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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MusicLuckyMe's Advent Calendar, with American Men, Rustie and The Blessings
In the run-up to Christmas, Glasgow-founded electronic music and hip-hop collective LuckyMe have been giving away free downloads, and uploadingrare tracks and edits from their ultra-hip roster Read more »| 17 Dec 2013 -
MusicNirvana to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Nirvana are among the bands to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. Rolling Stone reported on the legendary grunge band's inclusion in ... Read more »| 17 Dec 2013 -
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Four Tet gives away a clutch of unreleased tracks
Celebrating hitting 10,000 followers on Twitter, visionary electronic producer Four Tet has been giving away a selection of rare and unreleased tracks and edits to his fans Read more »| 17 Dec 2013 -
MusicHaim / Saint Raymond @ O2 ABC, 12 December
Nottingham’s Saint Raymond, aka Callum Burrows, feels slightly awkward as an opener for Haim; on guitar and vocals, and backed by guitar, bass and drum... Read more »| 16 Dec 2013 -
MusicTouché Amoré / Self Defense Family / Dad Punchers @ Stereo, 10 December
Boasting two members from our headlining band (Nick Steinhardt on guitar and Elliot Babin on vocals), Dad Punchers blast through a joyous little set of emoti... Read more »| 16 Dec 2013 -
Books
Valve #03: A Literary Journal
Now in its third year, Valve's combination of new and established writers offering poems and stories with an experimental edge is a winning formula. As you t... Read more »| 16 Dec 2013
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Art
Emily Shepherd @ WASPS, Hanson Street, until 10 Jan
Un-discovery is the thematic basis for Emily Shepherd’s ambitious new solo show at Hanson Street; a confluence of seemingly disparate events, it plays ... Read more »| 16 Dec 2013 -
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Man of the Year @ CCA, until 26 Jan
Man of the Year at CCA brings together two excellent video artists: Glasgow-based Henry Coombes – perhaps one of the most interesting artists working i... Read more »| 16 Dec 2013 -
Film
Film News: RIP Peter O'Toole; street food at GFF; more news on the Terminator reboot
A roundup of today's film news: Peter O'Toole passes away aged 81; Game of Thrones' Emilia 'Khaleesi' Clark to play Sarah Connor in Terminator reboot; Street Food Cartel comes to GFF, plus the first trailer for Christopher Nolan's Interstellar Read more »| 16 Dec 2013 -
Film
All Is Lost
Although many were impressed with J. C. Chandor’s Margin Call, it’s doubtful anybody thought he was capable of a film like All Is Lost.... Read more »| 16 Dec 2013 -
Music
Gogol Bordello @ Manchester Academy, 14 December
Writing soberly about a Gogol Bordello live show – one taking place at Christmas of all times – feels a bit like getting a cat to use interpretiv... Read more »| 16 Dec 2013 -
Music
Kid Canaveral evaluate 2013's festive anthems
With their Christmas Baubles jamboree fast approaching, we ask Kid Canaveral to appraise the season’s crop of festive songs, separating the crackers from the crap... Read more »| 13 Dec 2013 -
Music
EMA previews Satellites from new album The Future's Void
EMA, aka Erika M. Anderson, released her debut Past Life Martyred Saints (reviewed here) in 2011, following up the 2010 demo collection Little Sketches ... Read more »| 13 Dec 2013 -
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Sunn O))) and Ulver reveal 'Eternal Return'
Legendary doom-noise merchants Sunn O))) have unveiled a new track made in collaboration with Norwegian experimental metallers Ulver. Their full-length album... Read more »| 13 Dec 2013 -
MusicThe Flaming Lips cover Sparklehorse for crowd-funded compilation
A tribute album to Mark Linkous, the creative force behind the much-missed Sparklehorse, is in the works, with a campaign on IndieGoGo currently running to r... Read more »| 13 Dec 2013