News
The latest music, comedy and arts news from Scotland.
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FestivalsEast India Youth and Happy Meals join The Skinny stage at Electric Fields
SAY Award-nominated Glasgow duo Happy Meals and Bournemouth electronic producer East India Youth are amongst the final announcements for Electric Fields... Read more »| 12 Jun 2015 -
Festivals24:7 Theatre Festival reveals its 2015 programme
Back at the start of the year, it looked like 24:7 wasn’t going to happen; after losing its regular funding, Manchester’s always vital festival o... Read more »| 11 Jun 2015 -
Books
Entries open for Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awards
The Scottish Book Trust’s New Writers Awards for 2016 are open for applications, with eleven prizes on offer to new writers from across Scotland. Entr... Read more »| 10 Jun 2015 -
Festivals
Edinburgh International Book Festival announces 2015 programme
The line-up for the 2015 Edinburgh International Book Festival has been announced ahead of this year's festival in August. The 2015 Festival once again take... Read more »| 10 Jun 2015 -
ArtThe Arches to go into administration
Glasgow multi-arts venue The Arches is to go into administration, it has been announced, and all events scheduled for the venue from 10 June onwards have bee... Read more »| 10 Jun 2015 -
Art
Satellites, Self-Branding, and the New East End: This Week in Scottish Art
Glasgow School of Art hosts its degree show, the deadline looms for Collective's Satellites programme, and there are launches a-plenty at Edinburgh Printmakers, Koppe Astner and CCA. Read more »| 09 Jun 2015
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Music
Remember Remember announce split
Glasgow sextet Remember Remember have announced they are to split up, playing their final show at this month’s West End Festival. Writing on the group... Read more »| 08 Jun 2015 -
FashionECA students snap up prizes at Graduate Fashion Week
Edinburgh College of Art student Melissa Villevielle has won the Womenswear Collection of the Year award at this year’s Graduate Fashion Week in London... Read more »| 05 Jun 2015 -
Videos
Music Video Premiere: C Duncan – Garden
C Duncan premieres the video for his brand-new track Garden, taken from his forthcoming album Architect. In the clip we are taken through a journey of scien... Read more »| 04 Jun 2015 -
Books
Northwest Book Highlights – June 2015
From a medieval Fifty Shades of Grey to an evening of experimental poetry, the start of summer brings a diverse selection of literary events to the Northwest Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Food And Drink
Northwest Food News - June 2015
Still feeling those election blues? Take solace in the fact that June offers a beer festival, a way to combat food waste and the latest British Street Food Award heats Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Food And Drink
Scottish Food News - June 2015
It's a feast of festivals in this month's food news, with gin, science and magic all getting their moment in the sun – and there's a giant model of Edinburgh made of cake. Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Festivals
Dutch Uncles, Errors to play The Skinny stage at The Garden Party
Manchester art-pop quintet Dutch Uncles and Glasgow electro trio Errors will play The Skinny's new music stage in association with Now Wave and Eat Your Own ... Read more »| 02 Jun 2015 -
Art
Dangerous Encounters and Exuberant Greens: This Week in Scottish Art
There's plenty to be occupying ourselves culturally this week, with an informal chat about the posthuman condition, new exhibitions from Glasgow's major contemporary art institutions and two more degree shows. Read more »| 02 Jun 2015 -
Comedy
The Skinny Comedy Spotlight returns at Greater Manchester Fringe
Danny Sutcliffe, Will Setchell and Jayne Edwards are among the comics lined up for our second comedy showcase, as part of this year’s Greater Mancheste... Read more »| 01 Jun 2015