14 of Scotland's most exciting new bands - The Skinny
Jan 10, 2023 · Last year was undeniably a great year for Scottish music. After taking the top spot in our 2021 Scottish Albums of the Year list, Hamish Hawk went on to to be shortlisted for the 2022 Scottish Album of the Year Award and he’s got a new album – Angel Numbers – due on 3 February. AiiTee and BEMZ received another nod from The SAY Award last year too, with BEMZ going on to receive wider ...
What's On in Glasgow - The Skinny
Welcome to our carefully curated guide to what’s on in Glasgow, where you can find the best events, attractions and venues for live music, comedy, art, theatre, and food and drinks. It’s the best guide to what’s exciting and interesting for anyone living in Glasgow. Discover emerging acts and artists, including free gigs, events and ...
Death Grips interview: Zach Hill on The Money Store - The Skinny
May 2, 2012 · Zach Hill discusses raw reality, release and borrowing Simon Cowell's printer. Death Grips burst into the musical collective consciousness in 2011 with Exmilitary, a tour-de-force of punk attitude, soundsystem bass weight and no-holds-barred hip-hop. The album explored occult knowledge, economic collapse and techno-futurism with a cathartic ...
Edinburgh - The Skinny
Welcome to our carefully curated guide to what’s on in Edinburgh. You can find the best events, attractions and venues for live music, comedy, art, theatre, or food and drinks. It’s the best guide to what’s exciting and interesting for anyone living in Edinburgh. Discover emerging acts and artists, including free gigs, events and workshops.
Gigs and live music in Glasgow - The Skinny
Glasgow has one of the busiest gig calendars in the country with most bands’ UK tours taking in one of Glasgow’s many live music venues. One of Glasgow's oldest, and certainly its most-loved, live music venues is the Barrowlands Ballroom. It’s brilliantly retro, acoustically superb and ...
Teenage Kicks: Slowdive's Simon Scott, interviewed - The Skinny
Feb 2, 2024 · Ahead of shows in Glasgow and Edinburgh as part of a tour celebrating their fifth studio album, Everything Is Alive, we catch up with Slowdive drummer Simon Scott. In January, Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell posted throwback photos from the band’s first rehearsal upon deciding to reform. The fresh-faced teenagers on the cover of their sound ...
Taika Waititi on Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Sep 5, 2016 · Despite his ascendance to the major leagues, it seems he isn’t willing to forgo the concept of makeshift family, both on and off the set. Hunt for the Wilderpeople is released on 16 Sep by Vertigo. From the set of Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok, Taika Waititi takes a break to discuss his thrilling coming-of-age film Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
Scotland on Screen: Jack Archer on Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
Jan 16, 2024 · The film began when Glasgow-based production company Hopscotch Films were approached by Andy Kimpton-Nye, the filmmaker behind 2006’s Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image, after he convinced Jewell to dig out Douglas’s unreleased home movies and short films.Archer describes these 20-plus shorts shot on 8mm films as “Douglas’s notebooks.”
Since Yesterday review: engaging, enraging girl bands doc – The …
Oct 10, 2024 · Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands strides forth and answers that question: most have faded into obscurity, and it’s because the culture let them. It’s obvious from the get-go that this documentary is a labour of love. It makes you feel like you’re back in your teen bedroom, flicking through mags, music on full ...
The Brontë Sisters | Feminist Literature | Books | The Skinny
Jan 7, 2015 · Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë grew up in Yorkshire in the early 19th century. Middle-class women were then expected to marry well, reproduce, and oversee the household and their progeny – all while sitting primly in corseted subservience. Intellectual and physical pursuits were deemed the preserve of men, as were strong emotions and passions.