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@theskinnymag.bsky.socialWe're back, with some *good news*!
Scottish arts charity Outer Spaces is partnering with our publisher Radge Media CIC to continue our two decades of independent cultural journalism – more details at the link...
@theskinnymag.bsky.socialAfter 20 years of independent cultural journalism and with a very heavy heart, September’s edition of The Skinny is our final issue 💔
@theskinnymag.bsky.socialIberoDocs is back, celebrating creativity, connection and community
Here are our top picks of what to see at the annual festival dedicated to celebrating non-fiction cinema from Latin America, Spain and Portugal
@theskinnymag.bsky.social"It’s very cool to be able to start writing a poem in English and say, well that’s not working, then you put it into Scots and it starts to work"
We speak with Highland-born poet Colin Bramwell about his debut collection Fetch, out 8 Sep
www.theskinny.co.uk/books/featur... @brambrella.bsky.social
@theskinnymag.bsky.social“The things that terrified me through my teenage years [...] was this idea of homophobia... But also what burrows inside of us as a result of that."
@jamiedunnesq.bsky.social interviews Adrian Chiarella, writer-director of new queer horror film LEVITICUS
@theskinnymag.bsky.socialThe Scottish Government have confirmed a Basic Income for Artists scheme, following the success of a similar scheme in Ireland
Find out more about the campaign that achieved this much-needed relief for Scotland's arts scene in our article below
@theskinnymag.bsky.socialWillem Dafoe plays a forgotten poet who gets embraced by a new generation in this rueful comedy-drama poking fun at the New York literati while celebrating the city's bohemian past
★★★★ film review: LATE FAME, out now
www.theskinny.co.uk/film/new-rel... [Review by @carmenchloie.bsky.social]
@jandrewgordon.bsky.socialReposted by @theskinnymag.bsky.socialAnd from Homework! 🤪 Our album is out Sep 25th. homeworktunez.bandcamp.com/album/bang-h...
@theskinnymag.bsky.socialFrom cannibal killers to Greek tragedy, September has plenty of great theatre to get stuck into after Edinburgh's Fringe frenzy
@theskinnymag.bsky.socialIt's a busy month, with several festivals, a Sam Neill weekender, a Rogue Hollywood films lineup, a mini Claude Chabrol season; and a celebration of Jane Austen on screen
@theskinnymag.bsky.socialSeptember is another bumper month in Scottish music – here we dig into releases from BIRDVOX, Hound, The Micro Band, Curiosity Shop and Gallus
@theskinnymag.bsky.social“You can't plug yourself into someone else's energy and get validation."
Director Kent Jones on Late Fame, where Willem Dafoe plays a failed poet who gets rediscovered in his dotage by a group of young New York scenesters.
Late Fame is out Sep 4
@theskinnymag.bsky.socialKnown for his YA fiction and poetry, Dean Atta makes his adult debut with a moving and intimate tale of love and identity
★★★★ book review: BIG MAN, by Dean Atta, out now via @cipherpress.bsky.social
@theskinnymag.bsky.social"I was just kind of an angry teenager... Then you grow out of that and realise, 'Oh, you can actually have fun with music'."
Ahead of their debut album and playing Edinburgh Psych Fest, Adult DVD's Harry Hanson discusses their incendiary live shows
@theskinnymag.bsky.socialMadelyn Byrd's production continues to evolve on their latest album as Slowfoam as amorphous soundscapes transmogrify in unpredictable and cinematic ways
★★★★ album review: NIGHT RIDER, by Slowfoam, out Sep 4
@theskinnymag.bsky.socialFrance-Lise McGurn's intuitive painting takes over @dcadundee.bsky.social, while Afrofuturist Harold Offeh lands Mothership 2.0 Collective in Glasgow
@theskinnymag.bsky.socialIf you didn't get your comedy fill from the Fringe, September sees touring comedians arriving in Scotland, plus the return of the Paisley Comedy Festival
@theskinnymag.bsky.socialHomosexual desire becomes a literal curse in Adrian Chiarella’s allegorical horror film, which works best when building atmosphere within a menacing church community in a desolate Aussie township
LEVITICUS is out Sep 4 – read @roryjdoherty.bsky.social's review
@theskinnymag.bsky.socialAmong the most exciting homegrown cinema at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival was a programme of shorts created during the second year of the NFTS Sean Connery Talent Lab. @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social highlights the best films from the lineup
@theskinnymag.bsky.social"This is nothing short of cultural vandalism"
As Dundee's Cooper Gallery faces the threat of closure, a campaign to defend its value as a boundary-pushing hub of critical inquiry gains momentum
