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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MusicSPRINTS @ SWG3, Glasgow, 6 Nov
Irish rockers SPRINTS excite at their Glasgow show, but never quite hit their stride Read more »| 07 Nov 2025 -
ArtGut Feelings: Get Wet
Rooted in personal discovery, Gut Feelings is a new column that explores how art can be a conduit for memories and sticky emotions. In the launching edition, art writer Megan Rudden responds to Uist Corrigan's exhibition, Get Wet Read more »| 07 Nov 2025 -
MusicHatchie – Liquorice
Hatchie mixes sweet and sour on her dreamy third album, Liquorice Read more »| 07 Nov 2025 -
MusicWhite Lies – Night Light
Night Light is one of White Lies' best albums yet, even when it veers into Bryan Adams-esque territory Read more »| 07 Nov 2025 -
MusicKai Reesu win the 2025 SAY Award
Glasgow nu-jazz band Kai Reesu have picked up this year’s SAY Award for their excellent KOMPROMAT vol.i, beating out fellow nominees like Kathryn Joseph, TAAHLIAH and Jacob Alon to the £20,000 prize fund Read more »| 06 Nov 2025 -
Musictoso toso – toso toso
New York collective toso toso emerge fully formed on their spellbinding debut Read more »| 06 Nov 2025
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MusicThe Dears – Life is Beautiful! Life is Beautiful! Life is Beautiful!
Montreal indie stalwarts The Dears return with a ninth album full of the joys of life Read more »| 06 Nov 2025 -
MusicSpotlight On... Grow Up
Following a sold out debut show and with their second single out now, we catch up with Glasgow garage-punks Grow Up Read more »| 06 Nov 2025 -
BooksIn Love With Love by Ella Risbridger
Ella Risbridger's warm and witty In Love With Love is an intimate and thought-provoking love letter to romance literature Read more »| 06 Nov 2025 -
MusicRóisín McCarney @ King Tut’s, Glasgow, 30 Oct
Róisín McCarney blends charisma, candour and a commanding stage presence in an uplifting performance at King Tut’s Read more »| 04 Nov 2025 -
ArtScottish Art Highlights: November 2025
Fruitmarket presents a major posthumous exhibition dedicated to activist-artist Juane Quick-to-See Smith, while Rae-Yen Song 宋瑞渊 transforms Tramway into a sub-aquatic world Read more »| 04 Nov 2025 -
FilmDiscover Eva Victor's must-see debut Sorry, Baby on MUBI
Eva Victor rewrites the script on films about trauma with their funny, tender drama Sorry, Baby. Discover this fresh new voice in cinema and their essential black comedy Sorry, Baby while it streams exclusively on MUBI Read more »| 04 Nov 2025 -
FilmFrench Film Festival UK 2025: Top Five Picks
The long-running and much-loved French Film Festival UK has an exceptional lineup this year. Over 60 films screen at over 40 different locations across the UK. We suggest five films to seek out Read more »| 04 Nov 2025 -
BooksDalia al-Dujaili on her memoir Babylon, Albion
We chat with author Dalia al-Dujaili about her migration memoir Babylon, Albion ahead of her appearance at Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair Read more »| 04 Nov 2025 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: November 2025
It will come as no surprise that November is incredibly busy for new Scottish releases. We look forward to albums from Claire M Singer, Peter Cat, Slime City, Vagrant Real Estate and loads more Read more »| 04 Nov 2025