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 Grand Gestures – Third
From monochrome artwork to functional title, The Grand Gestures' third album in three years deviates little from the mould cast by parts one and two, yet t... Read more »| 03 Dec 2014 -
BooksThe Strange Library by Haruki Murakami
Hitting Japan in 2008, The Strange Library spins a dark modern-day fairytale about a boy who finds himself drawn into the shady labyrinth beneath his local l... Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
ArtAncients, PDFs, and Paint! This week in Scottish Art
Our weekly round-up of Scotland's art news and events takes in photos from South Africa, digital art in Dundee, and a whole host of exhibitions soon to close in Glasgow. Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
Music
Albums of 2014 (#6): Mogwai – Rave Tapes (Rock Action)
Mogwai's latest opus Rave Tapes saw them applying electronic menace to their beguiling post-rock template, before unexpectedly yet heroically gatecrashing the charts. Stuart Braithwaite discusses the album and beyond Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
MusicAlbums of 2014 (#7): FKA Twigs – LP1 (Young Turks)
Six months on, FKA Twigs' commanding debut LP1 will still make you work for it. Complicated, heated and completely rewarding, Twigs transcends R&B in her “own damn way” Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
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Albums of 2014 (#8): The Afghan Whigs – Do to the Beast (Sub Pop)
With their first album in 16 years, The Afghan Whigs proved that style never goes out of fashion. Greg Dulli looks back over their renaissance Read more »| 02 Dec 2014
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Music
Albums of 2014 (#9): The Phantom Band – Strange Friend (Chemikal Underground)
With Strange Friend cementing a hat-trick, we spoke to Rick Anthony and Duncan Marquiss of The Phantom Band for a look back at their glorious trilogy and a glance to the road ahead Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
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Albums of 2014 (#10): Young Fathers – DEAD (Big Dada/Anticon)
When The Skinny last spoke to Young Fathers, their triumphs at the SAY and Mercury awards lay ahead of them. Now, 10 months on from releasing their remarkable debut album DEAD, they're hungry for more Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
Art
A Very Good Year: Duncan Campbell wins the Turner Prize 2014
Duncan Campbell wins the 2014 Turner Prize with his important and demanding film work, It for Others. Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
Music
Northwest Gig Highlights – December 2014
Say goodbye to 2014 on a gigging high. This month sees Run the Jewels, Wiley and The KVB head to the Northwest, while local gems Francis Lung and Bernard + Edith take a step forward Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
Music
Malcolm Middleton And David Shrigley – Music And Words
Perhaps not the most unlikely collaboration: visual artist Shrigley lives and works in Glasgow, where his new musical partner rode to semi-fame with post-roc... Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
Film
Films of 2014: Aliens, A.I.s and Adolescence
From reptilian alpha males (Godzilla, The Wolf of Wall Street) to females fighting the patriarchy (Under the Skin, We Are the Best!), from troubled pasts (12 Years a Slave, ’71) to troubling futures (Her), the movies of the year are full of contrasts Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
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Scotland Film Event Highlights – December 2014
As expected, this month's film events have a Yuletide vibe, from a Frozen sing-along to the Nordic Film Festival via screenings of Christmas staples like Gremlins and Home Alone Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
Film
Faking Bad: Ben Mendelsohn on Black Sea
A sweetheart in real life, a psychopath on the screen, live-wire Aussie actor Ben Mendelsohn talks about how he became Hollywood's go-to nutcase and his new role in Kevin Macdonald's U-boat thriller, Black Sea Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
Theatre
The Rabbit That Keeps on Running: White Rabbit, Red Rabbit at Contact
Travelling the world without him, conscientious objector Nassim Soleimanpour's play White Rabbit, Red Rabbit is never performed the same twice. He explains its unique effect on those it touches Read more »| 01 Dec 2014