Clubs
The Skinny guide to clubs in Edinburgh, Glasgow and across Scotland. Discover the best club nights in Scotland with our monthly highlights; find great new music with our DJ charts and playlists; and hear from some of electronic music's best new producers in our regular interviews.
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HighlightsDeadly Rhythm presents Martyn and Braiden @ SWG3, 28 May
Deadly Rhythm, the Glasgow party hybrid delivers a delicious crossover treat in one of the city’s most exciting venues this month with Martyn and Braid... Read more »| 05 May 2011 -
InterviewsCrookers present: Dr Gonzo
DJ Bot from Italian 'hip-house' duo Crookers on their new collaborative venture, Dr Gonzo Read more »| 05 May 2011 -
Festivals
Electric Frog Festival 2011
The Scottish weather isn't known for welcoming festivals outwith the summer months, but it hasn't subdued the population's appetite for festivals all year ro... Read more »| 11 Apr 2011 -
Interviews
The Feeling in the Air Is Electrikal
Having been responsible for some of the best underground bass music nights in the past year, the Electrikal Sound System has been turning heads and tuning ears into the emerging Scottish (and UK) underground sounds. We caught up with the core members of the collective to talk about how it all started, what they have achieved and what they hope to do in the future Read more »| 06 Apr 2011 -
HighlightsCoalition presents AC Slater (Trouble & Bass) @ Sneaky Pete's, 17 April
Having recently hosted a packed out night with Dutch wonder kid Dem Slackers last month, Coalition are back with another heavy hitter on the electro scene: A... Read more »| 01 Apr 2011 -
Highlights
Clubbing Highlights - April
Electro-house has long been fair game for music journalists. With a few notable exceptions, the genre's short spell at the Zeitgeist of things owed much to i... Read more »| 28 Mar 2011
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Festivals
Doug Stanhope: "I’d rather have no hate whatsoever, never put on the news again"
What could be more intimidating than phoning Doug Stanhope at 10am? Read more »| 22 Mar 2011 -
Interviews
Jacques Greene: "The MySpace era is on its way out"
Jacques Greene's uplifting fusion of classic house and contemporary R&B is murdering dancefloors, headphones, Rupert Murdoch's assets and a few MySpace hipsters too. We had a word with LuckyMe's latest prodigy Read more »| 03 Mar 2011 -
HighlightsDeath Disco presents Hercules and Love Affair @ The Arches, 19 Mar
Bursting on to the scene in a shimmering cloud of disco techni-colour, Hercules & Love Affair were one of the most distinctive acts of the last decade, p... Read more »| 03 Mar 2011 -
Highlights
Heard It Through The Bassline Presents: Jacques Greene
Having already hosted one of the best nights of 2011 with Pariah and Koreless last month, Heard it Through the Bassline bring us another fantastic booking in... Read more »| 03 Mar 2011 -
Highlights
Clubbing Highlights – March 2011
I suppose the expectation is that the pro-democracy stooshie over in Egypt might inspire students to put another shift in at the Houses of Parliament, re-upp... Read more »| 01 Mar 2011 -
Highlights
Highlife present: T Williams + Auntie Flo @ La Cheetah, 5 Mar
Just when you wonder if Huntleys and Palmers may have been lost to Shoreditch indefinitely, they return to Glasgow to launch their new label with another ins... Read more »| 22 Feb 2011 -
Interviews
Taz Buckfaster: Future Funk
Taz Buckfaster is undoubtedly one of Scotland's most promising dubstep artists. With a huge following, multiple residencies and a slew of brutal plates of vinyl on the likes of Rwina and Subway. Having recently released the highly anticipated Gold Tooth Grin on Glasgow label Numbers, we caught up with Scotland's finest dubstep export for a little chat Read more »| 01 Feb 2011 -
Interviews
Death Disco: Pure Sorcery
The music industry seems to spend the first couple of months of the year crystal-ball gazing, looking beyond the grey mornings and trying to find the artists... Read more »| 01 Feb 2011 -
Highlights
Slabs of the Tabernacle 031: Lone (Live) @ La Cheetah Club, 5 Feb
Slabs of the Tabernacle at La Cheetah in Glasgow is looking to bring in some huge talent this year. The first-Saturday-of-the-month dance night is hosting No... Read more »| 01 Feb 2011