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Clubs
The LGBTQ+ club nights thriving in lockdown
Like many of our colleagues and friends in Scotland's creative community, The Skinny have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, so we're asking for your... Read more »| Updated over 3 years ago -
Intersections
A Guide to Edinburgh Fringe Hook-ups
Every year, the arrival of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe brings on mixed feelings of excitement and despair. August sees Edinburgh come alive as clubs stay o... Read more »| Updated over 4 years ago -
Clubs
Scottish Hogmanay Clubbing Highlights
Optimo b2b Domenic Cappello @ Fireside, Edinburgh, 22 DecKick off your Christmas weekend with Optimo, along with one half of Harri & Domenic at the Fires... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
Travel
The Skinny guide to Edinburgh's Old Town
This article has been updated for The Skinny Guide to Edinburgh 2023, available now at venues across Scotland. Inside, you'll find summaries of the city's di... Read more »| Updated 10 months ago -
Music
A brief history of EHFM's first 5 years
[This article was originally published direct to subscribers of our Zap! email newsletter. Every Friday, we send out a curated guide to the most exciting cul... Read more »| Updated 7 months ago -
Music
HANG: Khaleda Noon & Sami Omar in conversation
HANG (Hip-hop Aimed Networking with Grime) is Scotland’s first ever grime and hip-hop music conference launching this summer with a one day, can’... Read more »| Updated almost 3 years ago -
Music
Pop Thrills: A Love Letter to Scottish Pop
How do you get yours? Blaring LOUD from your car radio? On a playlist a pal made you? On shiny, special edition vinyl? On... cassette? When was the last time... Read more »| Updated almost 6 years ago -
Music
Dr. Martens Celebrate Edinburgh's Music Scene
There’s no denying that the past 18 months have been hard for everyone, but the music industry was hit particularly hard, with everything seemingly shu... Read more »| Updated over 2 years ago -
Music
Tropical Thunder: Paradise Palms Records
Edinburgh’s music scene has long been hindered by strict council legislation and a lack of opportunities for local artists, but small communities brewi... Read more »| Updated about 7 years ago -
Music
Bonnie Tropical – Paradise Palms Records
If, like us, you’ve spent many lost hours in Paradise Palms' welcoming fronds, you’ll probably associate the Edinburgh bar with shiny plastic fla... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
Music
Carla dal Forno @ Paradise Palms, Edinburgh, 8 Feb
We arrive in good time for Carla dal Forno’s free gig at Paradise Palms tonight – and just as well, really. It's already heaving – in some ... Read more »| Updated about 7 years ago -
Music
M.O.T.O. – Longshot (Video Premiere)
Edinburgh’s Paradise Palms launch the fourth release from their in-house record label on 28 Jul in the form of The Weirding Way EP from M.O.T.O., which... Read more »| Updated almost 7 years ago -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 8-15 Jun: LeithLate17
Annual arts festival LeithLate have stepped it up this year. Their visual art programme introduces three art strands: a solo exhibition of wor... Read more »| Updated almost 7 years ago -
Festivals
Carnival Fifty Six festival unveils 2017 line-up
The line-up for the inaugural Carnival Fifty Six festival in Dundee this August has been revealed, with Mark Ronson leading the initial line-up. Ronson tops ... Read more »| Updated about 7 years ago -
Food And Drink
Edinburgh's Best Bars
From our 2017 Food and Drink Survey, your three favourite bars in Edinburgh, from local heroes to party hangouts Paradise Palms 41 Lothian St, Edinburgh T... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
Clubs
Scottish Clubbing Highlights: 8-14 Jun
Clubs in Glasgow Say No More with Lord Of The Isles @ La Cheetah Club, Fri 9 Jun An esteemed DJ and producer known for his live sets and all-vinyl se... Read more »| Updated almost 7 years ago -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 12-19 Nov: Julia Holter + more
Each week The Skinny team hand pick a selection of the best events from the Scottish cultural calendar to provide you with this here top ten guide to the mos... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 8-15 Dec: Foodie Pop-Ups
Christmas fatigue? Us too. Alright, we admit, last week we got a bit wrapped up (pardon the pun) in Christmas fever. We're a little spent, and we imagine ... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
Food And Drink
Vegetarian Restaurants in Edinburgh: A Guide
Vegetarian-only restaurants We get it. Sometimes vegetarians just want to be with their own kind, munching on beans and singing along to Morrissey. Here are... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
Festivals
The Best of Student Comedy: An Education of Wit
As the Edinburgh Fringe approaches once more, there’s so much comedy talent nurtured in our universities it becomes difficult to choose who to support.... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
Music
Scottish Gig Highlights: 6-12 Feb
Live music in Glasgow Ladyhawke @ The Art School, 9 Feb The New Zealand songwriter returns to Glasgow with her blend of synth-pop, new wave, and AOR; suppo... Read more »| Updated about 7 years ago -
Music
Record Store Day 2017: Scottish events guide
VoxBox, Edinburgh VoxBox are gearing up for their annual street party-style RSD celebrations on St Stephen Street with the help of Edinburgh label Gerry Lov... Read more »| Updated about 7 years ago -
Music
Pleasure Palaces: Jamie Grier
To begin with, can you describe the space you play music in and tell us how long you've been using it?It’s a 2000sqm warehouse with lots of different s... Read more »| Updated about 12 years ago -
Festivals
Fringe food: Pubs, cafes & food near Gilded Balloon
Pubs and Bars near Gilded Balloon and Pleasance Dome Paradise Palms (41 Lothian St, 1 min from Bristo Sq)Paradise Palms, the hard-to-miss neon-lit... Read more »| Updated almost 5 years ago -
Things To Do
Top Events Scotland 30 Apr-6 May: #UntitledOne - Open House - Sub Club SoundSystem
1. BOOKS | Neu! Reekie!: #UntitledOne, The Launch La Belle Angele, Edinburgh. Fri 1 May, 6pm, £5... Read more »| Updated almost 9 years ago -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 14-21 Sep: Doors Open Day
As an adult there's little opportunity to recapture that nostalgic thrill of sneaking into somewhere that's out of bounds. Turns out that's just called 'tres... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
Food And Drink
Scottish Food News – February 2016
We begin this month with the whiff of burned New Year’s Resolutions stinging our nostrils. Face it mate, you were never going to learn to ride that uni... Read more »| Updated about 8 years ago -
Music
Scottish Music Highlights: 12-18 Sep
Gigs in Edinburgh this week Ryan Adams @ Usher Hall, 15 SepFresh from a headline slot at this year's Green Man festival, Adams hits the Usher Hall to showca... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 17-24 Dec: Roddy Woomble
Each week The Skinny team hand pick a selection of the best events from the Northwest cultural calendar to provide you with this here top ten guide to the mo... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
Food And Drink
Valentine's Day in Edinburgh & Glasgow: Where to go
Valentine’s Day is the elephant in the social room – it ominously hangs over us all as we try to avoid its gaze, but yet we can’t help nodd... Read more »| Updated about 8 years ago