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 MusicFlogging Molly @ The Garage, 25 August
If there's one thing Flogging Molly are good at, it's pulling in a diverse crowd. Leathered and studded punks, muscle freaks, kilted hellions; they're all he... Read more »| 31 Aug 2011 -
Live MusicThe Bronx/Mariachi El Bronx @ The Garage, 26 August
When Silver or Lead is introduced as “a bit of a rattlesnake”, make no mistake – it’s the bit that bites Read more »| 31 Aug 2011 -
ReviewsKing Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Honest Words EP
Honest Words is the apt yet playful title for the King Creosote and Jon Hopkins EP which follows the critically lauded, and Mercury Music Prize nominated, Di... Read more »| 31 Aug 2011 -
Live MusicLive Music Highlights – September 2011
Music is the Music Language is a promising new festival dedicated to showcasing the diversity of Scotland's underground music scene. Taking place on 3/4 Sep ... Read more »| 31 Aug 2011 -
Reviews
WATERS – Out in the Light
When Port O’Brien severed ties earlier this year, ending a solid (albeit unspectacular) run, Van Pierszalowski wasted no time upping sticks to Oslo, re... Read more »| 31 Aug 2011 -
Live Music
The Metal Column – September 2011
While last month’s unsightly bouts of civil disobedience were indisputably deplorable, one of the more overlooked effects was what it meant for Britain... Read more »| 31 Aug 2011
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Live Music
Hot Ticket of the Month: Electric Frog Live @ SWG3, 11 Sep
Following on from the house/techno-centric gathering taking place on Saturday (headlined by Jeff Mills no less), day two of the Electric Frog Carnival keeps ... Read more »| 31 Aug 2011 -
Reviews
Primus – Green Naugahyde
After some 12 years in absentia from the studio, Primus' return is a surprisingly consistent and rewarding listen. The lyrics are as gratifyingly bizarre as ... Read more »| 30 Aug 2011 -
Reviews
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Hysterical
Having leapt to the top of NYC’s heavily stacked indie canon with their eponymous 2005 debut, Brooklyn’s CYHSY gained a fervent following with th... Read more »| 30 Aug 2011 -
Reviews
Mogwai – Earth Division EP
Word on the streets (well, the blogs then) was that this new EP was to herald something a little bit different from Glaswegian heavyweights Mogwai. In some r... Read more »| 30 Aug 2011 -
Interviews
Ipecac Records: “The industry can change, but we will continue to do our thing”
As Ipecac Records prepare to release the long-awaited live DVD debut by the band that launched their catalogue, we chronicle the rise of an inspirational force in independent music Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Interviews
St. Vincent: How's Annie?
Despite a shonky transatlantic connection, Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) shares her musings on identity, integrity and industry Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Interviews
Boom Bip: Me And People
A man of many projects, Boom Bip explains why he really can't seem to manage a 'solo' album Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Reviews
Kono Michi – One More Day
Having made the transition from globally-recognised classical violinist to singer-songwriter, Brooklyn's Kono Michi evinces a healthy lack of interest in gen... Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Live Music
Sebadoh @ Cabaret Voltaire, 24 August
We’ve enjoyed twenty minutes and countless classic Sebadoh numbers before the lads themselves take a breather tonight. “Do you want a slow song o... Read more »| 26 Aug 2011