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Art
Liverpool Summer Arts Market: The Skinny's highlights
Heading to Liverpool's Summer Arts Market at St. George's Hall this weekend? Come and find The Skinny stall, where some of the illustrators who make our magazine look fantastic will be selling their wares Read more »| 16 Jul 2015 -
Festivals
Announcing: The Skinny Stage at The Garden Party, Leeds
We're pleased to say we're partnering a stage at this year's Garden Party, Leeds, programmed by Now Wave and Eat Your Own Ears. The Skinny stage proudly boa... Read more »| 16 Jul 2015 -
Music
CHVRCHES announce new album ‘Every Open Eye’ and share lead single
Glasgow synth-pop trio CHVRCHES will release their second album Every Open Eye this September, offering a glimpse today with lead single Leave A Trace (liste... Read more »| 16 Jul 2015 -
Music
Music Video Premiere: Outblinker – 'Blue'
Inventive Glasgow post-rock quintet Outblinker present this tripped out and politically emblematic video clip for 'Blue', taken from their recent debut doubl... Read more »| 15 Jul 2015 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: Glamour, Rumour & Public Transport
We get the jump on the Edinburgh Art Festival and present the usual motley range of events across Scotland, including art walks, a new art soap screening and a band of amateur photographers. Read more »| 14 Jul 2015 -
Festivals
The National & Arcade Fire members join Edinburgh International Festival
Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire and The National guitarist Bryce Dessner will perform alongside the Scottish Chamber Orchestra as part of this year’s... Read more »| 13 Jul 2015
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Music
Northwest Music News: I Hate My Records, Liverpool Music Week + more
Our latest missive from the Northwest with new music from Werk, Duds and more... Read more »| 13 Jul 2015 -
Festivals
Down the Front: T in the Park 2015 in Pictures – Sunday
From Glasgow-based alt.pop duo BDY_PRTS to the barbed riffery of Irish outfit And So I Watch You From A Far, The Skinny presents rolling pictorial reportage ... Read more »| 12 Jul 2015 -
Festivals
Down the Front: T in the Park 2015 in Pictures – Saturday
From the rechristened Stillhound to Catholic Action's double duty frontman, The Skinny presents rolling pictorial reportage of all the action from T in ... Read more »| 11 Jul 2015 -
Festivals
Down the Front: T in the Park 2015 in Pictures – Friday
From The Twilight Sad to The War on Drugs, The Skinny presents rolling pictorial reportage of all the action from T in the Park's inaugural year at Strathall... Read more »| 10 Jul 2015 -
Latest News
Julia Holter announces fourth LP and UK dates
Virtuosic Los Angeles songwriter Julia Holter has announced her fourth album Have You In My Wilderness, scheduled for release via Domino Records on 25 S... Read more »| 09 Jul 2015 -
Music
East India Youth shares CULTURE OF VOLUME influences playlist
William Doyle, aka East India Youth, has revealed some of the influences behind his second LP CULTURE OF VOLUME in a blog post and playlist released on his w... Read more »| 09 Jul 2015 -
Music
Ought announce new album ‘Sun Coming Down’
Montreal post-punk quartet Ought have announced the release of their second full-length LP, Sun Coming Down, this September. Sun Coming Down is the follow-u... Read more »| 07 Jul 2015 -
Videos
Music Video Premiere: Miaoux Miaoux – Luxury Discovery
Chemikal Underground's electro-pop prodigy Miaoux Miaoux returns with 'Luxury Discovery', taken from recent sophomore album School of Velocity. Miaoux ... Read more »| 07 Jul 2015 -
Art
Daubing and Befriending Birds: This Week in Scottish Art
The Whisky Bond's Annual Party this Saturday is the big event this week, while there are new shows at Collective, Glasgow Sculpture Studios and the Glasgow Project Room, plus one-offs and last chances in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Read more »| 07 Jul 2015