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FilmListen to The Cineskinny podcast!
The Cineskinny is the film review podcast from The Skinny – our newest episode interviews James McAvoy for his directorial debut California Schemin', plus we review Fuze and Orwell 2+2=5 Read more »| 03 Feb 2022 -
IntersectionsStories of Space: Keeping the doors open to Scotland’s queer spaces
As Glasgow’s much loved Queer Theory celebrates its tenth anniversary, we speak to creator Dean Cargill and reflect on the highs and lows of maintaining queer spaces – from Kafe Kweer to Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive Read more »| 16 Apr 2026 -
ClubsHalcyon Days: we get to know electronic music festival, DAYS
As DAYS festival returns to its Firth-side home at Granton’s The Pitt this May, we speak to festival co-director Owen Davies about changing clubbing habits, WhatsApp groups and the future for DAYS to come Read more »| 16 Apr 2026 -
ComedyBehind the Mic: King Tut's Ha Ha Hut
We chat to Linzi Wright, the brains behind the new night at the iconic King Tut's in Glasgow, where comedy's back on the menu after a 14-year absence Read more »| 16 Apr 2026 -
ClubsNo Weekender Without Optimo: Melting Pot on curating with Keith McIvor in Mind
The Queen’s Park Spring Weekender, a collaboration between Melting Pot and Optimo, returns for its biggest year yet – with a notable absence Read more »| 16 Apr 2026 -
Things To DoGet The April 2026 Issue of The Skinny!
Looking for a copy of our April 2026 magazine? Here's where to find one in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee Read more »| 06 Jan 2026
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TheatreStaging Solidarity: The Lee Jeans Sit-In of 1981
Playwright Frances Poet, director Jemima Levick and Margaret 'Maggie' Wallace, an original striker, discuss Stand and Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In – the story of a Greenock uprising fit for the stage Read more »| 16 Apr 2026 -
FestivalsAlchemy Film and Moving Image Festival 2026: Preview
Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival returns for its 16th edition. As usual, expect a programme of thought-provoking moving image screenings and exhibitions, but the festival's directors explain why the festival is much more than just a "bunch of films" Read more »| 16 Apr 2026 -
MusicCowboy Hunters on EPeepee and festival season
We catch up with Cowboy Hunters about their new EP, unrecorded songs they're keen to whip out for festival season and how their sound is more rooted in pop than punk Read more »| 16 Apr 2026 -
MusicThe BIT Collective on improving festival safety
We catch up with The BIT Collective at their monthly meet-up to find out how they're encouraging Scottish festivals to up their safeguarding policies and get them to highlight some female-led artists to look out for this festival season Read more »| 16 Apr 2026 -
MusicRecord Store Day 2026: Scottish Events Guide
With Record Store Day back for 2026, we take a look at the participating shops and events taking place across Scotland this Saturday 18 April Read more »| 14 Apr 2026 -
FestivalsHot Tickets: Our Dance Festival Picks for 2026
No Glastonbury, no problem. Alongside the festivals covered in our April issue like DAYS and the Queen's Park Weekender, here are some others worth camping in a one-man for Read more »| 14 Apr 2026
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IntersectionsLove Bites: Thanking My Haters
This month’s columnist cherishes the ironic encouragement of a hater Read more »| 14 Apr 2026 -
MusicLucy Liyou – MR COBRA
The sound artist’s latest album MR COBRA is her wildest work yet Read more »| 14 Apr 2026 -
FilmThe Wizard of the Kremlin
Olivier Assayas's new drama about the spin doctor who helped Vladimir Putin ascend to become President of Russia is hampered by its clumsy framing device and some woeful miscasting Read more »| 13 Apr 2026 -
FilmMiroirs No. 3
Paula Beer plays a car crash survivor who forms a bond with the woman who rescues her in this mysterious new work from German auteur Christian Petzold Read more »| 13 Apr 2026