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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InterviewsSebastian Thomson on 20 years of Trans Am
As Trans Am notch their tenth studio album, Sebastian Thomson has an awful lot to reminisce about. He chats to The Skinny about longevity, irony and obscene strategies Read more »| 28 Jul 2014 -
Live MusicScottish Gig Highlights – August 2014
From Earth to Converge, it's a fine month to be a cultist Read more »| 28 Jul 2014 -
Live Music
Conor Oberst @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 21 July
While angst remains etched through his music like lettering through a stick of rock, a waistcoated and wise-cracking Conor Oberst appears relatively relaxed ... Read more »| 24 Jul 2014 -
Live MusicThe Afghan Whigs @ O2 ABC, 18 July
“I don’t care what age you are, there’s a fuckin’ 16 year old inside,” after 100-odd minutes of sweating and roaring his way th... Read more »| 23 Jul 2014 -
Live Music
Theo Parrish @ The Art School, 16 July
For a house music virtuoso of Theo Parrish’s stature, this bold leap into the world of live band performance could just as easily end in failure as in ... Read more »| 23 Jul 2014 -
ReviewsFalty DL – In The Wild
Drew Lustman's follow-up to Hardcourage finds him in much more experimental territory, composing tracks to accompany pieces of video art by Chris Shen. ... Read more »| 23 Jul 2014
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Reviews
Okkultokrati – Night Jerks
Norwegian punk-metal outfit Okkultokrati are an offshoot of the Black Hole Crew, along with Haust and Blackest Woods. They basically do for dark metal what P... Read more »| 23 Jul 2014 -
Interviews
Old Dog, New Tricks: Brian Reitzell on scoring Watch Dogs
If the notion of a videogame soundtrack floods your mind with bleeps and bloops, it might be time to wrap your head around Watch Dogs – a progressive score for a cutting-edge game. We asked Brian Reitzell about his unorthodox path to becoming its composer Read more »| 23 Jul 2014 -
Festivals
Dekmantel returns to Amsterdam Bos for second instalment
Bringing with it generous amounts of talent per square inch, Dekmantel festival returns to the Amsterdam woods this year – and we'll be reporting from amid the trees... Read more »| 22 Jul 2014 -
Live Music
Ghostface Killah @ The Arches, Glasgow, 15 July
By the time Ghostface Killah takes the stage before a sea of hand-sculpted W signs, The Arches has just about reached boiling point. Already whipped into a f... Read more »| 21 Jul 2014 -
News
Scottish labels, promoters and publications reunite for The Pleasance Sessions 2014
The Phantom Band, Remember Remember and The Twilight Sad are among the names announced for the indoor autumn mini-festival's second coming... Read more »| 18 Jul 2014 -
Live Music
T in the Park 2014: Saturday 12 July
Despite the forecasts of heavy rain, the positive mood of Saturday’s festival crowd never dampens. It's the day of the Scottish heavyweights on the mai... Read more »| 17 Jul 2014 -
Live Music
Guardian Alien / Horrid / The Osiris Club @ Islington Mill, Salford, 10 July
Following a well received weekender in May (headlined by Melt-Banana), Fat Out Till You Pass Out – seasoned promoters specialising in the ser... Read more »| 15 Jul 2014 -
ReviewsBlues Pills – Blues Pills
Once upon a time, you could get away with this sort of histrionic blues-rock. Back then, of course, it was a logical progression from the hip-shaking immedia... Read more »| 15 Jul 2014 -
Festivals
As it Happens: Sunday at T in the Park 2014
T in the Park 2014 Rolling pictorial reportage of the action, coming live from T in the Park's final year in Balado. Photography by Jassy Earl a... Read more »| 13 Jul 2014