of the Palestinian women who create it Read more »| 16 Jul 2025 -
FilmKVIFF 2025: Rebuilding
Josh O'Connor is excellent as a downtrodden rancher who lost everything in a wildfire, but elsewhere this portrait of community and resilience is sentimental and thinly sketched Read more »| 16 Jul 2025
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ClubsThe Skinny Guide to Edinburgh 2025: Club Nights
Our top picks of club nights you can rely on for a night out in the capital Read more »| 16 Jul 2025 -
MusicEllie Beaton & Iona Fyfe @ Under Canvas, Inverness, 13 Jul
With their distinct visions of the tradition they've inherited, singer-songwriters Ellie Beaton and Iona Fyfe are a striking and complementary bill pairing for today's Under Canvas show Read more »| 16 Jul 2025 -
MusicAlex G – Headlights
On Headlights, his first album on a major label, Alex G drills deeper into a refinement of his sound Read more »| 15 Jul 2025 -
ComedyA Laughing Matter: 20 Years of Abnormally Funny People
Pioneering comedy showcase Abnormally Funny People celebrates 20 years of putting disabled comedians in the spotlight Read more »| 15 Jul 2025 -
MusicBillie Marten – Dog Eared
Billie Marten’s fifth studio album delves into nostalgia, love and introspection in a cosy folk triumph Read more »| 15 Jul 2025 -
FilmHarvest
There are wonderful visual flourishes in Athina Rachel Tsangari’s atmospheric Harvest, but they never cohere into a satisfying narrative Read more »| 14 Jul 2025 -
MusicSlikback – Attrition
Just a year after releasing his eponymous LP, prolific Kenyan producer Slikback returns for his first full-length for powerhouse label Planet Mu Read more »| 14 Jul 2025 -
MusicPanic Shack – Panic Shack
Cardiff five-piece Panic Shack blend caustic wit with irrepressible punk energy on an outstanding debut Read more »| 14 Jul 2025 -
FilmKVIFF 2025: Broken Voices
A young singer is groomed by her charismatic choirmaster in this gut-wrenching tale of abuse based on a real-life scandal at a Czech children's choir Read more »| 14 Jul 2025