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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BooksSaima Begum on her debut novel The First Jasmines
In her debut novel The First Jasmines, Saima Begum gives voice to a long-silenced period of Bangladeshi history, exploring how history and literature construct gaps in the record Read more »| 22 Jul 2025 -
MusicMC Yallah & Debmaster – Gaudencia
MC Yallah’s battering ram of a voice remains the standout on her patchy reunion with Debmaster Read more »| 21 Jul 2025 -
MusicIndigo De Souza – Precipice
Indigo De Souza returns with indie blockbuster album Precipice Read more »| 21 Jul 2025 -
BooksResident Advisors: Claire Heffernan, Superpower Agency
We get some Edinburgh recs from Claire Heffernan, Managing Director at the Super Power Agency – a youth writing charity based in Edinburgh Read more »| 21 Jul 2025 -
ArtThe Skinny Guide to Edinburgh 2025: Art Galleries
Edinburgh is filled with art spaces, ranging from the neoclassical grandeur of the national collections to Leith DIY displays in converted shopfronts, via vibrant workshops and hilltop galleries Read more »| 18 Jul 2025 -
TheatreSummer Is Icumen In: A Scratch Night @ Augustine United Church, Edinburgh
With a full run on the horizon at the end of this year, Edinburgh musical theatre group The EdinBards showcases their work in progress Read more »| 18 Jul 2025
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MusicJessica Pratt @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 14 Jul
Californian singer Jessica Pratt and her band are a no-frills revelation; just elegant and inventive playing that startles in its intimate and intricate candour Read more »| 17 Jul 2025 -
MusicNell Mescal @ Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 14 Jul
Fresh from playing TRNSMT, Nell Mescal brings her intimate acoustic show to Edinburgh for a deeply personal night steeped in giddy harmony and community Read more »| 17 Jul 2025 -
Music2000trees Festival 2025: The Report
The 17th edition of cult Cotswold festival 2000trees is a .44 caliber love letter to 2000s post-hardcore, but the real story is a certain Irish rap trio Read more »| 17 Jul 2025 -
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