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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FilmBelleville Rendez-vous
Sylvain Chomet's surreal animation Belleville Rendez-Vous gets a DVD rerelease A decade on from its initial release, and with traditional 2D animation strug... Read more »| 01 Dec 2015 -
MusicAlbums of 2015 (#3): Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
With savage creativity, Kendrick Lamar’s hi-def close-ups examine the warts on us all Read more »| 01 Dec 2015 -
Music
Sunturns – Christmas I & II
Disliking a Christmas album is like admitting the John Lewis advert didn’t make you cry, or that you secretly think eggnog is vile. But, happily, this ... Read more »| 01 Dec 2015 -
Music
Albums of 2015 (#4): Blanck Mass – Dumb Flesh
He may be responsible for one of 2015’s defining albums, but don’t expect Benjamin John Power to have his feet up. Read more »| 01 Dec 2015 -
Music
Albums of 2015 (#5): Julia Holter – Have You in My Wilderness
LA's eccentric poet laureate has made the year's most intelligent pop record – just don't over-analyse it Read more »| 01 Dec 2015 -
Music
Albums of 2015 (#6): Jenny Hval – Apocalypse, girl
One of 2015's most striking social commentaries came from Jenny Hval singing into her hairbrush as a youngster Read more »| 01 Dec 2015
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MusicAlbums of 2015 (#7): Young Fathers – White Men Are Black Men Too
Young Fathers have spent most of 2015 touring the world on the back of the success of their second album. But they've still found the time to plan a new base of operations back in Edinburgh Read more »| 01 Dec 2015 -
Clubs
Denis Sulta interview: Tweaking Things
With his latest release dropping on Numbers this week, Denis Sulta reflects on a hectic year which has seen the Glaswegian become one of house music's hottest prospects Read more »| 01 Dec 2015 -
Music
Northwest Gig Highlights – December 2015
Ho ho ho and a bottle of rum – get set for the Christmas shut-in with gigs from Courtney Barnett and jennylee, take a cinematic tour of witchcraft with Josephine Oniyama, and head to Fat Out's Christmas Party for a bonanza of local talent Read more »| 01 Dec 2015 -
Music
Albums of 2015 (#8): Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear
Although Father John Misty's biting sarcasm and unflinching honesty could make him seem larger than life, I Love You, Honeybear is irrefutably autobiographical, as its author explains Read more »| 01 Dec 2015 -
Music
Albums of 2015 (#9): Kurt Vile – b’lieve I’m goin down
Vile’s self-described ‘night-time record’ finds the young Philadelphian at ease Read more »| 01 Dec 2015 -
Music
Albums of 2015 (#10): Björk – Vulnicura
Vulnicura: cure for wounds. An exercise in fearless open-heart surgery, Björk's best album in years fused close-up confessionals, microbeats and chamber strings to overwhelming, uplifting effect. Read more »| 01 Dec 2015 -
Music
Scottish Gig Highlights – December 2015
Whether it's a Blanck Mass or a Neon Waltz you're after this Yuletide, our picks for the month ahead have all your festive whims covered Read more »| 01 Dec 2015 -
Art
Luc Tuymans @ Talbot Rice Gallery
For his first Scottish exhibition, revered Belgian artist Luc Tuymans displays his own paintings of canaries and a stool alongside two portraits by Sir Henry... Read more »| 01 Dec 2015 -
MusicThe Brian Setzer Orchestra – Rockin' Rudolph
This is more like it. As a multitude of half-cocked attempts at festive frivolity pay more attention to the cash till than genuine good cheer, the rockabilly... Read more »| 01 Dec 2015