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PreviewsScotland Gig Highlights – June 2013
A survey of the land's forthcoming live picks for June, including RockNess and Eden Festival; an epic closing party for the West End Festival featuring The Twilight Sad and Meursault; plus reunions a-go-go, with the return of Jurassic 5 and the Breeders Read more »| 31 May 2013 -
PreviewsChurch of Noise – June 2013
As the solstice approaches, any of you tree-huggin' types out there might want to start the month with a bit of pagan folk-inspired post-metal from Edinburgh... Read more »| 31 May 2013 -
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O2 Love Music Column – June 2013
Trying to encapsulate the sprawling career of Todd Rundgren (O2 ABC, 6 Jun) is a particularly difficult task. Perhaps best known for eternal pop hi... Read more »| 31 May 2013 -
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Northwest Gig Highlights – June 2013
Big Deal's upcoming June Gloom album may seem appropriate to our clearly climate change-fucked surroundings, but your event horizons look decidedly sunnier with the likes of Splashh, Ólöf Arnalds and MONEY brightening up a venue near you Read more »| 29 May 2013 -
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Chorlton Arts Festival: On the Fringes
Among its art and performance programming, Chorlton Arts Festival offers a few tasty musical morsels. We 'ave a gander Read more »| 03 May 2013 -
PreviewsScotland Gig Highlights – May 2013
May offers a diverse range of musical treats, from the intense post-punk of Savages to the lo-fi rock aesthetics of Dirty Beaches; not to mention outdoor and indoor festival fun at Kelburn Castle and Stag & Dagger Read more »| 30 Apr 2013
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Church of Noise – May 2013
From eerie folk to avant-punk, Scotland's underbelly is rife with esoteric treats in the coming weeks Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
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O2 Love Music Column – May 2013
The month of May kicks off at the O2 with a night of old-school hip hop. Former Juice Crew affiliates Big Daddy Kane and Masta Ace will b... Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
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Northwest Gig Highlights – May 2013
We might be grinning at spring finally having sprung, but May in the Northwest promises a live calendar for all outlooks – from the homely tones of Phosphorescent to the squall of Metz, and from a woozy Vondelpark to a confrontational Mykki Blanco Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
FestivalsFestival Season 2013: Carry Me Home
Whether the party's in or outdoors, north or south of the border, The Skinny does not discriminate in this whistle-stop tour of the UK's varied festival circuit Read more »| 18 Apr 2013 -
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Record Store Day in Edinburgh and Glasgow
As Record Store Day (20 Apr) approaches, you’ll need to meticulously plan your diary to avoid missing out on some of the fantastic in-store events happ... Read more »| 10 Apr 2013 -
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Festival Season 2013: The Lesser Known
Festivals! They're still happening, except all the ones you used to just roll up to now sell out months in advance ’cause every man and his dog wants to go. Here are some lesser known gems for you to throw your pay packet at instead Read more »| 10 Apr 2013 -
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Record Store Day in Liverpool and Manchester
Break open the penny jar, call in your debtors, collectors of the world unite! This 20 April sees the sixth incarnation of Record Store Day Read more »| 10 Apr 2013 -
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Scotland Gig Highlights – April 2013
A roundup of the most unmissable gigs in the Central Belt, with the return of the Outskirts Festival and live appearances from James Blake, Echo & The Bunnymen, Trail of Dead, Malcolm Middleton, plus the brutal sonic assault of Death Grips Read more »| 01 Apr 2013 -
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Northwest England Live Music Highlights – April 2013
April in the Northwest is a month of contrasts, from the wonky West Coast folk of Mary Epworth to the raw scorch of Hookworms – via Steve Mason, Peace, Daughter, Fang Island and The Wave Pictures Read more »| 01 Apr 2013