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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Live MusicSuede @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 8 Feb
“I don't have the means of expression/to explain my obsessions” bemoans Brett Anderson in sonorous, spine-tingling fashion during the Bowie-esque... Read more »| 12 Feb 2016 -
Reviews
New Albums This Week: Basia Bulat + Wave Pictures
The week's best new records, featuring the 4th LP from Basia Bulat Read more »| 12 Feb 2016 -
Live MusicEleanor Friedberger @ Salford Eagle Inn, 4 Feb
"You know, a bad chair can ruin everything." Eleanor Friedberger shuffles and shifts her position. "I have this perfect little stool at home – may... Read more »| 12 Feb 2016 -
Playlists14 Alternative Valentine's Day Songs
Roses are red, violets are blue, we've got appropriate love songs for... well, everyone actually. Read more »| 12 Feb 2016 -
News
Mugstar unveil Flemish Weave video ahead of new LP
Liverpool psych rockers return with double album Magnetic Seasons in March – they provide a sneak peak at what's in store with the video for new track ... Read more »| 11 Feb 2016 -
Live MusicBob Mould @ Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 8 Feb
“Am I the oldest one in here?” asks Bob Mould, feigning exasperation as he stares out across the room. The sea of grey hairs and bespectacled bal... Read more »| 11 Feb 2016
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Live Music
Tuff Love @ Stereo, 5 February
Handing out party poppers to a buoyant Glasgow crowd is a perilous move, especially when they come with the caveat that no popping must take place until inst... Read more »| 11 Feb 2016 -
Videos
ICHI – 2 Klaxons: Video Premiere
Watch the video for 2 Klaxons by Bristol-based Japanese multi-instrumentalist and performance artist ICHI. Read more »| 11 Feb 2016 -
Festivals
Festival No. 6 announces first acts for 2016
The first acts for this year's Festival No. 6 in Portmeirion in North Wales have been announced. Read more »| 11 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
Bob Mould @ Academy 2, 7 Feb
A kind-faced middle-aged man who could have easily just come from the set of a B&Q advert leans over to the microphone and asks “Is it loud enough?... Read more »| 10 Feb 2016 -
News
Malcolm Middleton announces Summer of '13 LP
The Falkirk-raised songwriter sets his Human Don't Be Angry moniker aside for Summer of '13. Read more »| 10 Feb 2016 -
Interviews
Keep the Spirit Alive: So Pitted on debut LP, Neo
Seattle's So Pitted took their name from a viral YouTube video, and their noise-rock racket looks set to make waves on a similar scale. Nathan Rodriguez fills us in. Read more »| 10 Feb 2016 -
News
Future of the Left share UK tour dates, new song
Future of the Left have announced a series of UK gigs to coincide with the release of their crowd-funded fifth album, The Peace and Truce of Future of the Le... Read more »| 09 Feb 2016 -
Interviews
Positively Radical: Savages on Adore Life
Fay Milton talks about a personal kind of politics and how Savages' second album Adore Life is a force for change Read more »| 09 Feb 2016 -
Festivals
Parklife announces 2016 line-up
The first acts for this year's Parklife weekender in Manchester have been confirmed, with the Chemical Brothers among the headliners. Read more »| 09 Feb 2016