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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ArtChristmas parties, GSA students and art on eBay: This Week in Scottish Art
This week in Scottish art, the latest group of MFA students from Glasgow School of Art hit the road, Scott Massey launches a new project, and Transmission host a Christmas party Read more »| 09 Dec 2014 -
BooksCrow Bait by Douglas Skelton
A gory and razor-sharp crime novel from the start, Douglas Skelton’s Crow Bait moves at breakneck speed like a getaway car on the dark streets of Glasg... Read more »| 08 Dec 2014 -
FilmNorthwest Film Event Highlights – December 2014
As expected, this month's film events have a Yuletide vibe, with classics like Die Hard, Gremlins and The Muppet Christmas Carol heading to a big screen near you Read more »| 08 Dec 2014 -
Comedy
The Skinny's Christmas Crackers
We’ve got industrial-strength puns, rock-solid punchlines and grincredible (watch out) jokes for when your supermarket crackers fail Read more »| 08 Dec 2014 -
ArtThe Skinny Showcase: Christmas Cards 2014
The Skinny Showcase: Christmas Cards 2014 Read more »| 08 Dec 2014 -
Clubs
The Burgh to the Boroughs and Back: Craig Smith
Ahead of his Hogmanay appearance for Nightvision in the capital, the local disco veteran tells us he’s preparing for a hectic year Read more »| 08 Dec 2014
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Film
Manakamana
From Harvard’s experimental Sensory Ethnography Lab, which gave us 2012’s haunting fishing vessel doc Leviathan, comes Manakamana. This is an&nbs... Read more »| 08 Dec 2014 -
Comedy
Spotlight: Will Setchell
Presenting: the first of our Spotlighters to take on a gibbon Read more »| 08 Dec 2014 -
Clubs
Northwest Clubbing Highlights – December 2014
It’s Chriiiiiiiiistmas. Peace and goodwill to all mankind and all that shite Read more »| 05 Dec 2014 -
Clubs
Hogmanay Clubbing Highlights 2014
Joining Craig Smith for the Nightvision NYE party in the capital is a host of other talent including increasingly hyped British producer and DJ,&nb... Read more »| 05 Dec 2014 -
Clubs
Scotland Clubbing Highlights – December 2014
We trawl through the heaving clubbing calender for December to pick out a few choice treats Read more »| 05 Dec 2014 -
Film
The Grandmaster
A sort of biopic of renowned martial artist Ip Man, Wong Kar-wai’s The Grandmaster finally arrives after a European debut at the Berlin Film Festival w... Read more »| 05 Dec 2014 -
Clubs
Rhythm, Roots and Spirituality: Connecting the Dots with Robert Hood
20 years after launching his seminal M-Plant label, the techno pioneer discusses his minimal techno philosophy, the spiritual revelation guiding his recent work and his respect for his roots Read more »| 05 Dec 2014 -
Clubs
Long Live the New Flesh: Marshall Applewhite
As he prepares to release his debut album, Leave Earth, avid metalhead Joel Dunn gives us the lowdown on his sludge sound, his musical education and his love for grime Read more »| 05 Dec 2014 -
Clubs
Partytime in Interzone: Axel Boman at Huntleys & Palmers
Axel Boman joins a long list of esteemed international guests hosted by Huntleys & Palmers over their seven year run. Ahead of his appearance as Talaboman alongside John Talabot, the Swede shares experiences from his extensive travels Read more »| 05 Dec 2014