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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MusicDjango Django – Doveland
Electronic experimentalists Django Django ditch synths for sparseness on a gorgeous, ruminative sixth LP Read more »| 02 Nov 2026 -
MusicTina Sandwich – pressing flowers
After a big summer of festivals including TRNSMT and Kelburn Garden Party, Tilly O’Connor and pals, aka Tina Sandwich, return with an excellent EP Read more »| 02 Nov 2026 -
MusicKatie Gregson-MacLeod – Albatross
The ethereal debut album from Inverness singer-songwriter Katie Gregson-MacLeod lingers on messy emotions Read more »| 02 Nov 2026 -
FilmGodzilla Minus Zero
While less taut than its predecessor, Godzilla Minus Zero holds its own and sets the stage for more stories in a new, electrifying era of Toho’s kaiju epic Read more »| 02 Nov 2026 -
MusicSMIA and Hen Hoose on their plans for Scottish music's future
Following the announcement of two major schemes to help futureproof the Scottish music industry, we speak to the SMIA's Robert Kilpatrick and Hen Hoose Collective's Tamara Schlesinger Read more »| 02 Nov 2026 -
FilmWild Horse Nine
Wild Horse Nine sees Martin McDonagh back on familiar ground, but we're not complaining when the results are this sardonic, blackly funny and strangely heartfelt Read more »| 02 Nov 2026
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MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: November 2026
November sees The SAY Award, the return of core. to Glasgow and Deep Time to Edinburgh, and a whole host of gigs at venues across Scotland Read more »| 02 Nov 2026 -
BooksScottish Books Events: November 2026
There's two big festivals in town this month, as Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair and Push the Boat Out both return this November Read more »| 02 Nov 2026 -
MusicKali Malone – Burning Song
There's a distinct tone of positivity and possibility on Kali Malone's latest album – an unexpected transformation to an already immense collection of works Read more »| 30 Oct 2026 -
FilmScottish Film Events: November 2026
So many film festivals in November – Scotland Loves Anime, French Film Festival UK, Inverness Film Festival – plus noir double bills at Filmhouse, All Night Horror Madness at Cameo and a 35mm roadshow of Robert Altman's Short Cuts Read more »| 30 Oct 2026 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: November 2026
Don’t get caught out in the cold – November is stacked with parties to keep you dancing into the wee hours. Top picks include Aba Shanti-I, SHERELLE and OK Williams Read more »| 30 Oct 2026 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: November 2026
This November, Scotland's theatres look to the past through anniversaries, revisited works and forgotten histories Read more »| 30 Oct 2026 -
ArtScottish Art Highlights: November 2026
This November, David Bowie's archive comes to Dundee, Tai Shani reimagines a Greek tragedy at Jupiter Artland, and Listen Gallery centres refugees' stories for Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Read more »| 30 Oct 2026 -
ComedyScottish Comedy Highlights: November 2026
It's another bumper month for Scotland's comedy scene, with roadshows and tours a-plenty, plus the return of Susan Riddell and Amanda Dwyer's Material, Girl Read more »| 30 Oct 2026 -
MusicPISS – you made me / skin on linen
On their brutal debut, Vancouver four-piece PISS meet a culture of misogyny with all the rage and aggression it deserves Read more »| 30 Oct 2026