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 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 -
MusicAlbums 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
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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 -
Books
Nocilla Dream by Agustín Fernández Mallo
The first novel in the Nocilla trilogy, Nocilla Dream features an inventive though irregular series of narrative snapshots, whose singular plots intersect at... Read more »| 30 Nov 2015 -
Clubs
Refuge at Sub Club: politicising clubbing
After the success of their first club fundraiser in Berlin, Glasgow promoters George Patrick and Chis Duncan are returning to the city in aid of three charities at the centre of efforts to alleviate the suffering of refugees Read more »| 30 Nov 2015 -
Film
Northwest Film Event Highlights – December 2015
Yes, Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be dominating cinemas from 18 Dec, but it’s not just droids we’re looking for. There are plenty of other great film events on offer this month – and not just Christmas movies Read more »| 30 Nov 2015 -
Film
Agyness Deyn & Kevin Guthrie on making Sunset Song
Terence Davies' much-anticipated adaptation of Sunset Song finally reaches our screens this month. We speak to the film's stars, Agyness Deyn and Kevin Guthrie, about creating the intimacy in Davies' swooning epic Read more »| 30 Nov 2015 -
Theatre
The Seven Sins of Scottish Panto
It's panto time! We trawl through this season's programmes, and unearth some sinful subtexts Read more »| 30 Nov 2015 -
Comedy
Daisy Earl wins Scottish Comedian of the Year 2015
Edinburgh-based comedian Daisy Earl has won the Scottish Comedian of the Year award 2015 Now in its tenth year, the competition is open to all Scottish come... Read more »| 30 Nov 2015