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 FestivalsGlasgow Short Film Festival 2015: Teen angst, guerrilla screenings and outrunning capitalism
We look back at another great Glasgow Short Film Festival, which offered plenty of teen angst, an opportunity to take cinema on to the streets of Glasgow and a possible escape from the "shithole" of mainstream narrative cinema Read more »| 08 Apr 2015 -
Uk FestivalsNorthwest Festival Watch – April 2015
The avant-garde invade Blackpool, Manchester goes punk, and we get set for a busy bank holiday in early May Read more »| 07 Apr 2015 -
Uk FestivalsFive of the Best from Glasgow Short Film Festival 2015
As ever, Glasgow Short Film Festival offered up a fascinating snapshot of the most interesting and innovative short films from across the world. Here are five of the best from its International Competition Read more »| 02 Apr 2015 -
International FestivalsThe Twilight Sad – 'I Love The Living You' (in session at SxSW)
For the first time on record, The Twilight Sad perform an acoustic cover of Austin native Roky Erickson's track 'I Love the Living You', taken from his 1999 ... Read more »| 01 Apr 2015 -
Books
Aye Write! All Write: 10 Years of Literature in Glasgow
We discover how literary festival Aye Write! has become a key date in the Glasgow cultural calendar, speaking to its guest programmer and the writers who have grown with it: Louise Welsh, Christopher Brookmyre, Alan Bissett and his birthday suit. Read more »| 31 Mar 2015 -
Videos
Hector Bizerk – 'Skin & Bone' (in session at SxSW)
Glasgow hip-hop quartet Hector Bizerk took time out from their heavy gig schedule at the recent South by Southwest festival to play us an acoustic versi... Read more »| 31 Mar 2015
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Uk Festivals
PINS, Horsebeach, O>L>A join Dot to Dot line-up
All-female four-piece PINS, Mancunian rockers Horsebeach and dream-pop pair O>L>A have been added to the line-up for the Dot to Dot festival in Ma... Read more »| 30 Mar 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Holly Herndon joins Supersonic Festival line-up
Experimental sound manipulator Holly Herndon will bring her challenging new live show to this year’s Supersonic Festival in Birmingham. The Tennessee-r... Read more »| 30 Mar 2015 -
Videos
LuckyMe on Baauer, Hudson Mohawke and bringing Scotland to SxSW
We follow Martyn Flyn and Dominic Flannigan, co-founders of forward-thinking electronic label LuckyMe, as they navigate this year’s South by Southwest ... Read more »| 27 Mar 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Liverpool International Music Festival announces first events for 2015
A rare UK appearance from hip-hop legend Yasiin Bey, aka Mos Def, and free outdoor shows from Echo and the Bunnymen and Basement Jaxx lead the line-up for th... Read more »| 26 Mar 2015 -
International Festivals
Underworld, Joey Bada$$, Father John Misty join Lowlands line-up
Dance legends Underworld and US folk singer Father John Misty have joined the line-up for this August’s Lowlands Festival in the Netherlands. Underwor... Read more »| 26 Mar 2015 -
Comedy
Iain Stirling: Everything
Everything is a jangly show that never quite seems to start properly. Then again, this doesn't seem too much of a problem. Tonight, watching Iain S... Read more »| 25 Mar 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Across the Threshold: Liverpool's grassroots festival turns five
As Threshold Festival celebrates its fifth anniversary in 2015, we ask director Kaya Herstad Carney about its role in the local scene and its strong DIY ethos, and we preview the acts you mustn't miss Read more »| 24 Mar 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Kelburn Garden Party announces 2015 line-up
Nightmares on Wax tops the initial announcements for this year’s Kelburn Garden Party, taking place at Kelburn Castle in Ayrshire this July. The Warp ... Read more »| 24 Mar 2015 -
International Festivals
In Pictures: South by Southwest Music 2015
In Pictures: SXSW Music, 2015 As the dust settles on the 2015 edition of South by Southwest's Music conference (which took place in Austin, Texas, from 17th... Read more »| 24 Mar 2015