Reviews
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Reviews
Connect 2008 Episode IX: Frightened Rabbit
The Skinny's seen worse than the mud here today, but it's still difficult to keep spirits high when you're soaking wet with no central heating in sight. Thos... Read more »| 31 Aug 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode VIII: Glasvegas win over the doubters
Everything's been going pretty fast for Glasvegas recently. From a spot by Alan McGee, to a profile in The Skinny (the turning point, of course), to the cove... Read more »| 31 Aug 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode VII: Errors make no mistakes
It's Sunday lunchtime, it has been raining solidly for much of the night, the campsite has gone from a mudbath to a mudpool, so it's time to reminisce of a (... Read more »| 31 Aug 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode VI: The art of destruction
One of the most highly anticipated sets of this year's Connect is surely Spiritualized. They've toured their Acoustic Mainlines show to death, and prior to t... Read more »| 30 Aug 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode V: Late of the Pier live up to their name
After much setting of alarm clocks, brushing of teeth and donning of wellies, we were left with much checking of watches in the field before the Oyster Stage... Read more »| 30 Aug 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode IV: Broken Records n 'at
I got to Hyrdo Connect this morning, dumped backstage by a coach driver who didn't really know where he was going. Oh, there's Kele Okereke. Was he on the bu... Read more »| 30 Aug 2008
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Connect 2008 Episode III: A musical threesome of Kasabian, Mercury Rev and Sparks
When it came to Friday's headliners, The Skinny acted like a typical man and failed to commit to anyone, instead attempting to sample a bit of a threesome - ... Read more »| 30 Aug 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode II: Manics cover Rihanna
Yep, you read that right. Tonight, Welsh Britpop survivors Manic Street Preachers played a cover version of Rihanna's number one hit Umbrella. James Dean Bra... Read more »| 29 Aug 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode I: Ladytron's first Scottish festival
After Ladytron's first song, Glasgow-born singer Helen Marnie says that this is - incredibly - their first Scottish festival appearance. But then again, when... Read more »| 29 Aug 2008 -
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Digitalism @ The Liquid Room, 23 Aug
Most of the horde emerge from the venue sweat-soaked and grinning Read more »| 28 Aug 2008 -
Festivals
T in the Park 2008 @ Balado, 11-13 Jul
After breaking the undercarriage of the Skinnymobile on its rocky exit from T in the Car Park last year, much to the peculiar amusement of an onlooking polic... Read more »| 21 Jul 2008 -
Festivals
T in the Park: the blog o' death episode II
The first full day of T In The Park is underway and The Skinny - rested, fed and watered, has had a chance to reflect on the night that went before. After so... Read more »| 12 Jul 2008 -
Festivals
T in the Park: the blog o' death episode IV
Damian Lazarus (who, despite appearance, name and sonics, isn't French - the man's a broad Cockney) proved a fitting early booking for the Slam tent. His set... Read more »| 12 Jul 2008 -
Festivals
T in the Park: the blog o' death episode III
Reggae. Surely the ideal musical genre to kick-start your summer festival. So as soon as I had been slapped with my wristband and directed through the muddy ... Read more »| 12 Jul 2008 -
Festivals
T in the Park: the blog o' death
It's Friday evening and The Skinny is at T in the Park, along with 70,000 or so Scottish music fans. The bars are just opening, but there's a mile-long queue... Read more »| 11 Jul 2008