Music

One of the more interesting shows at this year's international film festival, Playing With the Past is nothing less than a good rummage through the treasure ... Read more »

In the first in a three-part series of interviews with temperamental alternative legends Dinosaur Jr, celebrating the release of their latest album Farm, The Skinny presents selected highlights from our interview with Murph, the band's affable drummer Read more »

Jocasta was a luckless figure, even by the oft ill-fated standards of Greek mythology. A murdered husband and a slightly more intimate relationship with her ... Read more »

Although one may imagine upon hearing Iceland’s Emiliana Torrini that her music is played by a band of elves beneath an enormous gnarled oak tree, her ... Read more »

Alternative icons Dinosaur Jr are as well-known for their tense dynamic as their piledriving music. Gillian Watson discovers the secret of their staying power, second time around Read more »

Blending cross-dressing with dirty, funky electro beats and commentary on popular culture, Edie Sedgwick straddles the territory between intelligence and the bizarre, creating a surprisingly striking and often tongue in cheek sound. The Skinny has a word with the man behind the make-up. Read more »