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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BooksExit Party by Emily St. John Mandel
Emily St. John Mandel's latest novel blends sci-fi with creeping dystopia to enormous effect Read more »| 07 Oct 2026 -
MusicBlondshell – Violins
On her latest album as Blondshell, Sabrina Teitelbaum is more focused than ever on how her sense of self has evolved Read more »| 07 Oct 2026 -
FilmHeart of the Beast
Brad Pitt and his canine pal survive the wilderness and PTSD in this typically muscular action film from David Ayres, which is elevated by the tangible chemistry between Pitt and his four-legged co-star Read more »| 07 Oct 2026 -
ArtSgàire Wood: In Pride, In Piety, In Vigilance @ Jupiter Artland, Edinburgh
Glasgow-based performance artist Sgàire Wood's venture into large-scale sculpture disorients rather than captivates, observes one writer Read more »| 07 Oct 2026 -
ComedyThe Skinny on... Eva Peroni
One of Scotland's youngest and most exciting standups, Bestie winner and Edinburgh University survivor Eva Peroni takes on the Q&A Read more »| 07 Oct 2026 -
MusicBoth Hands – Be Like a Mountain in a Moonlit Way
Edinburgh duo Both Hands blend beats and lyrical treats on their debut album Read more »| 06 Oct 2026
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Musiccorto.alto on friendship and collaboration
On the day of his EIF show, Liam Shortall, aka corto.alto, joins us in the artist's studios above The Skinny office to talk about the spirit of friendship and collaboration that runs through his new album, SOME SMALL FORTUNE Read more »| 06 Oct 2026 -
ComedyOn the Rise: Li Jin Hao on Scotland, the Fringe, and his new show
Ahead of his upcoming tour, Li Jin Hao reflects on the highs of this year's Fringe, the strong influence of the Scottish comedy circuit on his career and the parallels between his stand-up style and sushi Read more »| 05 Oct 2026 -
MusicEarl Sweatshirt + MIKE @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 25 Sep
Two of the premier lyricists in modern hip-hop, Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE, bring a fun but sadly not special night to the Academy in Glasgow Read more »| 03 Sep 2026 -
MusicFree Love @ Leith FAB Cricket Club, Edinburgh, 26 Aug
The final Howlin' Fringe show at the Leith FAB Cricket Club proves that Free Love remain, perhaps, the best to have ever done it Read more »| 03 Sep 2026 -
MusicSpotlight On... Sin Clair
With her debut singles out at the end of this week, and a launch show at La Cheetah tonight, we catch up with Millie Kidd, aka Sin Clair Read more »| 03 Sep 2026 -
BooksGirling by Eve Esfandiari-Denney
Eve Esfandiari-Denney's poetry collection girling uses girlhood to interrogate the shifting landscape of modernity Read more »| 03 Sep 2026 -
BooksColin Bramwell on his debut poetry collection Fetch
We speak with Highland-born poet Colin Bramwell about his debut collection Fetch and the unexpected influence of folklore in his work Read more »| 03 Sep 2026 -
FilmAdrian Chiarella on queer coming-of-age horror Leviticus
The gay teens in Leviticus are told by their elders to fix their desires or die. The film's writer-director, Adrian Chiarella, tells us how he mined childhood fears of homophobia and a fascination with the Bible to shape this allegorical horror Read more »| 03 Sep 2026 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: September 2026
September is another bumper month in Scottish music – here we dig into releases from BIRDVOX, Hound, The Micro Band, Curiosity Shop and Gallus Read more »| 03 Sep 2026