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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MusicDavid Byrne – Who Is the Sky?
On his latest album, the Talking Heads frontman delivers a delectable smorgasbord of introspective, story-driven songs Read more »| 02 Sep 2025 -
MusicBig Thief – Double Infinity
Big Thief return to woodsy folk-rock on their sixth album, the soft and reflective Double Infinity Read more »| 02 Sep 2025 -
ComedyScottish Comedy Highlights: September 2025
Maybe you were avoiding the Fringe or you’re in need of a new funny fix? Either way, September’s got you sorted all month long with these comedy shows Read more »| 02 Sep 2025 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: September 2025
Another bumper month of Scottish gigs as AMPLIFI returns, The Beta Band hit the Barrowlands, and a fresh batch of all-dayers and festivals hit your calendar Read more »| 02 Sep 2025 -
ArtScottish Art Highlights: September 2025
Plenty of new exhibitions and curated events to keep you busy this month, including a pop-up installation by Lindsey Mendick in Dundee and Glasgow Southside Art Weekend Read more »| 02 Sep 2025 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: September 2025
While Edinburgh recovers from the festivals, Citizens Theatre brings new theatre to Glasgow, while a trio of exciting productions tour the country Read more »| 02 Sep 2025
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FilmVenice Film Festival 2025: The Smashing Machine
Dwayne Johnson is unrecognisable in The Smashing Machine, Benny Safdie's biopic of mixed martial artist Mark Kerr, but the film is lacking in force and depth Read more »| 02 Sep 2025 -
FilmPaul & Paulette Take a Bath
A morbid anti-romcom, Paul & Paulette Take a Bath is a road trip through the banality of evil that forgets its characters along the way Read more »| 02 Sep 2025 -
MusicSabrina Carpenter – Man's Best Friend
Sabrina Carpenter returns with an adventurous new album that leans into her now-trademark sense of humour and innuendo, with mixed results Read more »| 01 Sep 2025 -
MusicThe Beat Goes On: 14 Festivals in Scotland this Autumn
Just when you thought festival season was over, Scotland’s music scene has other plans. We chat to some of the folks behind festivals taking place across the country this autumn Read more »| 01 Sep 2025 -
TheatrePuttin' on the Citz: Citizens Theatre reopens
After seven long years Glasgow's Citizens Theatre has finally reopened its doors. We take a look at what's been happening, and what's coming up Read more »| 01 Sep 2025 -
ArtRobert Powell: Hall of Hours @ Edinburgh Printmakers
Robert Powell's solo exhibition at Edinburgh Printmakers is a hypnotic and whimsical exploration of the passing of time Read more »| 01 Sep 2025 -
BooksThe Devil Book by Asta Olivia Nordenhof
The eeriness of the pandemic is evoked in Asta Olivia Nordenhof's formally innovative narrative of an unsettling relationship Read more »| 01 Sep 2025 -
MusicLucrecia Dalt – A Danger to Ourselves
Colombian experimental musician Lucrecia Dalt returns with an avant-pop opus that blurs the line between inner turmoil and arthouse horror Read more »| 01 Sep 2025 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: September 2025
Feeling fresh? School’s back and so are club programmes across the country to power you through the atrocities of academia. Top picks this month include Slikback, Scandal.gla, Josi Devil, and Lena Willikens Read more »| 01 Sep 2025