With their bastardised name, ‘playful’ artwork and fresh Afro-Caribbean sounds, Edinburgh quartet Bwani Junction have been brightening up the musical underbelly of Auld Reekie and beyond for some time. With...
Tom Vek spills the contents of his emergency musical medicine cabinet, should he find himself shipwrecked
Raising a glass to the health of a Scottish institution, this month we join a few famous patrons in celebrating two colourful decades of Nice'n'Sleazy
With his debut album finally rearing its cosmic noggin this month, Clean George IV sizes up the competition with bandmate and Aberfeldy frontman Riley Briggs keeping him in check
After the success of last year's First Edition, Rod Jones is branching out with his Fruit Tree Foundation to give some young saplings a fighting chance in the murky musical...
Working in isolation from his band and rallying against 'laptop ignorance' on The Fall's 29th album, Mark E. Smith explains the idiosyncrasies that keep him sharp
We asked Ipecac Records' esteemed boss if he'd sequence a compilation of highlights that represented the influential label's past and present. Mr Werckman kindly obliged; complete with liner notes that...
King Creosote & Kid Canaveral play a slew of dates this month in support of their forthcoming collaborative 7" single. Perky indie-pop vibes and top-drawer songwriting chops together at last....
Tindersticks’ performance of their soundtracks for French filmmaker Claire Denis at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, along with footage from the accompanying films, will be an atmospheric blend of cinema and music...
Kid Koala has never been just your average turntablist. With his new graphic novel and album, he wants to take you beyond the dancefloor, to the stars…
Rebecca Taylor and Charles Watson, AKA Slow Club, take time out from seducing Scottish crowds to reacquaint themselves with the good old CD single
Taking place over the weekend of 30 Sep/1 Oct, the Eastern Promise two-day festival returns to Glasgow's Platform this year. Arty electronic two-piece Tarwater top the bill on Friday before...
Metal's most impressive asset has always been the vast range of styles, talents and personalities that lie under that simple catch-all term. It caters for all races, creeds, ages and...
Exploring the darker side of pop on their own terms, Glasgow's Otherpeople aren't scared of a good chorus
Having firmly established himself as a player on the burrito scene with his blog, Take A Worm For a Walk Week frontman Joe Quimby offers a word of nutritional advice...
Polygenre electronic music producer Rustie's debut LP sees the erstwhile Glaswegian fulfil the glistening promise of his early hip-hop, R&B, Detroit techno and dubstep experiments. It comes as no surprise...
On the day after his new album leaked, The Skinny meets M83's Anthony Gonzalez to talk space travel, stereotypes and the Hollywood Hills
Once upon a time, four young men, who went by the name We Were Promised Jetpacks, picked up some guitars and drums and made an album that lots of people...
Having conquered the elements, Troy Sanders tells us what’s next for Mastodon
A cursory glance at almost any “top albums” list of the last twenty years will almost always involve one familiar shot of a baby swimming after a dollar bill
