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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NewsgoNorth 2009 @ Inverness, 11-12 Jun
Scotland's leading music showcase, goNorth, is looking for new acts to appear at this year's event, to be held in Inverness over 11th and 12th June 2009. At... Read more »| 18 Mar 2009 -
PlaylistsMastodon Talk Crack the Skye: Exclusive Track-by-Track Preview
There’s been a lot of talk about the narrative behind Mastodon’s fourth LP proper – blown up to the heavens as a transcendental dream set in Tsarist Russia. But what about the way it actually, y’know, sounds? Before they unleash the devil and take to the road to play the album in its entirety, the explosive Atlantan quartet provide an exclusive track-by-track insight into the way songs were conceived, written and recorded – a firsthand account on the architecture of Crack the Skye. Guitarist Bill Kelliher picks up the story… Read more »| 18 Mar 2009 -
News
Dananananaykroyd Lead Scottish charge on Texas
It's that time again for the annual Texan musical pilgrimage known as South By Southwest. Starting today (18th) and running until the 22nd, the live music po... Read more »| 18 Mar 2009 -
ReviewsYeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
Karen O used to be a wildcat, and now she's domesticated Read more »| 18 Mar 2009 -
Reviews
A Band Called Quinn - Sun Moon Stars
If Louise Quinn is determined to add her name to the list of resolute and iconic front women, somewhat akin to the likes of Debbie Harry and Goldfrapp, then ... Read more »| 17 Mar 2009 -
News
T Break 2009 Opens For Submissions
T Break was founded in 1996 and has been an essential foot in the door for many an unsigned Scottish band ever since, having included early doors performance... Read more »| 17 Mar 2009
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Live Music
Dananananaykroyd @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7 Apr
Once upon a time, to name your band Dananananaykroyd would guarantee a future of obscurity. So how come the Glasgow sextet of that name have just rocked Sou... Read more »| 17 Mar 2009 -
Live MusicBat For Lashes @ QMU, 8 Apr
Over two years have passed since Bat for Lashes debut album Fur and Gold was released to rousing approval in the form of a Mercury Prize nomination, a long l... Read more »| 17 Mar 2009 -
Interviews
Robb Flynn: Raging with the Machine
Having witnessed the rise and demise of too many peers throughout their career so far (and almost their own), Machine Head have lived up to the mantra they s... Read more »| 17 Mar 2009 -
Interviews
Metallica's Justice Days Revisited
Back in 1988, what Metallica lacked in falsettos and hairspray they made up for with a conceptual assault entitled ...And Justice For All. Ringing in its 20th anniversary, Kirk Hammett and producer Flemming Rasmussen look back at the sessions Read more »| 16 Mar 2009 -
Playlists
A Muso's Top 10: Isobel Campbell
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Live Music
Noah & The Whale @ Queen's Hall, 12 Mar
Noah & The Whale chisel into an enthralling creative avenue Read more »| 13 Mar 2009 -
Reviews
Black Lips - 200 Million Thousand
Black Lips aren’t one of those bands afraid to wear their influences on their sleeve. The boys seem to get their kicks from fuzzed-out garage rock, slo... Read more »| 11 Mar 2009 -
Interviews
Mastodon: Skye’s the Limit
Atlanta’s Mastodon return this month with Crack the Skye; featuring tales of outer body experiences and a close encounter with Grigory Rasputin, it's typically high concept material. Dave Kerr recently dragged Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher away from Tsarist Russia to ask what they’ve been smoking. Read more »| 10 Mar 2009 -
Reviews
1990s - Kicks
While Kicks, 1990s' second album, sticks to familiar lyrical territory - namely, girls and Glasgow - the band have democratised their songwriting process: dr... Read more »| 10 Mar 2009