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 On... Snapped Ankles
Fresh from releasing their excellent new record Hard Times Furious Dancing, and ahead of their appearance at Hidden Door, Snapped Ankles' Austin Ankles takes on this month's Q&A Read more »| 10 Jun 2025 -
ArtSolange Pessoa, Pilgrim Fields @ Tramway, Glasgow
Brazilian artist Solange Pessoa’s exhibition at Glasgow’s Tramway probes humanity’s symbiotic relationship with the Earth through large-scale sculptural works created between Glasgow and Brazil Read more »| 05 Jun 2025 -
MusicSpotlight On... Azamiah
Since causing a buzz with their 2023 debut In Phases, jazz collective Azamiah have been collaborating in the studio and communing with nature; ahead of the release of their new EP Two Lands, we catch up with members INDIA BLUE and Norman Villeroux Read more »| 05 Jun 2025 -
FilmJavad Daraei on his screenings at Refugee Festival Scotland
Scotland-based director Javad Daraei welcomes us into his home to discuss Iranian cinema, the refugee experience and acts of defiance Read more »| 05 Jun 2025 -
MusicTime Based: Sonic Interventions
Ahead of their forthcoming collaboration at Sonic Interventions this month, we catch up with Ukraine's Alice Haspyd and Scotland's Genevieve Murphy to find out more Read more »| 05 Jun 2025 -
FilmFilmhouse announces date for its reopening
This summer marks the long-anticipated return of Edinburgh’s much-loved arthouse cinema, Filmhouse. Its doors reopen on 27 June Read more »| 05 Jun 2025
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MusicCynthia Erivo – I Forgive You
On her latest album, Cynthia Erivo delivers a fearless, genre-defying journey through heartbreak, healing and hope Read more »| 05 Jun 2025 -
MusicTurnstile – Never Enough
Baltimore hardcore giants push their sound again on ambitious fourth album Read more »| 05 Jun 2025 -
ArtECA Degree Show 2025: The Review
Emerging artists at the Edinburgh College of Art find inspiration in mythology, the natural world and the domestic sphere Read more »| 04 Jun 2025 -
MusicThe Great Escape 2025: The Report
Scotland at The Great Escape impresses with an eclectic mix of musical talent Read more »| 03 Jun 2025 -
MusicQuinton Barnes – BLACK NOISE
Montreal singer, rapper and producer Quinton Barnes's ruminations on religion, racism, sexuality, artistry and the nature of existence demand the grandest spectacle imaginable Read more »| 03 Jun 2025 -
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