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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ReviewsHow To Swim - The Littlest Orgasm
A wonderful blend of dementedly twisting country burlesque that froths with fervency and zeal. Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
ReviewsDr. John - Mercernary
Mercernary achieves Dr John's goal of paying tribute to Mercer but also goes some distance to reaffirming his own genius Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
ReviewsCalexico - Garden Ruin
By far their most accessible and mass-market friendly album to date Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Anti-Flag - For Blood and Empire
Welcomely lacks the expected airs of teen angst and toilet humour so explicit in your common contemporary act of a similar aesthetic Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Live Music
The Gussets @ Subway Cowgate
Live music should be a show, a fuck-fest and lobotomize you of modern society's atrocities Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
ReviewsRichard Ashcroft - Music is Power
Retaining an uplifting vibe, but never reaching the powerful effect of orchestration his previous day job had mastered Read more »| 16 May 2006
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Daniel Powter - Lie to Me
A fine party track, but it's not to be long remembered like 1999 Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Live Music
Theme / Milphobia @ Bannermans
Despite their age, Theme's music lacks the maturity you would expect Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Live Music
The Organ @ King Tut's
Whose goldfish died? Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Live Music
Hundred Reasons @ The Venue
One for the die-hards Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Steve Adey - All Things Real
Someone should give Steveo a nudge and tell him to lighten up Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Public Symphony - Public Symphony
A solid album but unfortunately, easily lost in the crowd Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Isa and the Filthy Tounges - Addiction
Cumulative experience shines through on this pre-naturally assured record Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Howe Gelb - 'Sno Angel Like You
Sonic mess combined with the surge of gospel Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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All in by Crosbi: A review
Although possessing the right attitude, claiming an eventual ""take over"", 'All In' isn't backed up by quality of sound Read more »| 16 May 2006