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SNACK Bits: Scotland’s Essential New Music (September 2026)

Yeah, we took some time off. The music never stopped, but we took a ...

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Andy Reilly

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SNACK Chats to brings you conversations with artists, cutators and professionals across music, books, ...

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SNACK Autumn/Winter 2026 (issue 85)

SNACK magazine is Scotland’s national, independent A5 What’s On, Arts & Culture magazine Curated ...

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Dylan John Thomas at Barrowland, Glasgow (Live review)

Five years ago, Dylan John Thomas played the Barras, supporting Ocean Colour Scene, amongst ...

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Marc Bean
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SNACK Bits (Autumn/Winter 2026) Scotland’s Essential New Music Guide

It used to be that piracy was killing music, but now it’s poor streaming ...

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Andy Reilly

Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival Director Dylan Beck (Film Interview)

With a punchy name inspired by secretly written, copied, and circulated literature in the ...

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Sonia Hadj Said

Fat Dog, 8th October, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh (gig review)

On more than one occasion during the Fat Dog show at Cabaret Voltaire, many ...

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Andy Reilly
An intimate film still of two young people sharing a red ice lolly, with one wearing a black tank top that reads 'MOMMY NEEDS A CIGARETTE'.

Locker Room Escapades, Metaphysics, Judo – a Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) Preview

Get ready to feel sexy and seen! For its 11th year, the Scottish Queer ...

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Sophie Kindreich
Costumed performers dance with ribbons on a grassy lawn during the Sett Studios Foik Ferly procession.

Interview: Aimee McCallum on the future of Sett Studios, Folklore, and Surviving in Limbo

‘SETT IS CURRENTLY IN LIMBO. Sadly you cannot visit,’ reads the Sett Studios website. ...

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Beth Primrose
Four members of indie band Blanc standing side by side against a white textured stone wall.

Interview: Blanc – Lockerbie Four-Piece on Up Yer Airts, Flipping Burgers, and Stepping onto the Big Stage

Up Yer Airts, an organisation dedicated to supporting rising South of Scotland artists, is ...

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Interview: Gurriers Find Meaning in Noise with ‘Nobody’s Coming to Save You’

There is no shortage of Irish bands to get excited over these days, and ...

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Andy Reilly