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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MusicThe Skinny's guide to Edinburgh's music scene
From its grassroots scene and music history walking tours to world class showcases and huge outdoor concerts, we celebrate Edinburgh's music scene in all its glory Read more »| 10 Jul 2025 -
BooksChilco by Daniela Catrileo
The latest from Latin American-focused indie press, Chilco is a blistering exploration of difference and belonging Read more »| 10 Jul 2025 -
MusicOld Friends: the effects of music on dementia patients
With a day job in dementia care and education, Noah Barker shares the life-altering effects of music on dementia patients Read more »| 10 Jul 2025 -
MusicThe Skinny On... C Duncan
As his debut album Architect gears up to celebrate its tenth anniversary, SAY Award- and Mercury Prize-nominated composer and musician C Duncan takes on this month's Q&A Read more »| 09 Jul 2025 -
FilmKVIFF 2025: The Luminous Life
There are definite shades of Eric Rohmer in this mellow romance set in a balmy Lisbon, featuring young people who love to talk and fall too easily in love Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
FilmPavements
Alex Ross Perry gives us an often absurd celebration of anti-icons Pavement, and in his film's refusal to be a straightforward biopic, it's a perfect match for the band's sardonic sensibility Read more »| 08 Jul 2025
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TheatreBallet Nights @ Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Ballet Nights brings an ambitious, comprehensive and unforgettable programme of modern ballet to Glasgow Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
BooksDeath and the Gardener by Georgi Gospodinov
Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov tackles the immensity of grief in his latest book Death and the Gardener, an exploration of his relationship with his dying father Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
BooksSongs of No Provenance by Lydi Conklin
A singer has to reckon with their pieces of their life after a sexually explicit moment on stage in this punk examination of fame and sexuality Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
MusicAmy Macdonald – Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
Amy Macdonald's latest album is a bold ode of grit, growth, and never backing down Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
MusicThe Good Place: Gwenno on Utopia
On her fabulously ambitious fourth solo record, Welsh experimentalist Gwenno revisits her past, and reinvents her present Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
FilmThe Other Way Around
The Spanish 'anti-rom-com' The Other Way Around has a sharp idea at its core, but its repetitive nature makes it a chore to get through Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
MusicWet Leg – moisturizer
There’s no sniff of second album syndrome here. moisturizer oozes confidence and Wet Leg continue to play to their strengths in style Read more »| 07 Jul 2025 -
MusicBarry Can't Swim – Loner
On his latest record, Barry Can’t Swim cements himself as a boundary-pushing voice in electronic music, one fluent in mood, movement, and meaningful reflection Read more »| 07 Jul 2025 -
MusicGwenno – Utopia
Gwenno roams the cities of her youth on her vivid fourth album, Utopia Read more »| 07 Jul 2025