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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MusicScottish New Music Round-up: January 2026
It's the first new music column of the year featuring the warm glow of synths as a recurring theme across releases from Inyal, Sarah/Shaun, Amulet and Lariats with loads more to get stuck into Read more »| 06 Jan 2026 -
MusicJenny On Holiday – Quicksand Heart
It’s no surprise that Quicksand Heart doesn’t make for a grand departure from Let’s Eat Grandma’s sound, though fans of the band will have no problem hearing about what Hollingworth got up to on her holiday Read more »| 06 Jan 2026 -
FilmScottish Film Events: January 2026
Filmhouse and GFT celebrate the French New Wave in a big way, the Goethe Institute presents Fokus, the first film festival of 2026, and Ben Wheatley takes his new experimental feature BULK on tour Read more »| 06 Jan 2026 -
ArtScottish Art Highlights: January 2026
Edinburgh Art Festival is the temporary home to a panel of the beloved UK AIDS Memorial Quilt, while the Glasgow School of Art launches an exhibition on motherhood Read more »| 06 Jan 2026 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: January 2026
A new year brings a new all-dayer to Edinburgh, new band showcases at King Tut's and The Hug & Pint, and an old favourite in Celtic Connections Read more »| 06 Jan 2026 -
MusicConcert In the Gardens @ Edinburgh's Hogmanay, 31 Dec
This year's Hogmanay concert with Wet Leg, Hamish Hawk and Lucia & The Best Boys makes a convincing case for live music as perhaps the best way to cross the threshold into a new year Read more »| 05 Jan 2026
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FilmDear Screen Place: What happened to all the Glasgow films?
In recent years, there have been plenty of films shot in Glasgow, from comic book movies to zombie apocalypses to sci-fi dystopias. But what happened to all the films *set* in Glasgow telling local stories? Read more »| 05 Jan 2026 -
TheatreThe Skinny on... Alan Cumming
Pitlochry Festival Theatre's Artistic Director Alan Cumming looks forward to a busy 2026 by taking on our Q&A Read more »| 05 Jan 2026 -
ComedyScottish Comedy Highlights: January 2026
With a quieter month ahead, we wanted to highlight some of the brilliant year-round comedy shows and nights you can catch in January... and beyond Read more »| 05 Jan 2026 -
MusicDry Cleaning – Secret Love
On Dry Cleaning’s third full-length, Florence Shaw returns to her usual writerly concerns while expanding her methods of delivery Read more »| 05 Jan 2026 -
FilmHamnet
Hamnet is a gorgeous film about catharsis through art, but its tension, discomfort and lack of rhythm make for an alienating watch Read more »| 05 Jan 2026 -
BooksJackson Alone by Jose Ando
Despite a compelling premise, Jose Ando's workplace mystery lacks the clarity needed to fully satisfy Read more »| 05 Jan 2026 -
FilmPeter Hujar’s Day
Ira Sachs takes us back to 1974 for a conversation between celebrated New York photographer Peter Hujar and his friend, the writer Linda Rosenkrantz. The resulting film is an exercise in listening that's intensely intimate Read more »| 02 Jan 2026 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: January 2026
2026 needs no warm up – dance into the New Year with our clubbing top picks, including Zed Bias, 1-800 GIRLS and Sound System Legacies Read more »| 22 Dec 2025 -
MusicGreat Scots: 2025 in Scottish Music
As another year comes to a close, we celebrate a fraction of the excellent new music that came out of Scotland in 2025 with our annual Great Scots playlist Read more »| 19 Dec 2025