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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Film
Bring Her Back
Anchored by a monumental Sally Hawkins performance, Bring Her Back bypasses the supernatural lore to give audiences the frights of their lives Read more »| 30 Jul 2025 -
Music
LAMAYA @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 24 Jul
LAMAYA is effortlessly cool tonight as she delivers a thrilling showcase of vocal control, dance, movement and personality at King Tut's as part of their Summer Nights series Read more »| 29 Jul 2025 -
Music
Deerhoof @ The Caves, Edinburgh, 25 Jul
Deerhoof remain a magnificent entity with no signs of slowing up, showing exactly why they remain cult heroes Read more »| 29 Jul 2025 -
Clubs
Scottish Clubbing Highlights: August 2025
Whether you’re partying till 5am, or steering clear of the Fringe, August’s clubbing picks are packed with Samedia Shebeen, Gary McF, Rozaly, and more Read more »| 29 Jul 2025 -
Books
Scottish Books Events: August 2025
So many festivals! Govanhill International Festival, Edinburgh International Book Festival and Book Fringe all bring books centre stage, alongside a handful of other launches and workshops Read more »| 29 Jul 2025 -
Music
CANVAS: Introducing Dundee's newest venue
Fresh from their opening night with Theo Bleak in June, we look to the future and catch up with the team behind Dundee's latest venue – CANVAS Read more »| 29 Jul 2025
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Books
Laura C. Forster and Joel White on Friends in Common
We chat with Laura C. Forster and Joel White about their book Friends in Common, the intersection between friendship and organising, and why our intimate lives are political Read more »| 28 Jul 2025 -
Books
Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty
A curious formalistic work, Morgan Talty's collection of short stories reads more like a novel as it traces a community living on the Penobscot Indian Reservation Read more »| 28 Jul 2025 -
Music
Scottish Live Music Highlights: August 2025
August brings a bumper crop of festivals across the country, as Mogwai's Big City, Bemz' M4 and Edinburgh Psych Fest all return alongside EIF and the Fringe Read more »| 28 Jul 2025 -
Film
Scottish Film Events: August 2025
Cinema Rediscovered goes on tour, some classics from Comic Strip Presents... screen at the Fringe, and Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud gives us a new arthouse trilogy we didn't know we needed in our lives Read more »| 28 Jul 2025 -
Theatre
Niall Moorjani on Kanpur: 1857
We speak to Niall Moorjani, the storyteller behind Kanpur: 1857, a darkly comic play based on actual events Read more »| 27 Jul 2025 -
Music
Fringe by the Sea: A Love Letter to Scotland’s Freshest Festival
Ahead of this year's Fringe by the Sea, one East Lothian local invites you to ditch the cobbles, skip the crowds, and get yourself to the coast this August Read more »| 25 Jul 2025 -
Music
MŮO: turning cosmic rays into music with Lomond Campbell
Ahead of bringing his purpose-built muonophone to the Fringe for MŮO, we catch up with Lomond Campbell to talk physics and turning cosmic rays into music Read more »| 25 Jul 2025 -
Music
Spotlight On... pedalo
As they release their latest single She's the Sun, we turn our spotlight on Glasgow dreampop outfit pedalo Read more »| 24 Jul 2025 -
Art
Margaret Salmon: Assembly @ Hunterian, Glasgow
Artist-filmmaker Margaret Salmon compellingly examines the impact of austerity on Glasgow communities through an evolving installation at The Hunterian Read more »| 24 Jul 2025