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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MusicU.S. Girls @ Stereo, Glasgow, 26 Oct
Meghan Remy and her shape-shifting band deliver a masterclass in controlled fury, spontaneous connectivity and an intuitive sense of musical affinity Read more »| 29 Oct 2025 -
Musicclaire rousay – a little death
On new album a little death, claire rousay re-embraces her diaristic style, turning the textures of everyday life into something quietly transcendent Read more »| 29 Oct 2025 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: November 2025
November boasts a buffet of classic and contemporary theatre perfect for those waxing nostalgic about Fringes past, or seeking fresh takes on favourite myths Read more »| 29 Oct 2025 -
MusicThe Skinny On... KT Tunstall
With the 20th anniversary reissue of The Eye to the Telescope: The Stargazer Edition out this weekend, KT Tunstall takes on our November Q&A Read more »| 29 Oct 2025 -
TheatreThe Digital Depths: Owen Sutcliffe on his debut play Òran
Owen Sutcliffe discusses his visceral debut play, Òran, and the ways in which young men find and lose each other in an online world Read more »| 28 Oct 2025 -
TheatreModernist Classic: Scottish Opera's La bohème returns
As its Scottish tour continues, we delve into Scottish Opera's revival of Puccini's La bohème by directors and designers Barbe & Doucet Read more »| 27 Oct 2025
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BooksThe Hajar Book of Rage, ed. Farhaana Arefin
The first in Hajar Press' new elements anthology series, this book takes as its subject the power and politics of fiery rage Read more »| 27 Oct 2025 -
MusicAdmiral Fallow – First of the Birds
The Glasgow five-piece return with First of the Birds, a handsome, although occasionally uneven fifth LP Read more »| 27 Oct 2025 -
FilmLFF 2025: Pillion
Alexander Skarsgård plays a sexy, Karl Ove Knausgaard-reading biker and Harry Melling is his eager-to-please boyfriend in this sweet, funny and kinky portrait of a dominant-submissive relationship Read more »| 24 Oct 2025 -
MusicSpotlight On... Starsky-Rae
Following the release of his latest album, Taste the Bruise, we shine a spotlight on Glasgow's Starsky-Rae Read more »| 23 Oct 2025 -
MusicPynch @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 21 Oct
London outfit Pynch bring their genre-bending indie-rock to The Hug & Pint Read more »| 23 Oct 2025 -
FilmLFF 2025: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Daniel Craig is back as Benoit Blanc in Rian Johnson’s third instalment in his Knives Out series. While not quite as sharp as the earlier films, there's still much fun to be had in this mystery featuring Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin and more Read more »| 21 Oct 2025 -
MusicJust Mustard – WE WERE JUST HERE
Still disorientating yet more alive than ever, WE WERE JUST HERE is a bold third album from Just Mustard that deftly pairs darkness with light Read more »| 21 Oct 2025 -
MusicSkullcrusher – And Your Song Is Like a Circle
Floaty folk fuses together with airy electronics on Skullcrusher’s ethereal second album, And Your Song Is Like a Circle Read more »| 17 Oct 2025 -
ArtThe Skinny Showcase revival: Rae-Yen Song 宋瑞渊
Ahead of an epic solo exhibition at Glasgow's Tramway, we look back at the evolving creative practice of Rae-Yen Song, who has kept us at the edge of our seat since 2018 Read more »| 16 Oct 2025