Music
The Skinny magazine music guide. We bring you the latest music highlights, gig reviews and previews, music videos, album reviews and features. Find exclusive interviews with local bands and international stars, bespoke playlists and video premieres.
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Reviews
United Fruit - Mistress, Reptile Mistress!
Mistress, Reptile Mistress! may already be familiar to some, having been previously sold as a CD-R exclusively at United Fruit's shows. However, this fully m... Read more »| 22 Jun 2009 -
Live Music
Throbbing Gristle @ Tramway, 17 Jun
It seems appropriate that Throbbing Gristle's first visit to Scotland is supported by Tramway: a post-industrial warehouse, it provides the perfect backdrop ... Read more »| 22 Jun 2009 -
Live Music
Dolcim @ The Admiral Bar, 10 Jun
With so little of note being served up across Scotland in the shape of extreme punk and metal for much of this year, it was a pleasant discovery to learn of ... Read more »| 22 Jun 2009 -
Interviews
Dinosaur Jr: In Silence With J Mascis
The final part of our Dinosaur Jr interview series, marking the release of latest LP Farm on June 22, finds the trio’s visionary linchpin J Mascis on typically laconic but entertainingly frank form Read more »| 22 Jun 2009 -
News
Beck, MGMT and Devendra Banhart to rework classic albums
Beck has recruited friends to form the ‘Record Club’, an informal group which will re-record classic LPs in one-day sessions. The singer has anno... Read more »| 19 Jun 2009 -
Reviews
Iain Shaw - Untitled EP
Judging by his MySpace page, it’s clear Iain Shaw is not blessed with deep reserves of bravura. Describing his style as like ‘someone trying to r... Read more »| 19 Jun 2009
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Reviews
Dinosaur Jr - Farm
Two albums into their nothing-short-of-miraculous reunion, and proto-grunge pioneers Dinosaur Jr are, put simply, on a roll. The newfound restraint displayed... Read more »| 19 Jun 2009 -
Interviews
Dinosaur Jr: On The Couch With Lou Barlow
In the second of three interviews celebrating the release of proto-grungers Dinosaur Jr’s newest album Farm on June 22, prodigal bassist Lou Barlow analyses his return to the fold with typical honesty. Read more »| 19 Jun 2009 -
Reviews
Lethal Bizzle - Go Hard
Too often, British urban music has been found in awe of America. Since the arrival of dubstep a few years ago though, inner cities have reverbated to the sub... Read more »| 18 Jun 2009 -
Opinion
What a Mess, What a Band: Swervedriver's Adam Franklin on Dinosaur Jr
I remember J Mascis being asked in an interview what his inspiration was when it came to making records and he said something like "I just wanna make records... Read more »| 17 Jun 2009 -
Live Music
Playing With the Past @ The Pleasance, 26 June
One of the more interesting shows at this year's international film festival, Playing With the Past is nothing less than a good rummage through the treasure ... Read more »| 17 Jun 2009 -
Interviews
Dinosaur Jr: In Conversation With Murph
In the first in a three-part series of interviews with temperamental alternative legends Dinosaur Jr, celebrating the release of their latest album Farm, The Skinny presents selected highlights from our interview with Murph, the band's affable drummer Read more »| 17 Jun 2009 -
Reviews
Jocasta Sleeps - Crayfish Cocktail
Jocasta was a luckless figure, even by the oft ill-fated standards of Greek mythology. A murdered husband and a slightly more intimate relationship with her ... Read more »| 17 Jun 2009 -
Live Music
Emiliana Torrini @ Òran Mór, 24 Jun
Although one may imagine upon hearing Iceland’s Emiliana Torrini that her music is played by a band of elves beneath an enormous gnarled oak tree, her ... Read more »| 16 Jun 2009 -
Interviews
Dinosaur Jr: Rock's Most Dysfunctional Family
Alternative icons Dinosaur Jr are as well-known for their tense dynamic as their piledriving music. Gillian Watson discovers the secret of their staying power, second time around Read more »| 16 Jun 2009