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 MusicVeronica Falls / Fear of Men / Sacred Paws @ CCA, 26 February
Despite a pre-8pm start time, there’s an impressive crowd present as Sacred Paws open the night; the Glasgow/London duo’s capriciously rough-edge... Read more »| 07 Mar 2013 -
ReviewsLapalux – Nostalchic
Nostalchic is the definitive stage in the development of Lapalux from experimental beatsmith to full-fledged musical visionary. Borrowing from chillwave, eth... Read more »| 07 Mar 2013 -
InterviewsPearl Jam's Jeff Ament presents RNDM
Before Pearl Jam return to work on their tenth album this month, bassist Jeff Ament explains why he felt the need to get RNDM Read more »| 06 Mar 2013 -
NewsThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 6 March
10 years of Warp Films; new music from Rustie, Squarepusher, Ghostface Killah and Iggy & The Stooges; exhibition opportunities in Aberdeen; plus the latest Summer Festival news Read more »| 06 Mar 2013 -
Interviews
Very Ape: METZ take Sub Pop back to its punk rock roots
Oh Christ, it’s another ‘new Nirvana.’ But come back – there’s more to hard-hitting Toronto trio METZ than a misty-eyed flashback to the glory days of grunge Read more »| 06 Mar 2013 -
Reviews
Edwyn Collins – Understated
In a near forty-year career, Edwyn Collins has steadfastly tread his own path, seemingly oblivious to the wax and wane of popular culture. When fame has... Read more »| 06 Mar 2013
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Reviews
Marnie Stern – Chronicles of Marnia
With Marnie Stern’s signature sound long honed to a tee, Chronicles of Marnia sees the voyage of this born shredder take a turn for the less ... Read more »| 05 Mar 2013 -
Reviews
Dizraeli & The Small Gods – Moving In The Dark
Coming from a spoken word background which saw him winning the Radio 4 Slam and bringing his acclaimed 'hip-hop play' The Rebel Cell (written with Baba Brink... Read more »| 05 Mar 2013 -
ReviewsPhosphorescent – Muchacho
Celebrated for his introspective, country-tinged Americana off the back of albums like 2010's Here's To Taking It Easy, fans of Matthew Houck, aka Phosphores... Read more »| 05 Mar 2013 -
Reviews
Harper Simon – Division Street
It would be easy to see the calibre of guest musicians on Division Street – including members of The Strokes, Elvis Costello’s Attracti... Read more »| 05 Mar 2013 -
Reviews
Deftones hunt for March 2013's Track of the Month
With a diverse selection of twelve tracks from this month’s single, EP and album releases playing on their backstage stereo, Deftones' Chino Moreno and Frank Delgado go fishing for the one they can 'groove out to' Read more »| 04 Mar 2013 -
News
The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 4 March
In today's Bulletin: Stream the new David Bowie album in full; The Jesus & Mary Chain announce plans for Record Store Day; new music by Glass Candy, Oneman and Small Black; David Dale Gallery residency opportunity, plus the latest Summer Festival news Read more »| 04 Mar 2013 -
Live Music
Church of Noise – March 2013
Enter the Church of Noise, where only the most loud and abrasive get to hold the sermons. From doom-jazz to hardcore...whatever. Earplugs optional, but you probably won't last long without them Read more »| 04 Mar 2013 -
Reviews
Steve Mason – Monkey Minds in the Devil's Time
In both breadth and depth, Steve Mason’s new opus is a lot to assay. A far-reaching concept album with an ardent heart, it’s driven thematically ... Read more »| 04 Mar 2013 -
Reviews
The Experimental Tropic Blues Band – Liquid Love
As their name suggests, Belgium’s Experimental Tropic Blues Band specialise in the kind of absurdly overdriven fuzz-blues associated with acts like the... Read more »| 01 Mar 2013