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Scottish New Music Round-up: November 2023
October was surprisingly sunny, yet still gave us some terrible weather. It felt like it went on forever, and it seemed to fly right by. Scottish artists hav... Read more »| Updated 6 months ago -
Music
Scottish New Music Round-up: April 2023
March brought a run of releases that we didn't find out about in time for last month’s round-up: the chic New Hair New Me by Eyes of Others is worth ta... Read more »| Updated about 1 year ago -
Music
Scottish New Music Round-up: January 2024
Okay okay, so when we sent the December issue to print, not much had been announced yet in the way of Scottish releases, so this column didn't exist last mon... Read more »| Updated 4 months ago -
Art
The Skinny's 2018 Scottish Art Events Diary
2018's visual art schedule for Scotland is already looking jam-packed – and these are just the events that have already been announced. We've not even ... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
Music
Scottish new music round-up: April 2021
Spring is here, hope dangling before us like a slightly past-its-best carrot on the end of a very long stick. Vaccinations are being rolled out, restrictions... Read more »| Updated about 3 years ago -
Music
Scottish Fiction Showcase @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 30 Jan
It’s hard to think of a venue that exemplifies the purpose of Independent Venue Week more than Sneaky Pete’s. For years it’s been a staple ... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
Music
Sounds of the Summer: Scottish Music Round-up
The Skinny is proud to present to you its albums of the decade. The 2020s were some stretch. Who’d have thought a nationwide lockdown imposed by the ou... Read more »| Updated over 3 years ago -
Festivals
Queer Aye: Scottish Queer International Film Festival 2019
The festival with the best acronym returns this October with a full enough programme to satisfy even the hungriest LGBTQ+ filmgoer. Scottish Queer Inter... Read more »| Updated over 4 years ago -
Music
Meet The Women Levelling Scottish Music's Playing Field
While much of the music industry struggled under the limitations of lockdown, with a halt to live performances and studio production, Scotland's DIY music sc... Read more »| Updated over 2 years ago -
Music
Scottish AOTY: The Twilight Sad – It Won/t Be Like This All the Time
A quick glance at The Twilight Sad's previous album titles gives a good insight into the sort of subject matter they're concerned with: Winter... Read more »| Updated over 4 years ago -
Music
The Skinny's Album of 2023: Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy
This year’s album of the year was a clear stand-out from the start. On Heavy Heavy, Edinburgh’s Young Fathers have captivated us once more, with ... Read more »| Updated 5 months ago -
Clubs
Dance Dance Revolution: The 2010s in Scottish Clubbing
It will come as a surprise to absolutely no one when I say that a lot can happen in ten years. In 2010, audio and video streams didn’t contribute towar... Read more »| Updated over 4 years ago -
Music
Pop Thrills: A Love Letter to Scottish Pop
How do you get yours? Blaring LOUD from your car radio? On a playlist a pal made you? On shiny, special edition vinyl? On... cassette? When was the last time... Read more »| Updated almost 6 years ago -
Music
The SAY Award: Album submissions open for 2022
The Scottish Album of the Year Award, aka The SAY Award, is back for its 11th edition, and the window is now open for artists, bands, labels and music-lovers... Read more »| Updated almost 2 years ago -
Music
Introducing HANG, a new Scottish hip-hop and grime event
Hip-hop’s influence on contemporary music and society in general is huge, although here in Scotland the genre still remains on the periphery, despite t... Read more »| Updated almost 3 years ago -
Music
ANNO: Anna Meredith & Scottish Ensemble @ Pleasance at EICC, Edinburgh, 18 Aug
Anna Meredith is the irrefutable queen of this year’s Edinburgh Festival. The composer has returned to the city in which she was raised this month with... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 3-10 May: Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
This year's Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival will explore the theme of ‘Beginnings’, with a focus on young people to coincide with the Scotti... Read more »| Updated about 6 years ago -
Clubs
Sketching a Scene: A visual history of Scottish clubbing
Sometimes we are transported back to a particular night without warning. It might be spurred on by a dog-eared ticket found down the back of the sofa, or the... Read more »| Updated over 2 years ago -
Music
Raveloe on new album Exit Light
Margaret Gallagher lives in a cottage in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. There’s no electricity, no internet, no running water. Eighty-one years ag... Read more »| Updated 6 months ago -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 7-21 May: Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival & more
Following one of the hardest years many of us have ever known, this year's Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival is a moment of welcome and compassionate resp... Read more »| Updated about 3 years ago -
Music
On the Rise: NOVA on her incredible year
Shaheeda Sinckler could never be described as a one trick pony. On top of her already established presence within Scotland’s music scene as a DJ, produ... Read more »| Updated over 3 years ago -
Music
The SAY Award and the importance of the album
Grosvenor House Hotel, London, 2006 As my three-year stint as a judge on the Mercury Prize ended, it seemed like the last days of Rome for the album and the... Read more »| Updated over 4 years ago -
Music
Bossy Love announce album with lead single Me + U
It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of Bossy Love here at The Skinny so we were overjoyed to hear the news that the wait is finally over for thei... Read more »| Updated over 4 years ago -
Music
The Skinny's Bandcamp picks
Things are tough for musicians at the best of times, and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has hit the music scene particularly hard. With live music on hiatu... Read more »| Updated about 4 years ago -
Music
CHVRCHES on new album Love Is Dead
It’s the age-old cliché: local band gets successful, moves to America and makes record with big name producer. While many have fallen into this ... Read more »| Updated almost 6 years ago -
Music
Sam Fogarino of Interpol on new album Marauder
When Interpol released their seminal debut album Turn on the Bright Lights in 2002, indie rock was at its peak and everyone wanted to be one of The Strokes. ... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
Music
Strike the Colours' Jenny Reeve on their new album Flock
It’s been a while since Strike the Colours have made any kind of noise in the music world – nine years in fact since they graced us with their la... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
Music
The Spirit of Jazz: SNJO's 2022/23 season
As the summer days start to dwindle, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) is giving us something to look forward to with the launch of their gorg... Read more »| Updated over 1 year ago -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 15-22 Feb: Chinese New Year
Celebrate Chinese New Year this weekend by indulging in some delicious dumplings, scrumptious spring rolls and the best bao buns in the city at the Old Town ... Read more »| Updated about 6 years ago -
Music
Edinburgh to host SAY Award for the first time
The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award is heading to Edinburgh for the first time when the event takes place in September. Previously held in Paisley, t... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago