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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FilmThe Keeper of Lost Causes
The latest slice of Scandi-pulp to make its way over the North Sea, Danish thriller The Keeper of Lost Causes is a nicely shot, formulaic exercise in moody b... Read more »| 15 Dec 2014 -
ComedyCrystal Baws: December 2014 Horoscopes
ARIESArians like to experiment in the bedroom, and are no stranger to introducing sex toys such a vibrators, handcuffs, car batteries and groin-mounted rat T... Read more »| 15 Dec 2014 -
MusicWithered Hand releases video for 'King of Hollywood'
Dan Willson, aka Withered Hand, has unveiled the video for King of Hollywood ahead of his show at Celtic Connections next month. In the clip for the New God... Read more »| 15 Dec 2014 -
Comedy
Mrs Barbara Nice at The Railway Inn, Didsbury, 8 Dec
Upon entering The Railway Inn in Didsbury you could be forgiven for wondering where on earth the comedy is about to take place. Ushered toward the back of th... Read more »| 15 Dec 2014 -
Music
Errors announce Lease of Life LP, UK tour
Glasgow trio Errors have announced the release date for their fourth album Lease of Life, along with details of a UK tour next March and April. The new LP, ... Read more »| 12 Dec 2014 -
MusicRun the Jewels @ The Garage, 10 December
A cancelled flight throws the fate of tonight's sold out show into jeopardy, but a panicked tweet from the duo's co-pilot / production-handler El-P confirms ... Read more »| 12 Dec 2014
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Art
Trip Advisor: How Not to do a Northwest Christmas Art Marathon
One weekend, 30-odd shows, twinkling lights, a turkey dinner, crackers cracked with a partner in crime and... gin, a whole lot of cheery festive gin. That was the plan for the Christmas art section of The Skinny. And it seemed like a Really Good Idea... Read more »| 12 Dec 2014 -
Music
Young Fathers announce 2015 UK tour dates
Edinburgh hip-hop trio Young Fathers are set for a major tour of the UK next May and June featuring dates in Glasgow, Liverpool, Leeds and Manchester. They'... Read more »| 12 Dec 2014 -
Film
Mad Max: Fury Road trailer released
The trailer for next year’s Mad Max reboot starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult has been released online. Fury Road stars Hardy... Read more »| 11 Dec 2014 -
Theatre
Committed @ The Lantern
Tackling the controversial topic of the IRA in 1993 is no mean feat. Just ask writer Stephen Smith, whose new play, Committed, was considered too radical for... Read more »| 10 Dec 2014 -
Music
TYCI announce line-up for Christmas All-Dayer in Glasgow
Female-led Scottish arts blog TYCI have revealed details of an all day festival of music, spoken word, arts and performance set to take place in Glasgow late... Read more »| 10 Dec 2014 -
Music
Deathcats @ Stereo, Glasgow, 5 December
This might not be Deathcats’ last ever show. It’s not even their final gig of the year. But it has the feeling of a farewell party all the same; ... Read more »| 10 Dec 2014 -
Theatre
The Bartered Bride @ The Lowry
Seventies flares and lovable bears: Opera North’s comic-turned-communist production of The Bartered Bride is well worth Czech-ing it out, esp... Read more »| 10 Dec 2014 -
Music
Death Grips drop ‘Inanimate Sensation’ video
Death Grips have reemerged with a video for ‘Inanimate Sensation’, taken from the second half of their final double album The Powers That B. The... Read more »| 10 Dec 2014 -
Film
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
What began with An Unexpected Journey ends in an altogether expected fashion, as Peter Jackson wraps up his frequently misguided three-part adaptation o... Read more »| 10 Dec 2014