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MusicThe Inquisition: Bill Callahan
Bill Callahan has been making records since 1990, when he tended to lay his hands on whatever plastic utensil or out of tune furniture was nearby and release... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
ClubsPrefuse 73: A Profuse Talent
Guillermo Scott Herren is a producer and multi-instrumentalist who lives and breathes the music he performs through various guises. Dave Kerr talks to Herron... Read more »| Updated about 18 years ago -
MusicEndless Adolescence: Teenage Fanclub vs TeenCanteen
Built on bricks of sisterhood, sequins and sleek, shiny pop, TeenCanteen’s Say It With A Kiss is as warm and welcoming as a rare sunny day in... Read more »| Updated over 9 years ago -
MusicEmbrace the Strange: The Phantom Band return
“Rick can be quite hard to get a hold of,” is the apologetic response from the Phantom Band’s record label as The Skinny struggles to pin d... Read more »| Updated over 11 years ago -
Things To DoWhat's on Scotland 30 Mar-6 Apr: Edinburgh Science Fest
Edinburgh Science Festival's got it all this year, with an expansive programme spilling geeky goodness between 1-16 Apr across Edinburgh. Whether you're into... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
MusicFrightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks
Following 2007’s The Midnight Organ Fight can hardly be described as a pressure-free endeavour. Frightened Rabbit’s often stark, heart-on-sleeve,... Read more »| Updated almost 16 years ago -
MusicThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 20 February
BILLY CORGAN'S MUSICAL CHAIRSBilly Corgan: self-styled frontman of the Smashing Pumpkins, dubiously qualified new-age guru, poet, unlikely wrestling promoter... Read more »| Updated almost 13 years ago -
ArtCCA Highlights - March/April 2016
Spring is here! No, really, it is! The frost is thawing, the Easter Bunny is preparing her list of good girls and boys so they can receive their annual choco... Read more »| Updated almost 10 years ago -
ClubsA Guy Called Gerber
Guy Gerber is maybe not so different to hundreds of other DJs as he sits in his studio and discusses the track he's finishing. “It’s going to be ... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
MusicThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 4 March
STREAM DAVID BOWIE'S NEW ALBUM IN FULLAlmost everything we know about the new David Bowie album so far has been a surprise, from the announcement of the albu... Read more »| Updated almost 13 years ago -
ArtThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 13 February
NEW MUSIC: CHVRCHES, BATHS & COKIYU, !!!, COLIN STETSONMore new music now, this time from deservedly-hyped electro-pop trio CHVRCHES, currently Glasgow's... Read more »| Updated almost 13 years ago -
MusicSaturday at Wickerman 2015: Zyna Hel, Wells & Moffat, The Sonics
Despite taking place during the second Scottish winter in six months, Wickerman was spared the worst of the July weather on Friday. So when the rains arrive ... Read more »| Updated over 10 years ago -
MusicThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 17 April
NEW DOCUMENTARIES: THE STONE ROSES, THE NATIONALMade of Stone is a new documentary about The Stone Roses, directed by celebrated UK film-maker Shane Meadows ... Read more »| Updated over 12 years ago -
MusicThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 15 April
RIP CHI CHENGToday the music world mourns the passing of founding Deftones bassist Chi Cheng, who died in the early hours of Saturday morning at the age of 4... Read more »| Updated over 12 years ago -
MusicLive Music Highlights - October, 2008
With a sound that is only slightly edgier than Bob Holness in oven gloves, much touted Sheffield lads Little Man Tate nevertheless look set to provide a poli... Read more »| Updated about 17 years ago -
Things To DoTop Events Scotland 22-29 Jan: From Scotland With Love, Affordable Vintage Fair + Clueless
Film 1. From Scotland With Love: Live Score Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow. 22 Jan, 7.30pm, from &poun... Read more »| Updated almost 11 years ago -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 14-21 Apr: Record Store Day
Each week The Skinny team hand pick a selection of events from the Scottish cultural calendar to provide you with this guide to the most exciting goings on i... Read more »| Updated over 9 years ago -
FestivalsLive at Leeds 2017: Festival Review
In the popular imagination, the phrase Live at Leeds is always going to evoke memories of The Who’s legendary 1970 recording at the University’s ... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
ArtThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 30 November
EXCLUSIVE! LISTEN TO A NEW TRACK BY THE TWILIGHT SADThe Twilight Sad are one of the bands who made 2012 really special for us here at The Skinny. Their stark... Read more »| Updated about 13 years ago -
FestivalsUnbound 2011: What's On
Experimenting with Richard Wiseman - Sunday 14 AugustPsychologist and best-selling author of Paranormality: Why We See What Isn’t There, Rich... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
FestivalsUnbound 2016: Liz Lochhead
You can put her on stage but can ye Makar sing? Yes and no. Our ex national Bard updates poet Clare Mulley on her Unbound night of folk, pop, poetry and jazz... Read more »| Updated over 9 years ago -
FestivalsT in the Park: Slam Tent highlights
For many across the country, July’s clubbing agenda revolves around one event. T in the Park has been the nation’s most celebrated music festival... Read more »| Updated over 10 years ago -
ClubsPreview: Riverside Festival 2016
As the second Bank Holiday weekend in May draws closer, it’s once again time to don those dancing shoes, keep fingers crossed for sunshine, and ready o... Read more »| Updated over 9 years ago -
MusicWatch the Tapes: Cassette Store Day 2017 preview
International Cassette Store Day returns on 14 October, for its fifth year, in record shops across the world. Founded in 2013 by Radio 1 DJ Jen Long along wi... Read more »| Updated about 8 years ago -
ArtThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 27 November
NEW ALBUM FROM DAWN MCCARTHY & BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLYWe've been trying to deny it, trying to put it off – but there's no avoiding it. Whether you ca... Read more »| Updated about 13 years ago -
MusicThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture Roundup | 21 June
RM HUBBERT WINS SCOTTISH ALBUM OF THE YEAROur warmest congratulations to RM Hubbert, who last night took home the coveted Scottish Album Of The Year Award&nb... Read more »| Updated over 12 years ago -
FestivalsGet to Know: Catholic Action
Catholic Action's star continues to rise, with the Glasgow outfit heading out on a UK tour this month. They'll join some of the most exciting acts in th... Read more »| Updated about 9 years ago -
ArtCreative Edinburgh Awards 2016: The winners!
Tonight, at a bash that also marked its fifth birthday, Creative Edinburgh handed out its annual awards that shine a light on what the creatives of Edinburgh... Read more »| Updated about 9 years ago -
MusicScotland Gig Highlights – May 2013
On 2 May, all-female post-punk innovators Savages come to Glasgow’s SWG3. Anticipation is building for their debut album Silence Yourself, due out on 6... Read more »| Updated over 12 years ago -
Things To DoThings To Do Scotland 16-23 Jul: King Tut's Summer Nights - Frankie Boyle - Bailey's Stardust
1. MUSIC | King Tut's Summer Nights King Tut's, Glasgow. 16-30 Jul, 8.30pm, tickets here The nightly musical m... Read more »| Updated over 10 years ago