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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MusicSiobhan Wilson – Thaw
On her latest album Thaw, Edinburgh singer-songwriter Siobhan Wilson discovers the boundless possibilities of the electric guitar Read more »| 14 Nov 2025 -
MusicThe Jesus and Mary Chain's Psychocandy at 40
With The Jesus and Mary Chain's Psychocandy celebrating its 40th anniversary this month, we revisit the East Kilbride band's debut as its influence continues four decade on Read more »| 14 Nov 2025 -
MusicFKA twigs – EUSEXUA Afterglow
Hedonistic and messy, EUSEXUA Afterglow is somehow both more lithe and more maximalist than its Mercury-nominated predecessor Read more »| 14 Nov 2025 -
MusicSpotlight On... Peter Cat
Ahead of releasing his latest album, Starchamber, we catch up with Glasgow's Peter Cat to talk inspirations, songwriting processes, guilt and more Read more »| 13 Nov 2025 -
MusicNo Music For Genocide: Collective Action is Material Solidarity
As the international music community rallies behind the No Music For Genocide campaign with artists continuing to geo-block their music from streaming platforms in Israel, we find out more about the campaign and what local artists are doing to contribute Read more »| 13 Nov 2025 -
MusicAtzi Muramatsu on Sonic Bothy
We catch up with Atzi Muramatsu, creative director of Sonic Bothy, a Glasgow-based charity with the goal of making music more inclusive Read more »| 13 Nov 2025
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MusicHotel Lux – The Bitter Cup
Though some moments fail to leave a lasting dent, The Bitter Cup is a refined project that marks a clear departure from the lad-friendly exuberance of Hotel Lux’s early work Read more »| 12 Nov 2025 -
Musicruno plum – patching
Indie upcomer runo plum's debut album is a meditative compilation of hypnotising forest folk as she takes on the non-linear road to healing Read more »| 12 Nov 2025 -
ClubsGoing Underground: People's Leisure Club, Edinburgh
Something is brewing beneath Bristo Square – as clubs across the UK shut their doors, Edinburgh’s newest underground venture, the People’s Leisure Club, opens, quietly proving nightlife doesn’t have to stay on the Cowgate Read more »| 12 Nov 2025 -
BooksExpress Yourself: Jay Mitra on punk poetry
We chat with poet and multi-slam champion Jay Mitra about the role of punk in poetry ahead of their appearance at Push the Boat Out Festival Read more »| 12 Nov 2025 -
BooksBad Language by So Mayer
So Mayer's manifesto-memoir Bad Language explores words as weapons of oppression and resistance Read more »| 12 Nov 2025 -
MusicCeleste – Woman of Faces
Celeste's second album, Woman of Faces, further solidifies her as a soulful, stirring artist that captivates Read more »| 12 Nov 2025 -
MusicWyldest – The Universe Is Loading
The Universe Is Loading is Wyldest's most immersive work to date, and sees her find strength through fragility Read more »| 11 Nov 2025 -
MusicPerfume Genius @ SWG3, Glasgow, 8 Nov
With sparse staging, modelesque poses and a terrific live band, Perfume Genius makes a triumphant, cathartic return to Glasgow Read more »| 11 Nov 2025 -
FilmJulia Ducournau and Tahar Rahim on Alpha
Julia Ducournau's latest film Alpha tells the story of a mysterious pandemic of the 80s and 90s – just don't call it an AIDS analogy, and certainly don't assume it's about alpha males. Ducournau and actor Tahar Rahim tell us more Read more »| 11 Nov 2025