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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BooksI Gave You Eyes and You Looked Towards Darkness by Irene Solà
Catalan writer Irene Solà's masterful new novel is an incendiary exploration of bodies and memory Read more »| 03 Jun 2025 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: June 2025
In what’s sure to be a bright summer, Pippa Blundell, Brìghde Chaimbeul and M. John Henry bring folk sounds fizzing to the top, but our June recommendations span hip-hop, spiritual jazz, and Elisabeth Elektra’s synth-pop book of spells Read more »| 03 Jun 2025 -
BooksIt Used to Be Witches by Ryan Gilbey
In this wide-ranging story of queer cinema, queer critic Ryan Gilbey marries the personal and the political Read more »| 03 Jun 2025 -
MusicNadah El Shazly – Laini Tani
Nadah El Shazly’s solo return smooths out much of her electric eccentricity, but she remains capable of crackling brilliance Read more »| 03 Jun 2025 -
BooksRyan Gilbey on his new queer cinema book It Used to Be Witches
Film critic Ryan Gilbey talks to us about It Used to Be Witches, his playful new study of queer cinema history blending personal memoir, critical analysis and insightful new interviews with an eclectic ensemble of queer filmmakers Read more »| 03 Jun 2025 -
ArtBuilt Exchange: Architecture Fringe 2025 preview
We meet Architecture Fringe co-founder Andy Summers to learn more about this year's programme and their core aims of working in support of progressive social change Read more »| 03 Jun 2025
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TheatreThe Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
A new adaptation of C.S. Lewis's classic story is compelling and uplifting Read more »| 03 Jun 2025 -
ArtGSA Degree Show 2025: The Review
From hedonistic hook-ups to the dynamism of Glasgow's streets, the Glasgow School of Art students translate their personal perspectives into painting, film and sculpture Read more »| 02 Jun 2025 -
MusicPulp – More
On their first album in almost 25 years, Pulp demonstrate that revisiting the past can yield genuinely uncompromising and organic rewards Read more »| 02 Jun 2025 -
MusicLittle Simz – Lotus
A confessional album that owes more to belief and soul-searching rather than a sense of direction, Lotus sees Little Simz blossoming from a dark spell into new light Read more »| 02 Jun 2025 -
MusicKneecap: Why the backlash?
Following Kneecap's Mo Chara being charged with a terror offence, we take a closer look at the Northern Irish band's fervent support of Palestine Read more »| 30 May 2025 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: June 2025
Festival season is finally upon us. Find the best after-party spots once the sun goes down across the country. Top clubbing picks this month include Factory Floor (Live), Rinse FM, EHFM Pride Extravaganza, and Ben Vince Read more »| 30 May 2025 -
BooksScottish Books Events: June 2025
There's a sexy bookish lineup at Lighthouse Bookshop this month, as well as the relaunch of beloved literary magazine Extra Teeth at Mount Florida Books and The Portobello Bookshop, and lots more beside Read more »| 30 May 2025 -
MusicWet Leg @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 27 May
Universes away from the pigtails and prairie dresses of their debut, Wet Leg tease their sophomore sounds with something far beyond their signature sprechgesang Read more »| 30 May 2025 -
MusicWunderhorse @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 27 May
Fresh from supporting indie royalty such as Fontaines D.C. and Sam Fender, Wunderhorse prove they're here to stay Read more »| 30 May 2025