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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BooksSomebody Is Walking On Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez
The first non-fiction book from acclaimed Argentine author Mariana Enriquez is an examination of the cultural residue of graveyards Read more »| 22 Sep 2025 -
BooksCursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite
The highly anticipated sophomore novel from the author of My Sister, The Serial Killer is an enjoyable if politically thin read Read more »| 22 Sep 2025 -
MusicBiffy Clyro – Futique
After their sensational headline set at TRNSMT, Scottish rock legends Biffy Clyro return with their monumental tenth studio album, Futique Read more »| 22 Sep 2025 -
MusicWednesday – Bleeds
On their latest album, Bleeds, Wednesday find their sweet spot Read more »| 19 Sep 2025 -
MusicSpotlight On... SHEARS
Following the release of her latest single FEEL IT, and ahead of the release of her debut album, we catch up with Leith producer and pop artist SHEARS Read more »| 18 Sep 2025 -
MusicWelcome to the Jangle: The Cords on their debut album
Ahead of releasing their self-titled debut album, we catch up with the new sound of sunshine pop in young Scotland, The Cords Read more »| 18 Sep 2025
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MusicCore. Festival 2025: The Report
In a new and much more metal-friendly September slot, Core.'s 2025 outing takes in metal, hardcore, grindcore and more in a three-day celebration of noise Read more »| 16 Sep 2025 -
MusicKojey Radical – Don't Look Down
On the followup to his debut album, Reasons to Smile, Kojey Radical continues to carve out his own sound Read more »| 16 Sep 2025 -
FilmHappyend
A group of rebellious school friends with a passion for throwing secret raves navigate a doom-laden, heavily surveilled future in this intriguing coming-of-age story Read more »| 15 Sep 2025 -
ArtAn Imaginary Museum: Trans Masc Studies at EAF25
Unbound by institutional rules, artist Ellis Jackson Kroese's research project collects and curates ephemera related to the Scottish trans masculine community Read more »| 15 Sep 2025 -
MusicJoanne Robertson – Blurrr
A swooning account of bedsit melancholia, Blurrr is Joanne Robertson's finest record yet Read more »| 15 Sep 2025 -
MusicNewDad – Altar
With a move to London and a pared back lineup, Galway trio NewDad lean towards a more guitar-driven sound on their second album Read more »| 15 Sep 2025 -
MusicFormer Champ – i saw you in paradise
Former Champ's debut album hits home as a summertime smash of power-pop Read more »| 15 Sep 2025 -
MusicEasy Listening: Streaming, AI and our changing relationship with music
Individual music taste has become a path of least resistance, rather than an act of creative discovery – one writer explores how streaming and AI has altered our relationship with music Read more »| 12 Sep 2025 -
ArtTemporary Worlds: Mike Nelson, Siân Davey and HOST at EAF25
Among the varied programme of the 2025 Edinburgh Art Festival, three exhibitions in the city are threaded together through a shared interrogation of transformed space and memory Read more »| 12 Sep 2025