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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MusicSpotlight on... Hannah Laing
Ahead of releasing new EP Into the Bounce and headlining her own dance festival, Doof the Park, we speak to the hard-grafting Hannah Laing to discuss her planned trilogy of EPs, her love of techno and her previous life as a dental nurse Read more »| 03 Jul 2025 -
MusicJapanese Breakfast @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 30 Jun
Fresh from their sparkling Glastonbury debut, Japanese Breakfast bring an infectious, dazzling energy to their Glasgow gig that has an entranced crowd hanging on their every note Read more »| 03 Jul 2025 -
FilmThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Are you a fan of Mamoru Hosoda's hit anime films like Belle and Mirai? Then check out The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, his first great feature, as it returns to cinemas on a welcome rerelease Read more »| 02 Jul 2025 -
ComedyScottish Comedy Highlights: July 2025
As you might expect, July’s a mad scramble for comics working their stuff up for Fringe. Lucky for you, we’ve got show recs out the wazoo, and then the festival will seep through Edinburgh once more Read more »| 02 Jul 2025 -
MusicSymphonic Youth: National Youth Orchestra of Scotland's Galvanic Dances
The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland are preparing to debut Galvanic Dances, a piece which asks big questions about life and death, and whether or not frogs can do the can-can Read more »| 02 Jul 2025 -
MusicLucy Dacus @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 30 Jun
Indie darling Lucy Dacus gives us a sweet, sparkling show as her Forever is a Feeling tour arrives at the Usher Hall Read more »| 01 Jul 2025
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ArtReclaiming the Gallery: Alia Syed, migration, and the CCA
Alia Syed's solo exhibition, The Ring in the Fish, explores what role imagination plays in migration. The curator reflects on nurturing Alia's creative vision within an institutional framework that is, at present, stifling community expression Read more »| 01 Jul 2025 -
FilmRemembering cult TV series Moviedrome with Alex Cox
Long before Netflix and torrent files, there was Moviedrome, the TV series from the 80s and 90s that introduced a generation of cinephiles to weird and wonderful cult films. We get nostalgic for this simpler time with Moviedrome's presenter, Alex Cox Read more »| 01 Jul 2025 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: July 2025
In July's new Scottish music column, we look forward to releases from Hannah Laing, Carsick Charlie, Annie Booth, Lomond Campbell x Dot Allison and more Read more »| 01 Jul 2025 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: July 2025
As Scotland's capital braces for the festival season, there are still plenty of places to see theatre this month Read more »| 01 Jul 2025 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: July 2025
It’s summer, we’re melting, and the night is always young. Here are the top after-hours parties across the country to keep you going: Ponyboy Pride, Tony Morris, Shackleton (Live), and Deptford Northern Soul Club Read more »| 01 Jul 2025 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: July 2025
This July, there's some titanic out-of-towners coming to the Hydro and Hampden Park, but it's the height of festival season and our recommendations range from the heart of Glasgow all the way up to Inverness Read more »| 01 Jul 2025 -
MusicRival Consoles – Landscape From Memory
The latest from Ryan Lee West injects some heart into his technically brilliant, but icy electronics Read more »| 01 Jul 2025 -
FilmHot Milk
Fiona Shaw is excellent, but there's little else to recommend in this limp adaptation of Deborah Levy's 2016 novel Read more »| 01 Jul 2025 -
BooksModeration by Elaine Castillo
In her sophomore novel, Elaine Castillo explores ideas of innovation and ethics through a subtle speculative narrative Read more »| 01 Jul 2025