SNACK magazine

Gilles Peterson awarded ‘Outstanding Contribution to Music’, while Cosey Fanni Tutti receives ‘Innovator’ award’

‘Best Independent Album’ goes to Fontaines D.C.’s Romance,

Ezra Collective wins ‘Best Independent Track’ for God Gave Me Feet For Dancing (ft. Yazmin Lacey)

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

New music from Scotland for you and your lugs

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Deaf: moving family drama bolstered by Garlo’s powerful lead performance and the warmth and tactility of the filmmaking (Film review) - SNACK: Music, film, arts and culture magazine for Scotland Eva Libertad’s debut feature Deaf, developed from her 2021 short of the same name, sees a couple’s seemingly solid bond ...

Garlo’s performance is a revelation and lends the film a winning authenticity. Deaf is a moving family drama bolstered by Garlo’s powerful lead performance and the warmth and tactility of the filmmaking.

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Zara Gladman: The Sketch Comedy Renaissance - SNACK: Music, film, arts and culture magazine for Scotland Zara Gladman on the 2025 sketch comedy revival, TikTok’s influence, and her new BBC Scotland show Good For Her. It’s time for sketch to shine again.

Looking forward to watching Mitchell & Webb tonight particularly cos there’s some newer faces and writers. I wrote about the sketch show renaissance with a Scottish slant for @snackmag.bsky.social, read it here: snackmag.co.uk/zara-gladman...

(And watch my own sketch show “Good For Her” on iPlayer)

Christy: Cork Film shows Heart and Humour Along With Its Piercing Specificity And A Refusal to Sugarcoat - SNACK: Music, film, arts and culture magazine for Scotland Brendan Canty’s debut feature Christy begins with the title character being kicked out of his latest foster home. At 17 ...

Christy is packed with heart and humour. Its performances and sense of place bring a local charm that elevates it to something special. If that’s how they do it in Cork, we’re excited about the future for this talented cast and crew.

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Kevin Guyan: Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion (RSE's Curious Festival) - SNACK: Music, film, arts and culture magazine for Scotland What does it really mean to be ‘included’? For Kevin Guyan, author of Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion, the answer isn’t as straightforward as it sounds. In this...

Loved this conversation with @snackmag.bsky.social about the politics of categories, boxes and labels 👇

To find out more, join us at the Royal Society of Edinburgh on Sat 13 Sept for the event Caught in a Rainbow Trap! 🌈

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Sonia’s review of Khalid Abdalla’s Fringe show, Nowhere, is really lovely and thoughtful 🩵