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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MusicLiving It Up: A guide to Edinburgh's live music scene
From community-focused and record label-hosted events to massive outdoor gigs and everything in-between, Edinburgh's music scene is actually pretty damn good Read more »| 25 Jun 2026 -
MusicThe Skinny's Guide to Edinburgh's Gig Venues
From 100 capacity sweatboxes and grassroots spaces to concert halls and stadiums – big and small, Edinburgh's got it all Read more »| 25 Jun 2026 -
MusicSpotlight On... GAÏA
Following the release of their debut single Big Girls, and ahead of a slot on our stage at Kelburn Garden Party next weekend, we catch up with GAÏA Read more »| 25 Jun 2026 -
BooksWord on the Street: A guide to literary Edinburgh
Book lovers rejoice – Edinburgh has you covered. From museums and libraries to monuments and bookshops, Scotland's capital well earns its status as the world's first UNESCO City of Literature Read more »| 25 Jun 2026 -
MusicThe Skinny's Guide to Edinburgh's Record Shops
From A to V, here are ten of Edinburgh's independent record shops worth visiting while you're in town Read more »| 24 Jun 2026 -
BooksSkin Contact by Elisa Faison
A married couple decide to open up their relationship in this timely exploration of non-monogamy, parenthood and intimacy Read more »| 23 Jun 2026
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MusicHelen Svoboda – Headwater
The Finnish/Australian experimentalist takes us on a descent into dream logic on Headwater Read more »| 23 Jun 2026 -
BooksHello Limerence by Momo Yamaguchi
Momo Yamaguchi's debut novel paints obsession in all its gruesome glory Read more »| 23 Jun 2026 -
BooksThe Villain's Dance by Fiston Mwanza Mujila
Fiston Mwanza Mujila's The Villain's Dance is a rich yet scattershot exploration of the borderlands between Zaire and Angola Read more »| 23 Jun 2026 -
FilmA Private Life
Rebecca Zlotowski directs another complex investigation into a guarded female character, with an impeccable Jodie Foster as a bad psychiatrist-turned-detective Read more »| 22 Jun 2026 -
BooksAnimal Spiral by Luis Othoniel Rosa
Told (and possibly read) in non-linear order, Luis Othoniel Rosa's expansive sci-fi novel weaves myth alongside radical scientific imaginings Read more »| 22 Jun 2026 -
MusicDowntown Boys – Public Luxury
Ten years on, Downtown Boys have lost none of their angry edge Read more »| 22 Jun 2026 -
FilmSophy Romvari on her debut feature Blue Heron
Sophy Romvari's extraordinary debut, Blue Heron, explores the unmoored nature of memory. She tells us how she uses cinema as a way of grappling with the past and filling in the gaps in her memories that may not have even existed in the first place Read more »| 22 Jun 2026 -
FilmBlue Heron
Canadian-Hungarian filmmaker Sophy Romvari depicts a story reminiscent of her own childhood in this deeply evocative family drama where the line between memory, family history and filmmaking collide Read more »| 22 Jun 2026 -
MusicSpotlight On... Both Hands
With singles Sea Spray and Lips Parted out now, we ask Both Hands – the synth-pop project of Hailey Beavis and Brian Pokora – about how they came together, and what to expect from new album Be Like a Mountain In a Moonlit Way Read more »| 18 Jun 2026