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 MusicSons and Daughters @ Paisley Town Hall, 12 Nov
Sons and Daughters are giving their all but they just aren’t getting it in return Read more »| 23 Nov 2008 -
Live MusicCage the Elephant @ Moshulu, 14 Nov
It’s hot and sticky and the sold out audience are decidedly tetchy thanks to a chaotic armband system that seems to be failing at the five people deep ... Read more »| 23 Nov 2008 -
ReviewsV/A - SK 200
Compiled by Germany’s Jazzanova, SK 200 is a compilation that celebrates the 200th release on their Sonar Kollektiv label; no mean feat for an indie in... Read more »| 22 Nov 2008 -
Live Music
Gimme Shelter 4
Ever since Geldof and co assembled the cream of the 80s for Live Aid 23 years ago, charity and music have gone hand-in-hand. We’ve been spoilt for choi... Read more »| 21 Nov 2008 -
Live MusicFight Like Apes @ Glasgow Barfly, 24 Nov
Fresh from supporting the Ting Tings' latest tour, synth-grunge Dubliners Fight Like Apes front up the second month of the Levi’s Ones To Watch Autumn ... Read more »| 21 Nov 2008 -
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Death Cab For Cutie @ Corn Exchange, 14 Nov
It seems it's been a long yet rewarding year for Frightened Rabbit (**), touring the globe, letting folks know what a long yet unrewarding life they've had. ... Read more »| 20 Nov 2008
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Live MusicDe La Soul @ The Liquid Room, 13 Nov
Dave: We played in London last week… Crowd: Boooooo! Dave: But you cannot fuck with Edinburgh! Let me hear you say Ahhhh! Crowd: Ahhhh! Yep, Dave (a.... Read more »| 19 Nov 2008 -
Live Music
TV on the Radio @ ABC, 16 Nov
This is vital, important, electrifying Read more »| 19 Nov 2008 -
Live Music
Some Dudes on the Train
We're on the last train home, and it's mobbed. It's Sunday night. Some have been at Kanye West, some have been at TV On The Radio, some have been at Fucked U... Read more »| 19 Nov 2008 -
Interviews
Sewing the Seeds of Cave
I haven’t eaten all day. I’m nauseous and could - at any moment - pee myself. I’m waiting to speak with two of Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds ... Read more »| 18 Nov 2008 -
Live Music
Okkervil River at Òran Mór, 9 Nov
There's loads of reasons to like Okkervil River, but tonight one in particular stands out Read more »| 18 Nov 2008 -
Live Music
Oasis @ SECC, 4 Nov
“This one goes out to Lorraine Kelly, y’know, that fat arse.” The years clearly haven’t diminished Liam’s charm a bit. In fact... Read more »| 17 Nov 2008 -
Live Music
The Prodigy @ Carling Academy, 8 Dec
Still an essential act. Read more »| 17 Nov 2008 -
Live Music
GZA/Genius @ ABC, 12 Nov
Frustrating Glasgow set from legendary Wu-Tang rapper Read more »| 17 Nov 2008 -
Reviews
V/A - Disco Italia: Essential Italo Disco Classics 1977 - 1985
The influence of ‘Italo’, the Italian disco sound of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, has never been more prevalent than on today’... Read more »| 16 Nov 2008