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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NewsNam Wayne – Nam Wayne (Album Premiere)
Listen to Nam Wayne's self-titled debut album in full a week ahead of release Read more »| 02 Feb 2017 -
Interviews
Trunk of Funk: Craig Charles' favourite tracks
Probably best known as Red Dwarf's Dave Lister, BBC 6 Music's Funk and Soul king Craig Charles lets us delve deep into his musical psyche ahead of his appear... Read more »| 02 Feb 2017 -
NewsLa Bête Blooms – I Know It's Nothing (EP Premiere)
Listen to La Bête Blooms' EP I Know It's Nothing Read more »| 02 Feb 2017 -
Music VideosJAXN – Hot Love (ft. Hookani): Video Premiere
Watch the 'globetrotting' video for the new track by Manchester R'n'B producer JAXN Read more »| 02 Feb 2017 -
Things To DoLive music in Manchester this week: 1-7 Feb
With the arrival of February comes a decidedly juicier gig calendar, proven this week by the likes of Yasiin Bey – aka Mos Def – at O2 Ritz and Aussie singer-songwriter Carla Dal Forno at Soup Kitchen Read more »| 02 Feb 2017 -
Festivals
Pixies, Orbital and Alt-J headline Bluedot 2017
Soulwax and Warpaint also lined up for the Jodrell Bank festival Read more »| 02 Feb 2017
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Live MusicThe Yummy Fur @ Oran Mor, 21 Jan
Band reunions come in many sizes. Some feel it necessary to host a full-blown press conference to announce their return. But others take a more low-key appro... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
Live Music
HQFU / Fair Mothers @ The Hug and Pint, 26 Jan
It might appear odd to pair lo-fi Scots alt-country with melodic electro dance-pop, but Celtic Connections' programming of recent years has been pleasingly e... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
Festivals
Alex Kapranos on Glasgow music doc Lost in France
Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos discusses his recollections of Glasgow's vibrant indie music scene of the 90s ahead of the release of Niall McCann&rsq... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
Live Music
Live music in Liverpool this week: 1-7 Feb
Unmissable electronic collaborations, returning nu-metallers, forgotten boy bands... this week has everything We dive into the listings to bring you the ess... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
Live Music
Martha Wainwright @ The Ritz, Manchester, 28 Jan
The Canadian singer-songwriter delivers an uneven, but occasionally sublime, first Manchester show in four years Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
News
Four Tet shares anti-Trump Muslim ban playlist
The 30-hour long playlist is made up of tracks by artists from nations being persecuted by Trump’s travel ban, including Syria, Somalia and Iran Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
Clubs
Hannah Wants: Guest Selector
The DJ, producer and former pro footballer gives us the lowdown on some of her favourite cuts as we look to her upcoming Glasgow headline set Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
Music Videos
Ded Rabbit – Figurine: Video Premiere
Watch the brand new video for Figurine by Edinburgh four-piece Ded Rabbit Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
Interviews
Introducing: The Vegan Leather
We spoke to The Vegan Leather to find out a bit more about the Paisley art-pop quartet and to ask if any of them are actually vegan Read more »| 01 Feb 2017