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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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 -
MusicAlbums 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 -
MusicAlbums 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 -
MusicAlbums 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
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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 -
Film
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 -
Art
On the Mainland; Over the Water: This Month in Scottish Art
A summary of the exhibitions and events across Scotland throughout December. Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
Film
Nekromantik
Jörg Buttgereit’s infamous boundary-defying horror comes to Blu-ray looking slightly bewildered but with a wealth of extras to justify its existen... Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
Art
The Mysterious Island: Interview with Collette Rayner
Satellites Programme participant Collette Rayner discusses her show at Collective Gallery Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
Art
Painting After Punk: Interview with Christopher Orr
Christopher Orr discusses his show in the Talbot Rice Gallery, punk, Vermeer and Bosch. Read more »| 01 Dec 2014