Festivals
Step into a vibrant celebration of culture with The Skinny festival guide. We bring you the latest UK and international festival news; you'll find festival information, previews, reviews, features, and interviews.
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Uk FestivalsIn Pictures: Liverpool Psych Fest 2014
In Pictures: Liverpool Psych Fest 2014 Stretching their remit well beyond the idea of flower power and sweaty dudes with wah pedals, the organisers of Liver... Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
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Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia 2014
Typical. In the last few years, Merseyside has finally begun to make gigantic steps forwards with regards to external perceptions of its musical output (the ... Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
Uk FestivalsThe Phantom Band and Miaoux Miaoux to headline Stirling's Strange Behaviours festival
The line-up for Strange Behaviours festival in Stirling on 21 and 22 November has been revealed, with The Phantom Band and Miaoux Miaoux respectively headlin... Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
International Festivals
Reeperbahn Festival 2014
Don't let Hamburg's reputation for rock'n'roll hedonism shy you away; who better to organise a punter-friendly music conference than the Germans? Vic Galloway takes in the Reeperbahn Festival Read more »| 02 Oct 2014 -
Uk FestivalsCinematic Reflection: Play Poland 2014
In this year's Play Poland programme we find a selection of films that are at once comforting and disconcertingly alien Read more »| 02 Oct 2014 -
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Scotland Film Event Highlights – October 2014
This month's film highlights include another bout of All Night Horror, a wild sci-fi season and the launch of the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival Read more »| 01 Oct 2014
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Videos
"The reading process while you're writing can be really important" - Linda Cracknell
We spoke to Linda Cracknell at the Edinburgh International Book Festival about the presence of voice in literature and the writing process. Cracknell also r... Read more »| 01 Oct 2014 -
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"There's a wealth of talent coming through... it's a good time to be on the poetry scene" - Peter Hayhoe
We spoke to Peter Hayhoe at the Edinburgh International Book Festival about the influences on his spoken word and poetry. Hayhoe reveals the formative influ... Read more »| 01 Oct 2014 -
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Film Power: Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival 2014
Cinema welcomes you in; it invites you to walk in someone else's shoes, see the world from their point of view. Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival film programmer Richard Warden explains how he's utilised these qualities at this year's event Read more »| 01 Oct 2014 -
Uk FestivalsWord Power: Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival's New Literary Strand
The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival enters its fifth year with the theme of power, adding a new literary strand to its many activities. The Skinny chatted to Festival Manager Gail Aldam to find out more Read more »| 30 Sep 2014 -
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The Arches Referendum Festival
As Scotland went to the polls, The Arches celebrated the debate with a week of performance Read more »| 29 Sep 2014 -
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Glasgay! 2014 Preview
Glasgay! is to be an even bigger celebration than usual this year as the festival turns 21 and the festival's producer, Steven Thomson, celebrates his tenth year at the helm Read more »| 29 Sep 2014 -
Videos
"I write about people, people inspire me" - Jenny Lindsay on poetry and spoken word
We spoke to Jenny Lindsay of Rally & Broad at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, and asked her who influences and inspires her spoken word a... Read more »| 24 Sep 2014 -
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"I think if Scotland becomes independent it will make for a much better relationship between England and Scotland" – Dan Cockrill
We spoke to Dan Cockrill at the Edinburgh International Book Festival about the his influences in spoken word and poetry. He also spoke a little about his vi... Read more »| 16 Sep 2014 -
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"Scotland's a really exciting place, not only to be an artist, but to be a person at the moment." – Luke Wright
We spoke to Luke Wright at the Edinburgh International Book Festival about the his influences in spoken word and poetry. Amidst the fireworks, he also spoke ... Read more »| 16 Sep 2014