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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MusicThe 50 Best Albums of 2015
The votes are in and our music team has spoken. From Sleater-Kinney to Sleaford Mods, we recap 50 of 2015’s finest releases Read more »| 07 Dec 2015 -
ClubsCerrone at RBMA Paris
We catch up with Cerrone at Red Bull Music Academy's recent event in Paris Read more »| 07 Dec 2015 -
MusicKevin Parker reflects on Tame Impala's breakthrough
No minor breakthrough success story this year, Tame Impala's Kevin Parker leaves behind psychedelic metaphor for a more personal take on Currents, genres and the crossing of wires Read more »| 07 Dec 2015 -
Comedy
A Very Murray Christmas
Though there is much festive warmth about A Very Murray Christmas, it adds up to less than the sum of its parts. Read more »| 07 Dec 2015 -
ComedyTayo Cousins: Comedy Spotlight
The bright new standup talent explains the importance of warming up a crowd before dropping some swears. Conversely, a Morgan Freeman impression always goes down well Read more »| 07 Dec 2015 -
Music
Grand Gestures - Playing the Games: Video Premiere
Watch the animated video for Playing the Games by The Grand Gestures, taken from their final album Happy Holidays. Read more »| 04 Dec 2015
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Music
Right On!: jennylee of Warpaint on her solo album
Bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg’s taken time out from Warpaint to move to her own rhythms. She explains the all-important attitude behind her debut record, right on! Read more »| 04 Dec 2015 -
Theatre
Rona Munro and Stephen Greenhorn interview
Rona Munro and Stephen Greenhorn talk stalking, birth, bears and plot spoilers ahead of Tracks of the Winter Bear at the Traverse this winter. Read more »| 04 Dec 2015 -
Music
Massive Attack's 3D unveils climate change film
3D of Massive Attack has unveiled a new short film taking on the role of fossil fuel companies in climate change as world leaders meet to discuss the issue at a UN conference in Paris. Read more »| 04 Dec 2015 -
Music
Le Guess Who? – Utrecht's church of noise
We venture to the Netherlands for a weekend of off-kilter musical shenanigans at Utrecht's Le Guess Who? festival, and fall head first in love with a city full of secrets. Read more »| 04 Dec 2015 -
Film
Danny Boyle talks Steve Jobs and Trainspotting 2
Livewire filmmaker Danny Boyle on working with Michael Fassbender, making Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs script cinematic and the long-awaited Trainspotting 2 Da... Read more »| 04 Dec 2015 -
Music
Scott Weiland found dead, aged 48
Former Stone Temple Pilots frontman passed away on tour, according to a statement released on Instagram Read more »| 04 Dec 2015 -
Theatre
Striptease & Out at Sea
20th Century Polish playwright Sławomir Mrożek may not be a name that many UK theatregoers are familiar with, but his unsettling and absurdist political dram... Read more »| 03 Dec 2015 -
Theatre
Tipping The Velvet @ The Lyceum, Edinburgh, 7 Nov
Sarah Waters’ debut novel is so strongly characterised by the unique voice and experiences of heroine Nancy Astley that adapting it for the s... Read more »| 03 Dec 2015 -
Music
Beans on Toast – Rolling Up the Hill
As ever, Beans on Toast, AKA Jay McAllister, serves up his homespun, ramshackle folk with a side order of spiked, stick-it-to-the-man polemic. Words come at ... Read more »| 03 Dec 2015