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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MusicBoards of Canada – Inferno
The enigmatic brothers Boards of Canada warp space and time on their most sonically diverse offering yet Read more »| 26 May 2026 -
FilmTuner
On paper, Daniel Roher's piano tuner turned safe cracker yarn sounds a bit generic, but Roher's sharp direction and the excellent performances from Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman make it more than worth your while Read more »| 26 May 2026 -
MusicThe Bug Club – Every Single Muscle
Embracing a diet closer to punk than their classic garage rock sound, Every Single Muscle comprises the same beautiful and raw poetry The Bug Club are adored for Read more »| 26 May 2026 -
MusicKurt Vile – Philadelphia's been good to me
Kurt Vile is more upbeat than ever on his excellent new album, Philadelphia’s been good to me – it could just be his best yet Read more »| 26 May 2026 -
BooksWimmy Road Boyz by Sufiyaan Salam
Sufiyaan Salam's debut novel is an unflinching, if somewhat unfocused, exploration of modern day masculinity Read more »| 26 May 2026 -
FilmCannes 2026: Coward
Lukas Dhont's World War I romance avoids the trauma and tragedy of his past work, anchored by two stunning and award-winning lead performances Read more »| 25 May 2026
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MusicPinkPantheress @ SEC Centre, Glasgow, 23 May
PinkPantheress puts forth a sparkling case as British pop’s greatest young force in Glasgow, but tonight's show is hampered by a wonky venue choice Read more »| 25 May 2026 -
TheatreBlack Diamonds and the Blue Brazil @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Dawn Steele shines in a warm and winning show in which football becomes a lens through which to explore loss and community Read more »| 25 May 2026 -
MusicDoja Cat @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 21 May
With surprisingly restrained staging and some utterly bonkers moments, tonight's show is confirmation that Doja Cat is an absolute rock star Read more »| 25 May 2026 -
MusicWarmduscher @ Classic Grand, Glasgow, 19 May
Tonight, Warmduscher orchestrate a space for both the serious and unserious to exist – and we’re caught in the synthesis of the two Read more »| 22 May 2026 -
MusicBleachers – everyone for ten minutes
Jack Antonoff returns with the fifth Bleachers record – it can be overbearing, but when you reach its core, you come to respect Antonoff's long, earnest mission Read more »| 22 May 2026 -
MusicSpotlight On... SHHE
Following the release of her latest album THALASSA, and ahead of two quadraphonic shows celebrating its release, we catch up with sound artist and producer SHHE Read more »| 21 May 2026 -
BooksWaiting On A Friend by Natalie Adler
As 1984 New York is devastated by AIDS, one woman sees the ghosts of the dead in this moving and warm queer fable on grief and community Read more »| 20 May 2026 -
MusicDOSS on Glasgow and their new EP
Hours before doors open for their sold-out show at The Art School, we catch up with DOSS to talk all things Glasgow and dig into their new EP Read more »| 19 May 2026 -
MusicLauren Auder on her new album and playing Hidden Door
Pop maverick Lauren Auder talks influences, AI and rejecting introspection ahead of a set at Edinburgh's Hidden Door Festival Read more »| 19 May 2026