Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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Tv RadioBlack Mirror: Season 4
This sharp new series of Charlie Brooker's twisted anthology show features tales about an exacting dating app, a post-apocalyptic Britain where robot dogs roam the streets and a macabre museum filled with creepy pieces of tech Read more »| 21 Dec 2017 -
MusicGreat Scots: 2017 in Scottish Music
To celebrate the amazing music that's come out of Scotland in 2017, we've put together this handy playlist of 71 tracks to stick on shuffle that'll help you dance your way into 2018! Read more »| 20 Dec 2017 -
Music
Pulled Apart by Xmas @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 17 Dec
Leeds' returning rock-and-roll heroes put on a storming Christmas party that sees the blistering return of their old friends Blood Red Shoes Read more »| 20 Dec 2017 -
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Various Artists – The Underground Sound of Glasgow
Jasper James, JD Twitch, Hammer and Auntie Flo feature on a new compilation celebrating twenty years of the Glasgow Underground label Read more »| 20 Dec 2017 -
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King Krule @ SWG3, Glasgow, 15 Dec
Almost every word shouted is screamed right back at King Krule tonight from a young and excitable crowd Read more »| 20 Dec 2017 -
Music
Fela Kuti – Box Set #4 (Curated by Erykah Badu)
Erykah Badu's Fela Kuti Box Set – the fourth re-release from Knitting Factory – is a fine Afrobeat introduction, but check out the other “course selections” before you invest Read more »| 20 Dec 2017
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MusicMichael Head & The Red Elastic Band @ Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool, 16 Dec
Ex-Shack man gets the sort of homecoming he richly deserves Read more »| 19 Dec 2017 -
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Yung Lean @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 13 Dec
Tonight, Yung Lean's captivating idiosyncrasies shine through to reveal an artist who has much more to offer than Nintendo memes and a penchant for Arizona Iced Tea Read more »| 19 Dec 2017 -
Film
The Cremator
Surrealism and satire blend in this Czech New Wave masterpiece from 1968 Read more »| 19 Dec 2017 -
Film
The Éric Rohmer Collection
The French New Wave's Éric Rohmer – a specialist in tales of love and its complications – is celebrated in this ten film box-set from Arrow Read more »| 19 Dec 2017 -
MusicScottish Music Highlights: 19-31 Dec
Get firmly in the festive spirit with our Christmas and New Year gig highlights... Read more »| 19 Dec 2017 -
Film
Phantom Thread
Paul Thomas Anderson reunites with his There Will Be Blood star Daniel Day-Lewis for this seductive story of a toxic love affair set in 1950s Britain Read more »| 19 Dec 2017 -
Music
Mogwai @ The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 16 Dec
Mogwai focus heavily on new material for their momentous night at The Hydro, but there are still moments of brilliance at one of their biggest shows ever Read more »| 18 Dec 2017 -
Film
Discovering John Paizs' lost comic gem Crime Wave
For UK cinephiles, one of the discoveries of the year has been seeing John Paizs' Crime Wave on its recent wave of UK screenings. We speak to Paizs about the making of this unsung comic masterpiece Read more »| 18 Dec 2017 -
Art
Wendy Ramshaw: An icon of design
As The Scottish Gallery opens its doors to a magical collection of work by Wendy Ramshaw (OBE RDI CBE), design curator Dr Stacey Hunter speaks with the gallery’s Christina Jansen about a 24ct gold icon of British design Read more »| 18 Dec 2017