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MusicTRNSMT 2025: The Report
It’s a sizzling weekend in Glasgow, and Scotland’s premier music festival begins with a burning question. Where are Kneecap? The feted and hated ... Read more »| Updated 5 months ago -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 27 Aug-3 Sep: Jupiter Rising & more
Surely the most aesthetically located musical festival in the country, Jupiter Rising takes place over this long weekend of 27-29 August in the iconic sculpt... Read more »| Updated over 4 years ago -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 11-18 Sep: Take One Action and more
Take One Action In the year of our Lord 2025, Take One Action, Scotland’s film festival dedicated to social justice, is as necessary as ever. The... Read more »| Updated 3 months ago -
MusicRecord Store Day 2021: Shop Recommendations
Record Store Day is back with not one but two Saturdays (12 Jun and 17 Jul) stuffed with special limited edition releases. We spoke to a few of our favourite... Read more »| Updated over 4 years ago -
MusicThe Spook School say goodbye
All great things must come to an end. After eight years and three fantastic albums, sadly, The Spook School have decided to call it quits. "We had ... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
FestivalsEdinburgh International Festival: The 2023 programme
“Where do we go from here?” This is surely a question that comes to mind daily for anyone with an eye on the arts in Scotland, which seems to be... Read more »| Updated over 2 years ago -
MusicElectric Fields 2018: Review
Electric Fields finds itself at a pivotal point of growth five years in. The small festival in Dumfries and Galloway has appealed to three core groups so far... Read more »| Updated about 7 years ago -
MusicSpotlight On... The Sound of Young Scotland
Introduced to The SAY Award in 2021, The Sound of Young Scotland Award’s aim is to celebrate the future of Scottish music. The award helps facilitate t... Read more »| Updated about 2 years ago -
MusicArab Strap's Aidan Moffat on As Days Get Dark
Speaking to us during the dual restrictions of snow storms and lockdowns, Aidan Moffat has no idea what day it is, but is resolutely chipper in the face of d... Read more »| Updated almost 5 years ago -
FilmThe CineSkinny on Tour: The line-up
Anyone with one eye on the Scottish short film scene will know it's in an artistic purple patch at the moment, with a generation of talented young filmmakers... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 20-27 Feb: Glasgow Film Festival & more
Film is set to take over Glasgow in the next couple of months, and things kick off with the 21st edition of Glasgow Film Festival this coming week. Running a... Read more »| Updated 10 months ago -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 3-10 Oct: Flawd Foik & more
It's October now which means it's officially spooky season, and what says spooky more than weird folk traditions and dressing up. Perfect timing, then for Se... Read more »| Updated about 1 year ago -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 6-13 Aug: Fringe by the Sea & more
HAPPY FRINGE DAY. You've been waiting for it, we've been waiting for it, and we're delighted to announce it's finally here. Buy a ticket or three, pop by the... Read more »| Updated over 4 years ago -
MusicSpring gig highlights with Skiddle
Groove Cairngorm Festival @ The Cairngorms, Aviemore, 23-24 Feb Groove Cairngorm is still very much in its infancy as a festival and is currently the UK&rsq... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
MusicGlasvegas @ Gorilla, Manchester, 22 Oct
The last couple of years have thrown up a raft of inessential ten-year anniversary tours. This doesn’t feel like one of them. Glasvegas’ self-ti... Read more »| Updated about 7 years ago -
ArtDesigner dreams with pyjama brand Irregular Sleep Pattern
When product designer Mil Stricevic and former arts television producer Jolene Crawford first moved in together, they couldn’t find any bold graphic be... Read more »| Updated almost 2 years ago -
MusicThe Skinny goes to The Great Escape 2019
There are three elements that grant you official Brightonian status according to Sweary Poppins, an act dreamt up by party girl-cum-part-time-comic Erin who ... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 6-13 Sep: Doors Open Day
Doors Open Days "If I asked you about art, you'd probably give me the skinny on every art book ever written... But I'll bet you can't tell me what it smells... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
MusicYours Forever: Ensemble on No Place Like It
“I’ve always wanted to have something that’s just mine,” says 20-year-old Megan Kay. Since autumn last year, she’s been partici... Read more »| Updated over 4 years ago -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 2-9 Dec: Bethlehem Cultural Festival & more
It is finally December which means it is officially the (acceptable) start of the festive season. And what could be more festive than the place where Jesus h... Read more »| Updated about 3 years ago -
MusicLewis Capaldi on his plans for the future
Lewis Capaldi shot to fame in a mere ten weeks with the release of his debut track Bruises in the middle of 2017. His debut EP Bloom only cemented ... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
ClubsTheo Kottis discusses his debut LP Beautiful Strangers
A favourite fixture on the Scottish clubbing circuit, Theo Kottis has established himself as one of the UK's most versatile DJs. Growing up between Scotland ... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
MusicSpotlight On... Katya Mansell
Katya Mansell released their debut single You Belong Here last spring, going on to receive airplay on BBC Radio Scotland, as well as being shortlisted for Sn... Read more »| Updated over 1 year ago -
MusicChanging Shapes: Lauren Mayberry on her new era
“‘Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye,’ as my Granny used to say,” explains Lauren Mayberry knowingly, against the backdrop of her soft wood... Read more »| Updated over 1 year ago -
MusicHANG hip-hop & grime conference reveals full programme
Last month saw the announcement of the first edition of HANG, a new event hoping to inspire and empower Scotland's hip-hop and grime communities. With the fu... Read more »| Updated over 4 years ago -
FestivalsBo Burnham on Eighth Grade, teens and the internet
Of all filmmakers to tackle the subject of the relationship of young people to the internet as it is now, Bo Burnham would be among the most qualified. After... Read more »| Updated almost 7 years ago -
MusicCassette Store Day returns for 2018
Since 2013, music fans have been coming together to hail the glory of the compact audio cassette in the form of Cassette Store Day, and the annual celebratio... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
MusicSpotlight On... Sonotto
On 4 April, Bristol-based, Stirling-born Otto Neckel released WE ARE LABELS, his debut album as Sonotto. An unconventional dance record at its core... Read more »| Updated over 1 year ago -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 16-23 Jan: Celtic Connections & more
The clue’s in the title with Celtic Connections, a festival celebrating Celtic music and its connections. And its connections spread far and wide, with... Read more »| Updated almost 6 years ago -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 24 Jun-1 Jul: Kelburn Garden Party & more
She’s back, baby! After frankly too many delays and cancellations, Kelburn Garden Party returns to Scotland’s West Coast in an explosion of music... Read more »| Updated over 3 years ago