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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International FestivalsSt Vincent, Swans, Autechre top Le Guess Who? Festival bill
Sets by Autechre and St. Vincent and a strand curated by Swans frontman Michael Gira head up the eclectic final line-up for the four-day Le Guess Who? festiv... Read more »| 16 Oct 2014 -
Uk FestivalsThirty band bill set for Dunfermline Live festival
Fife’s own King Creosote and Glasgow hip-hop group Hector Bizerk are among the acts lined up for this weekend’s Dunfermline Live all-dayer. KC &... Read more »| 15 Oct 2014 -
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''Equality' has guided me for sixty years' – Roy Hattersley on politics and literature
We spoke to Roy Hattersley at the Edinburgh International Book Festival about the presence of voice in literature and the writing process. Hattersley reveal... Read more »| 08 Oct 2014 -
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"Being a writer is not dissimilar to being an actor" – Tim Pears on writing
The Skinny spoke to Tim Pears at the Edinburgh International Book Festival about the presence of voice in literature, and his approach to writing p... Read more »| 08 Oct 2014 -
Videos'When it's not coming easily, I start to ask my characters questions' – Robert Wilton on writing
We spoke to Robert Wilton at the Edinburgh International Book Festival about the presence of voice in literature and the writing process. Wilton reveals the... Read more »| 08 Oct 2014 -
Uk FestivalsForward Thinking: Africa in Motion 2014
Later this month, Scotland's biggest showcase of African cinema returns to screens in Edinburgh and Glasgow. We unpack some of Africa in Motion 2014's potential highlights Read more »| 07 Oct 2014
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Edinburgh Festivals
Palo Alto
Ever wondered why Renaissance dreamboat James Franco was taking all those Ivy League writing courses? Turns out he was penning short story collection Palo Al... Read more »| 06 Oct 2014 -
Uk Festivals
In 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 -
Uk Festivals
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 Festivals
The 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 Festivals
Cinematic 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 -
Uk Festivals
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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"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