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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Ben Aaronovitch & Paul Cornell
Ben Aaronovitch and Paul Cornell both have "previous" when it comes to writing Doctor Who, on television and in novels. However, as chair Stuart Kelly points... Read more »| Updated over 10 years ago -
Music
Foals' Yannis Philipakkis looks to festival season
“I feel really good actually! I had a great time out there.” At the moment you can’t keep Yannis Philippakis down. He hasn’t long ret... Read more »| Updated almost 11 years ago -
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Unbound at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Sunday 15-Aug 9-11pmA Night in the Gutter: McSex They’re only on their second issue, but Glasgow-based Gutter magazine are already challenging preconce... Read more »| Updated almost 14 years ago -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: AL Kennedy, Toby Litt & Rachel Cusk
Hosted by Ian Jack, the chair of the Granta Best of Young British Novelists panel in 2003, the year AL Kennedy, Toby Litt and Rachel Cusk were all featured, ... Read more »| Updated over 10 years ago -
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Three Decades of Edinburgh International Book Festival
The 80s: Alan Bisset Who are you and what do you do? An 'Alan Bissett' performance can be unpredictable, and can involve anything from chat about superher... Read more »| Updated almost 11 years ago -
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Margins Book and Music Festival: Writing Alive
Taking place over three days, the festival, reportedly exciting, will run from 24 to 26 February, largely at The Arches. Big names taking part wil... Read more »| Updated about 12 years ago -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: 50 Years of Doctor Who
Given Doctor Who's current mainstream success and the likely geekfest around this November's 50th anniversary celebrations, it's important to remember there ... Read more »| Updated over 10 years ago -
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Five Films to Watch at Cambridge Film Festival
Manchester by the Sea Dir. Kenneth Lonergan Kenneth Lonergan has made only three films in 16 years – You Can Count on Me (2000), Margaret (2011)... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
Books
Competition: Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival launch new Awards for writing
The Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival takes place in October, with a series of events, screenings and exhibitions happening at venues throughou... Read more »| Updated about 10 years ago -
Books
Roaring the Gospel: Kate Tempest at Manchester Literature Festival
“I'm learning so much from the things that terrify me,” says Kate Tempest, taking a call in the middle of a rammed few weeks. (She's a new book o... Read more »| Updated over 9 years ago -
Books
You'll Never Forget Your First Time - the Debut Authors Festival
They are everywhere. Just look around, go into bookshops, leaf through magazines and papers, turn on the radio or switch on the TV: there are hundreds of new... Read more »| Updated almost 18 years ago -
Comedy
Larry Dean on Out Now!'s last hurrah
In his university days, Larry Dean used to drive hundreds of miles from his Southampton base to perform comedy. Not even special gigs, just ten minute slots ... Read more »| Updated about 8 years ago -
Books
Only If...: Bill Ryder-Jones at Manchester Literature Festival
Bill Ryder-Jones’s album If... was the inaugural release under his own lovely name (post-big-band life) and what a way to arrive. Not only was this a d... Read more »| Updated over 9 years ago -
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Film News: More prize money for EIFF; ¡Viva! Festival line-up announced
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES MORE MONEY FOR 2014 PRIZESFilm site Screen Daily reports today that the Edinburgh International Film Festival... Read more »| Updated over 10 years ago -
Books
Dundee Literary Festival: A city on & off the page
The Skinny: You previously worked with the Edinburgh Book Festival; how does it feel to currently be working in Dundee? How do they compare? Peggy Hug... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
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Vampire Weekend: Hot, then not...now what?
I'm not sure why Vampire Weekend's keys man is looking at me with a ruffled brow as we're introduced. Could it be because we crossed paths in Edinburgh's Bon... Read more »| Updated almost 16 years ago -
Books
Paradigm Shift: Now Turn the Page
The Scottish writer Ewan Morrison, who recently began a satirical, dystopian series on the future of publishing for the Guardian, believes the restructuring ... Read more »| Updated over 10 years ago -
Music
No Re-Run, Brother: Gil Scott-Heron celebrated at Liverpool International Music Festival
Beyond its historical role as an exporter of globally influential pop music, Liverpool’s importance as a melting pot for global styles and its subseque... Read more »| Updated almost 9 years ago -
Things To Do
Top Events Scotland 13-20 Nov | Creative Edinburgh Awards, John Waters + French Film Festival
Top Events Scotland 13-20 Nov | Creative Edinburgh Awards, John Waters + French Film Festival Music 1. Crea... Read more »| Updated over 9 years ago -
Things To Do
Top Ten Events Scotland 14-21 Nov: Bring Your Own Beamer, Julia Holter + Summerhall Beer Festival
The Skinny | CyberZAP Top Ten Events Scotland 14-21 Nov: Bring Your Own Beamer, Julia Holter + Summerhall Beer Festival ... Read more »| Updated over 10 years ago -
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bluedot 2016: Five acts to watch
Like music? Like science? Sure you do. But imagine if there was some way for the two to be combined somehow. At an iconic observatory, for instance, allowing... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
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StAnza 2014: Q&As with Andrew Sclater and Marion McCready
As this year's StAnza Festival continues, we follow up our feature taking a look at this year's highlights with a series of exclusive Q&a... Read more »| Updated about 10 years ago -
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StAnza 2014: Q&As with Ross Sutherland and Sophia Walker
As this year's StAnza Festival continues, we follow up our feature taking a look at this year's highlights with a series of exclusive Q&a... Read more »| Updated about 10 years ago -
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StAnza 2014: Q&As with Jenny Lewis and Graeme Hawley
As this year's StAnza Festival continues, we follow up our feature taking a look at this year's highlights with a series of exclusive Q&a... Read more »| Updated about 10 years ago -
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Sister Act: Amy and Rosana Cade at Queer Contact
With six years of experience under its belt, this month Queer Contact festival returns to Manchester with its most impressive programme to date. Celebrating ... Read more »| Updated over 9 years ago -
Music
Get to Know: Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation
The name Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation has been on a lot of people's lips of late. Gaining attention on the back of their excellent second album Mirage,... Read more »| Updated almost 7 years ago -
Music
The Phantom Interrogation: Nick Cave
Q. Is it true you once said you wanted to make music that was as sad as someone snapping a little finger? Which songs, either your own or someone else’... Read more »| Updated over 13 years ago -
Music
Track premiere: Atom Tree – 'Hold On'
Listen to an exclusive stream of Hold On by Glasgow synth trio Atom Tree, taken from their new EP Clouds. The Clouds EP is Atom Tree’s second, fo... Read more »| Updated over 9 years ago -
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Caledonia
In the aftermath of devolution, Scottish Theatre has been quick to pick up on questions of national identity (far quicker than the mass media, I bel... Read more »| Updated over 13 years ago -
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Re-inventing the Wheel
It's huge in America, the continent is crazy for it, and now Jason Auld is bringing street unicycling to Edinburgh. Forget juggling clowns, a new wave of un... Read more »| Updated almost 16 years ago