International Festivals
Welcome to The Skinny international festival guide. We bring you previews, reviews, and 2019 line-up information for international festivals such as Primavera Sound, Le Guess Who and Toronto Film Fest.
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MusicSxSW Music Diary: Sugarmen, Fizzy Blood & Demob Happy
Sugarmen impress and Fizzy Blood deliver a manic set that will stand out as a high point of the conference, but Demob Happy underwhelm. The Roots jam session turns away hundreds of hopefuls, highlighting the problems of Sx's unchecked growth. Read more »| 20 Mar 2016 -
MusicSxSW Music Diary: Duncan Fellows, Joseph & Sylvan Esso
A lightning storm threatens to halt proceedings on a day where folk acts Joseph and Sylvan Esso are standouts, plus local band Duncan Fellows share their thoughts on surviving South-by craziness. Read more »| 20 Mar 2016 -
Music
SxSW Music Diary: CHVRCHES, KLOE & Earl Sweatshirt
CHVRCHES take time out to talk about returning to Austin, KLOE reflects on her first Austin experience, 2 Chainz liights up a rooftop party, and the enigmatic Earl Sweatshirt continues to struggle to find himself in a show at Moody Theater. Read more »| 19 Mar 2016 -
MusicSxSW Music Diary: WOMPS, Hinds & Iggy Pop
Glasgow's WOMPS win American fans early in the day, heavily hyped Hinds charm the patrons of a packed barbecue house, and Iggy Pop brings a hailstorm of expletives and dark prophecy to an unforgettable set at The Moody Theater on Wednesday night at SxSW. Read more »| 17 Mar 2016 -
MusicSxSW Music Diary: Big Boi, Gymshorts, Yonatan Gat
It's 3:42 pm on a Tuesday in Austin, Texas. Pumped out of The Lodge at 411 6th St. – a bar beloved by UT Austin undergrads – is a ... Read more »| 16 Mar 2016 -
Comedy
A Tribute to Melbourne Comedy Festival
Despite Glasgow and the Fringe, Scotland doesn't have a monopoly on comedy festivals. Edinburgh based Aussie Shannon Dymond introduces us to her hometown and one of the best comedy festivals in the world, as it celebrates a special birthday Read more »| 24 Feb 2016
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International FestivalsBerlinale 2016: refugee crisis & family strife
We reflect on this year's Berlin International Film Festival where films emerged tackling themes of immigration, displacement and social unease Read more »| 24 Feb 2016 -
International Festivals
War on Everyone
Irish filmmaker John Michael McDonagh delivers a politically incorrect cop movie that has one inspired performance but no discernible plot Read more »| 13 Feb 2016 -
International Festivals
Midnight Special
Jeff Nichols delivers an intelligent piece of blockbuster filmmaking with Midnight Special, mixing super-powers with a thought-provoking family drama about f... Read more »| 13 Feb 2016 -
Primavera
NOS Primavera Sound unveils 2016 line-up
PJ Harvey, Sigur Rós and Brian Wilson lead the line-up for the NOS Primavera Sound festival in Porto, Portugal this June. Read more »| 04 Feb 2016 -
International Festivals
International Events Calendar 2016
That February darkness getting you down? We've selected the best cultural treats of 2016 from around the world to help you dream of sunnier adventures. Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
Primavera
Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem headline Primavera 2016
Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem and Sigur Ros top the bill for this year’s Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona. Read more »| 21 Jan 2016 -
Film
Sundance Film Festival's worst offences
As the stars descend on Park City, Utah for the annual Sundance Film Festival, we take a look at some of the worst cinema tropes proliferated by Sundance movies over the years Read more »| 20 Jan 2016 -
Comedy
Altitude Festival: Stand-up snowballs in Austria
With the Altitude Festival turning 10, co-founder Andrew Maxwell tells us of its secret Edinburgh origins, how the ski slopes call for the same mindset that's needed onstage, and the kind of audiences that know how to come in from the cold. Read more »| 05 Jan 2016 -
International Festivals
Beck, Wilco, Caribou to play Best Kept Secret 2016
The Best Kept Secret festival in the Netherlands has announced its first acts for 2016, with Beck, Wilco and Caribou among the initial names unveiled. Beck ... Read more »| 16 Dec 2015