CONTENTS 11 DEC 2014 5 FEB 2015 | LIST.CO.UK

T he end of the year means two things at List HQ: lots and lots of fireworks and our annual Hot 100. The yearly list of Scotland’s most influential cultural figures starts on page 21, and a quick glance shows just how momentous a year it’s really been. Planning your New Year’s Eve? We’ve got the lowdown on the best Hogmanay events (page 13), and we take a look at what Scot:Lands has in store for culture-lovers in Edinburgh on New Year’s Day (page 19).

Looking ahead to January, our writers pick out some of the best events happening at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections (page 46), and we speak to Hollywood actor JK Simmons about the superb film Whiplash as Oscar season gets underway (interview, page 45; review, page 82). We’ve even got a few tips on how to keep those New Year’s fitness resolutions (page 62). And this edition is a particularly special one for another reason, as it’s the last issue of The List you’ll pay for. From our next issue out Wed 4 Feb you’ll get your mitts on our mag for free, every two months. Plus, there’ll be lots more to read about at list.co.uk as our website expands. In the meantime, have a happy festive season and a very, very Happy New Year.

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WE COUNTDOWN SCOTLAND'S TOP CULTURAL ICONS OF 2014

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HOT 100 You can’t say Scotland’s had a quiet year. From sport to politics, the world’s focus has been fixed firmly on our nation. And in the arts and culture realm, innovators from within these shores have won the biggest prizes in music and visual art while many of our authors, actors, playwrights, DJs, comedians, chefs and directors have had a memorable 12 months. So, who has landed at the top of the pile? And who have been the people who put a brief downer on everyone’s year? Find out more from page 21.

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HOGMANAY If there’s one thing that Scotland does well, it’s put on a New Year’s Eve bash to end them all. Our guide to what’s happening on the 31st covers clubs, ceilidhs and comedy as well as burlesque and loony dooks. CELTIC CONNECTIONS With 2100 artists appearing in over 300 events, Celtic Connections is kicking off 2015 with a blast. Among the big names appearing in Glasgow are Fairport Convention, Angélique Kidjo, Skerryvore (pictured) and Eddi Reader.

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Lates: Game Masters

S Win a pair of tickets to Museum R 6 E F F O Win a Glasgow Film Festival pass

Win tickets to Faith Healer

Win tickets to Edinburgh’s world-famous Street Party 7

Win a course at Dance Base 7

Win two tickets to One Man, Two Guvnors at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre 119

Win tickets to see Al Murray on New Year’s Eve 7

Get £5 off when you spend £30 at Cass Art 123

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Mailbox The Realist

News Big Picture

FEATURES

Hogmanay Scot:Lands

Hot 100

2015 Highlights Whiplash

Celtic Connections

STAYING IN

Black Mirror DVD boxsets

FOOD & DRINK

The Scullery The Percy

AROUND TOWN

New Year’s resolutions Christmas markets

BOOKS

Rally & Broad Iain Macwhirter

Peter May CLUBS

Huntleys & Palmers Shifted & Sigha

COMEDY

Omid Djalili

Robin Ince Live DVDs

FILM

Festive screenings

Foxcatcher Birdman

KIDS

Singing Kettle

LGBT Briefs

MUSIC

Christmas gigs The Phantom Band

First Aid Kit Inés de Castro

THEATRE

Saturday Night Fever The BFG

Miracle on 34 Parnie Street The Nutcracker

VISUAL ART

Christopher Orr The Two Roberts

Alasdair Gray

Manuel Chavajay & Rebecca Wilcox

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