SNACK magazine
@snackmag.bsky.social
Independent arts and culture magazine for Scotland and beyond
Music | Film | Theatre | Food & Drink | Comedy | Visual Art | Books | LGBTQI+ | Life
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Music | Film | Theatre | Food & Drink | Comedy | Visual Art | Books | LGBTQI+ | Life
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Uptae?
It’s just SNACK writers and friends of the mag chatting about arts and culture in Scotland.
On your fav podcast app.
Listen: tr.ee/jzXb7ke4pj
It’s just SNACK writers and friends of the mag chatting about arts and culture in Scotland.
On your fav podcast app.
Listen: tr.ee/jzXb7ke4pj
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Uptae?
It’s just SNACK writers and friends of the mag chatting about arts and culture in Scotland.
On your fav podcast app.
Listen: tr.ee/jzXb7ke4pj
It’s just SNACK writers and friends of the mag chatting about arts and culture in Scotland.
On your fav podcast app.
Listen: tr.ee/jzXb7ke4pj
As the nights are fair drawing in, and you get dragged into pantomime mode, here are five theatrical nights out we would suggest might be worth getting out into the cold for.
Words by Donald Stewart @communearts.bsky.social
snackmag.co.uk/five-plus-on...
Words by Donald Stewart @communearts.bsky.social
snackmag.co.uk/five-plus-on...
November 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
As the nights are fair drawing in, and you get dragged into pantomime mode, here are five theatrical nights out we would suggest might be worth getting out into the cold for.
Words by Donald Stewart @communearts.bsky.social
snackmag.co.uk/five-plus-on...
Words by Donald Stewart @communearts.bsky.social
snackmag.co.uk/five-plus-on...
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
October 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Iain Dawson (Ravechild) is our host with special guest Niall Goldie (VLURE) plus Zoë White (SNACK), Stoph McColgan (SNACK).
Listen here >>> tr.ee/ScW39kCR6x
Chatting tracks by:
@brookecombe.bsky.social
Psweatpants
Multiplex
Ask Alice
Quad90
The Era
@emmaspollock.bsky.social
corto.alto
Listen here >>> tr.ee/ScW39kCR6x
Chatting tracks by:
@brookecombe.bsky.social
Psweatpants
Multiplex
Ask Alice
Quad90
The Era
@emmaspollock.bsky.social
corto.alto
October 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Iain Dawson (Ravechild) is our host with special guest Niall Goldie (VLURE) plus Zoë White (SNACK), Stoph McColgan (SNACK).
Listen here >>> tr.ee/ScW39kCR6x
Chatting tracks by:
@brookecombe.bsky.social
Psweatpants
Multiplex
Ask Alice
Quad90
The Era
@emmaspollock.bsky.social
corto.alto
Listen here >>> tr.ee/ScW39kCR6x
Chatting tracks by:
@brookecombe.bsky.social
Psweatpants
Multiplex
Ask Alice
Quad90
The Era
@emmaspollock.bsky.social
corto.alto
corto.alto, TAAHLIAH, and SOPHIE honoured at AIM Independent Music Awards
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@corto.alto: Winner UK – Independent Breakthrough (@ninjatune)
@akataahliah: Runner up – Best Independent Album
SOPHIE (Transgressive): Runner up – Best Creative Campaign
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@corto.alto: Winner UK – Independent Breakthrough (@ninjatune)
@akataahliah: Runner up – Best Independent Album
SOPHIE (Transgressive): Runner up – Best Creative Campaign
September 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
corto.alto, TAAHLIAH, and SOPHIE honoured at AIM Independent Music Awards
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@corto.alto: Winner UK – Independent Breakthrough (@ninjatune)
@akataahliah: Runner up – Best Independent Album
SOPHIE (Transgressive): Runner up – Best Creative Campaign
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@corto.alto: Winner UK – Independent Breakthrough (@ninjatune)
@akataahliah: Runner up – Best Independent Album
SOPHIE (Transgressive): Runner up – Best Creative Campaign
Scenes!
our theme for
SNACK Student Guide 2025
Print mag out now across Scotland + Student Fairs
Digital edition via bio
Interview
The brilliant @caitlinoryan.bsky.social
+ film
food & drink
Drag Kings
Community Radio
Visual Arts
+ loads more
Enjoy
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our theme for
SNACK Student Guide 2025
Print mag out now across Scotland + Student Fairs
Digital edition via bio
Interview
The brilliant @caitlinoryan.bsky.social
+ film
food & drink
Drag Kings
Community Radio
Visual Arts
+ loads more
Enjoy
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September 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Scenes!
our theme for
SNACK Student Guide 2025
Print mag out now across Scotland + Student Fairs
Digital edition via bio
Interview
The brilliant @caitlinoryan.bsky.social
+ film
food & drink
Drag Kings
Community Radio
Visual Arts
+ loads more
Enjoy
💛
our theme for
SNACK Student Guide 2025
Print mag out now across Scotland + Student Fairs
Digital edition via bio
Interview
The brilliant @caitlinoryan.bsky.social
+ film
food & drink
Drag Kings
Community Radio
Visual Arts
+ loads more
Enjoy
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TODAY
noon-6pm
Join us!
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noon-6pm
Join us!
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August 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
TODAY
noon-6pm
Join us!
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noon-6pm
Join us!
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SNACK Guide to the Edinburgh Festivals 2025
It's quite good
Print edition out from tomorrow (Friday)
snackmag.co.uk/read-this-mo...
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It's quite good
Print edition out from tomorrow (Friday)
snackmag.co.uk/read-this-mo...
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July 31, 2025 at 11:48 AM
SNACK Guide to the Edinburgh Festivals 2025
It's quite good
Print edition out from tomorrow (Friday)
snackmag.co.uk/read-this-mo...
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It's quite good
Print edition out from tomorrow (Friday)
snackmag.co.uk/read-this-mo...
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Come along. It'll be ace!
10th Aug
Part of Govanhill International Festival
Free
Quality line-up
Good times
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10th Aug
Part of Govanhill International Festival
Free
Quality line-up
Good times
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July 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Come along. It'll be ace!
10th Aug
Part of Govanhill International Festival
Free
Quality line-up
Good times
💛
10th Aug
Part of Govanhill International Festival
Free
Quality line-up
Good times
💛
🚨 Poet-turned-novelist @michaelpedersen.bsky.social drops by to talk ghost boys, gothic islands, grief & lighthouses 💡
His debut novel Muckle Flugga is weird, wild, & wonderfully Scottish.
🎥 Watch the clip – full interview at SNACK.
#MichaelPedersen #MuckleFlugga #ScottishLit #BookTok #SNACKmag
His debut novel Muckle Flugga is weird, wild, & wonderfully Scottish.
🎥 Watch the clip – full interview at SNACK.
#MichaelPedersen #MuckleFlugga #ScottishLit #BookTok #SNACKmag
June 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
🚨 Poet-turned-novelist @michaelpedersen.bsky.social drops by to talk ghost boys, gothic islands, grief & lighthouses 💡
His debut novel Muckle Flugga is weird, wild, & wonderfully Scottish.
🎥 Watch the clip – full interview at SNACK.
#MichaelPedersen #MuckleFlugga #ScottishLit #BookTok #SNACKmag
His debut novel Muckle Flugga is weird, wild, & wonderfully Scottish.
🎥 Watch the clip – full interview at SNACK.
#MichaelPedersen #MuckleFlugga #ScottishLit #BookTok #SNACKmag
In the age old Beatles or Stones question
Beach Boys is the only answer for me [Kenny].
RIP Brian Wilson
God Only Knows
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Beach Boys is the only answer for me [Kenny].
RIP Brian Wilson
God Only Knows
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June 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In the age old Beatles or Stones question
Beach Boys is the only answer for me [Kenny].
RIP Brian Wilson
God Only Knows
💛
Beach Boys is the only answer for me [Kenny].
RIP Brian Wilson
God Only Knows
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Start your Monday right with SNACK Bits — our monthly roundup of Scotland’s freshest music.
🔥 Megan Black lights up US stages
🚀 Maaike Siegerist aims for the stars
🐶 Bad Knees write bangers about stray dogs
🎸 Former Champ drop pure indie pop delight
🎧 Plus more
snackmag.co.uk/snack-bits-j...
🔥 Megan Black lights up US stages
🚀 Maaike Siegerist aims for the stars
🐶 Bad Knees write bangers about stray dogs
🎸 Former Champ drop pure indie pop delight
🎧 Plus more
snackmag.co.uk/snack-bits-j...
June 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Start your Monday right with SNACK Bits — our monthly roundup of Scotland’s freshest music.
🔥 Megan Black lights up US stages
🚀 Maaike Siegerist aims for the stars
🐶 Bad Knees write bangers about stray dogs
🎸 Former Champ drop pure indie pop delight
🎧 Plus more
snackmag.co.uk/snack-bits-j...
🔥 Megan Black lights up US stages
🚀 Maaike Siegerist aims for the stars
🐶 Bad Knees write bangers about stray dogs
🎸 Former Champ drop pure indie pop delight
🎧 Plus more
snackmag.co.uk/snack-bits-j...
💛 It's SNACK time - new issue out now!
Cover star Linder reflects on 50 years of feminist art + photomontage rebellion.
We talk to: caroline, Natalie Jayne Clark, Michael Pedersen + more.
🎶 Touring in the digital age.
📚 Reviews, new music, festival previews.
Read. Share. Celebrate.
Cover star Linder reflects on 50 years of feminist art + photomontage rebellion.
We talk to: caroline, Natalie Jayne Clark, Michael Pedersen + more.
🎶 Touring in the digital age.
📚 Reviews, new music, festival previews.
Read. Share. Celebrate.
May 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
💛 It's SNACK time - new issue out now!
Cover star Linder reflects on 50 years of feminist art + photomontage rebellion.
We talk to: caroline, Natalie Jayne Clark, Michael Pedersen + more.
🎶 Touring in the digital age.
📚 Reviews, new music, festival previews.
Read. Share. Celebrate.
Cover star Linder reflects on 50 years of feminist art + photomontage rebellion.
We talk to: caroline, Natalie Jayne Clark, Michael Pedersen + more.
🎶 Touring in the digital age.
📚 Reviews, new music, festival previews.
Read. Share. Celebrate.
Love Grassroots Scottish Music, anyone? 💛
New podcast for your ears
Shares very much appreciated.
Let's grow this together 🌱
@rockactionrecords.scot @malkamakesmusic.bsky.social @henhoose.bsky.social
👂 snackmag.co.uk/podcast
New podcast for your ears
Shares very much appreciated.
Let's grow this together 🌱
@rockactionrecords.scot @malkamakesmusic.bsky.social @henhoose.bsky.social
👂 snackmag.co.uk/podcast
May 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Love Grassroots Scottish Music, anyone? 💛
New podcast for your ears
Shares very much appreciated.
Let's grow this together 🌱
@rockactionrecords.scot @malkamakesmusic.bsky.social @henhoose.bsky.social
👂 snackmag.co.uk/podcast
New podcast for your ears
Shares very much appreciated.
Let's grow this together 🌱
@rockactionrecords.scot @malkamakesmusic.bsky.social @henhoose.bsky.social
👂 snackmag.co.uk/podcast
📉 Some festivals are enacting positive change - Knockengorroch, Hidden Door, Soundhouse, and Tradfest to name a few. Most aren’t.
And the excuses? Still insulting.
Should major festivals be forced to go 50/50?
🎤 Read the full breakdown at
snackmag.co.uk/scottish-fes...
And the excuses? Still insulting.
Should major festivals be forced to go 50/50?
🎤 Read the full breakdown at
snackmag.co.uk/scottish-fes...
May 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
📉 Some festivals are enacting positive change - Knockengorroch, Hidden Door, Soundhouse, and Tradfest to name a few. Most aren’t.
And the excuses? Still insulting.
Should major festivals be forced to go 50/50?
🎤 Read the full breakdown at
snackmag.co.uk/scottish-fes...
And the excuses? Still insulting.
Should major festivals be forced to go 50/50?
🎤 Read the full breakdown at
snackmag.co.uk/scottish-fes...
🎪 TRNSMT: 83 acts – only 33 are women and just 1 non-binary artist
🎸 Orkney Blues: 1 female headliner out of 8 acts
🎧 Pavilion: 10 female artists out of 53 performers
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🎸 Orkney Blues: 1 female headliner out of 8 acts
🎧 Pavilion: 10 female artists out of 53 performers
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May 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
🎪 TRNSMT: 83 acts – only 33 are women and just 1 non-binary artist
🎸 Orkney Blues: 1 female headliner out of 8 acts
🎧 Pavilion: 10 female artists out of 53 performers
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🎸 Orkney Blues: 1 female headliner out of 8 acts
🎧 Pavilion: 10 female artists out of 53 performers
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Scottish music festivals are STILL failing women.
Despite years of promises, major festivals are still dominated by male acts.
We looked at the line-ups, the stats, and spoke to artists fighting for change. Here's what we found 👇
Despite years of promises, major festivals are still dominated by male acts.
We looked at the line-ups, the stats, and spoke to artists fighting for change. Here's what we found 👇
May 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Scottish music festivals are STILL failing women.
Despite years of promises, major festivals are still dominated by male acts.
We looked at the line-ups, the stats, and spoke to artists fighting for change. Here's what we found 👇
Despite years of promises, major festivals are still dominated by male acts.
We looked at the line-ups, the stats, and spoke to artists fighting for change. Here's what we found 👇
April 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Jack is quite rightly astounded.
New SNACK out now
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New SNACK out now
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April 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Jack is quite rightly astounded.
New SNACK out now
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New SNACK out now
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SNACK Bits: Scotland’s Essential New Music Guide – April 2025
It’s Easter season—whether that means chocolate, hayfever, or dodging sugar-crazed kids, we’ve got your soundtrack sorted.
snackmag.co.uk/snack-bits-a...
It’s Easter season—whether that means chocolate, hayfever, or dodging sugar-crazed kids, we’ve got your soundtrack sorted.
snackmag.co.uk/snack-bits-a...
April 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM
SNACK Bits: Scotland’s Essential New Music Guide – April 2025
It’s Easter season—whether that means chocolate, hayfever, or dodging sugar-crazed kids, we’ve got your soundtrack sorted.
snackmag.co.uk/snack-bits-a...
It’s Easter season—whether that means chocolate, hayfever, or dodging sugar-crazed kids, we’ve got your soundtrack sorted.
snackmag.co.uk/snack-bits-a...
March 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Submissions are open now
SNACK's monthly new shortform writing showcase
£25 for your words
Printed in SNACK
Poetry or Flash Fiction
400 words or less
Any style or subject
Send submissions to
words@snackmag.co.uk
ty
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SNACK's monthly new shortform writing showcase
£25 for your words
Printed in SNACK
Poetry or Flash Fiction
400 words or less
Any style or subject
Send submissions to
words@snackmag.co.uk
ty
💛
March 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Submissions are open now
SNACK's monthly new shortform writing showcase
£25 for your words
Printed in SNACK
Poetry or Flash Fiction
400 words or less
Any style or subject
Send submissions to
words@snackmag.co.uk
ty
💛
SNACK's monthly new shortform writing showcase
£25 for your words
Printed in SNACK
Poetry or Flash Fiction
400 words or less
Any style or subject
Send submissions to
words@snackmag.co.uk
ty
💛