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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MusicJesus & His Judgemental Father @ Maguire's, 1 Dec
On this bitterly cold December evening, the back room of Maguires provides the perfect setting for a DIY punk show to raise the temperature. Red Winter warm ... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
MusicTissø Lake – Paths to the Foss
Paths to the Foss, the new album by Tissø Lake, is a beautiful, fragile thing, which feels more like some ancient artefact than something as tangible ... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
TheatreAsk Auntie Trash: Fuck Christmas
In her Christmas column, Auntie Trash consoles a reader who hates the festive season, and reveals a secret of her own Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
Film
Anthony Baxter on Trump's Scottish promises
Donald Trump was elected US President on promises of job creation and prosperity. Anthony Baxter, director of You’ve Been Trumped and its sequel, You&r... Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
Music
Live music in Liverpool this week: 7-13 Dec
Christmas is coming, but the festive season shows no signs of impacting on the gig calendar. Minor Victories and Slowcoaches star in this week's highlights Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
Music
Live music in Manchester this week: 7-13 Dec
This week you can catch New Jersey rapper Cakes Da Killa at Soup Kitchen, sumptuous psych-poppers Gengahr at The Deaf Institute, Dublin's Girl Band at Gorilla and more, all before booking yourself in for Stay Fresh Fest 2 in January! Read more »| 07 Dec 2016
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Film
Snowden
There's little of Oliver Stone's old fire in this lifeless Edward Snowden biopic starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the NSA whistleblower Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
Film
St Vincent scores new Kristen Stewart short film
Kristen Stewart and Annie Clark's directorial debuts will both premiere at Sundance Film Festival Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
Clubs
Overground: Edinburgh’s new lo-fi club night
Edinburgh's new club night Overground launched early this year and has quickly become the place to discover a new breed of lo-fi, raw house and techno; promoter James Wright explains how it all came about. Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
Music
Video: Campfires in Winter – Free Me From The Howl
Watch the video for Free Me From The Howl by Campfires in Winter. Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
Books
Isabel Buchanan on Trials on Death Row in Pakistan
In November, Isabel Buchanan was joint winner of the Saltire Society First Book award for her reflections on the Pakistani death row cases she worked to overturn. Here she discusses finding her feet in a new culture and legal system. Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
Film
What to Watch this Week (5-12 Dec)
The best things to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including behind the scenes of the latest Xavier Dolan film and Kristen Stewart rocking out to the Rolling Stones. Read more »| 06 Dec 2016 -
Music
Oozing Wound @ Star & Garter, Manchester, 1 Dec
For all the talk of the importance of progress in pop music, it’s worth remembering that some genres are celebrated not for their forward-thinking evol... Read more »| 06 Dec 2016 -
Art
Artist Martin Creed releases a Christmas single
Turner-winning artist Martin Creed’s bleak Christmas carol It’s You is the perfect tune to see out 2016 Read more »| 06 Dec 2016 -
Film
Eight More Alternative Christmas Movies
Had enough of Elf, It's a Wonderful Life and The Muppets Christmas Carol? Here are some great alternative Christmas movies to help you through... Read more »| 06 Dec 2016