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Skinny Showcase Open To Proposals
The Skinny Showcase offers a platform for emergent artists and designers in the form of a double page spread in the magazine and an online gallery. Each mont... Read more »| 03 Feb 2011 -
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Hero Worship: Santa Claus
Former department store Santa Chris Diamond shares his love for Father Christmas Read more »| 02 Dec 2010 -
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The great 'ender Movember shave-off
Only two days left of Movember, the month that has become a celebration of the moustache to raise awareness of men’s health issues – specifically... Read more »| 29 Nov 2010 -
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Shortlist announced for 'Hog the Stage' final
Five Scottish bands have been shortlisted from a pool of 150 entrants, spanning the four corners of Scotland, to compete in the inaugural year of Hog the Sta... Read more »| 02 Nov 2010 -
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Roxy Art House RIP
Today we received the sad news that Edinburgh's Roxy Art House has been forced to close due to the financial difficulties of its parent company. The news is ... Read more »| 29 Oct 2010 -
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Idlewild to tour 100 Broken Windows in December
Marking the tenth anniversary of its release, Idlewild are set to take 100 Broken Windows – the album that readers of The Skinny voted the finest from ... Read more »| 20 Oct 2010
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Do the Moonwalk
How would you like to spend a night pounding the streets of Edinburgh with your bra on show? Go on, it’s for charity… Read more »| 15 Oct 2010 -
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First Look: Wild Target
This kitschy British heist comedy stars Emily Blunt, Bill Nighy, Martin Freeman and - somewhat incidentally - Harry Potter's pal Rupert Grint. Wild Target's... Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
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First Look: The Adjustment Bureau
Although it stars Matt Damon as a politician, that is (thankfully) not the characterisation upon which the plot of the film rests. David Norris (Damon) and ... Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
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First Look: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Are we about to witness a film where Michael Cera plays a character other than George Michael from Arrested Development? Perhaps not, but Scott Pilgrim certa... Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
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First Look: MacGruber
A spoof of America's 1980s and 90s hit TV series MacGyver, MacGruber is the latest from the SNL cast. It's so similar to the original, in fact, that the cre... Read more »| 25 May 2010 -
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Got ideas? Get cash
Central Station is running a Member Fund, meaning that every month they're giving you the chance to get your hands on up to £1,500. They say, "We're i... Read more »| 20 May 2010 -
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The Pop Cop Rallies Against Google
With the meteoric rise in file sharing and digital freedom over the last decade, the lurching corporations who previously had a stranglehold on the music lov... Read more »| 19 May 2010 -
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Eminem, Muse and Kasabian to Headline T in the Park 2010
DF Concerts have today announced a substantial portion of the bill for T in the Park 2010, Balado's annual pop and rock festival taking place between Friday ... Read more »| 23 Feb 2010 -
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King Tut's Turns Twenty
Roundly hailed as one of Britain’s premiere music venues by bands and press alike, this February finds Glasgow’s revered King Tut’s celebra... Read more »| 15 Feb 2010