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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ReviewsLukestar - Lake Toba
Apparently well honed in the art of writing a melodic pop-punk tune Read more »| 15 Sep 2008 -
ReviewsThe Black Dog - Detroit Vs Sheffield
The Black Dog re-appear with their third EP from the Radio Scarecrow long player. It’s probably the most high profile section from the project so far, ... Read more »| 15 Sep 2008 -
OpinionIn the Studio: Jubilee (Part Two)
In the second installment of Aaron North's three part missive from the studio, the singer and guitarist explains how his band achieved the jaw-dropping feat of harnessing the creative energies of Tool, Nine Inch Nails, Liars and Queens of the Stone Age for a track - and then made it a B-side Read more »| 12 Sep 2008 -
Live Music
Ladyhawk at Nice 'n' Sleazy, 26 Sep
"We're still lucky to get 15 people at most of our shows in the States, but those 15 people have gotten better looking" - Duffy Driediger Read more »| 12 Sep 2008 -
Live MusicKilling Joke @ ABC, 2 Oct
Industrial post-punk legends Killing Joke take to Glasgow’s ABC on the 2nd of October under their original incarnation, following the untimely ... Read more »| 12 Sep 2008 -
Live Music
Action Group / Velcro Quartet @ The Mill (Edinburgh) 4 Sep
A night of eclecticism to verify The Mill's grand mission statement Read more »| 12 Sep 2008
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Live Music
Bowerbirds @ The Admiral Bar, 8 Sep
A virtually flawless showing Read more »| 11 Sep 2008 -
Live Music
The Autumn Defense @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4 Sep
American solo act Plush, AKA Liam Hayes, bumbles on stage with an electric guitar looking a tad confused. His set, selected from his current four albums, is ... Read more »| 11 Sep 2008 -
Live Music
The Dodos @ King Tut's, 3 Sep
About five seconds into San Franciscan duo The Dodos' opening number - Trades and Tariffs - things go wrong; the tambourine/snare drumbeat is nice and steady... Read more »| 11 Sep 2008 -
PlaylistsA Muso's Top 10: Paramount Styles
Scott McCloud, of post-punk legends Girls Against Boys, recently dropped us a line with some recommended listening and the announcement of his intentions to tour a new electroacoustic outfit featuring GvsB man Alexis Fleisig and Richard Fortus of Psychedelic Furs and Guns N' Roses. Stay tuned for a forthcoming interview over at www.theskinny.co.uk Read more »| 11 Sep 2008 -
Reviews
The Aliens - Magic Man
The Aliens’ first release from their second album Luna takes up where their debut LP left off. Magic Man is a psychedelic pop stomper, layered with voc... Read more »| 11 Sep 2008 -
Live Music
The Skinny Dip: Rolo Tomassi @ Barfly, 26 Sep
You should expect that their already incredibly tight, energy packed show be even more chaotic than before Read more »| 10 Sep 2008 -
Reviews
Monkey - Journey to the West
Can you believe that the lad who once wrote Country House is now adapting 500 year old Chinese folk tales about travelling monkey kings into fully fledged operas? Read more »| 09 Sep 2008 -
Reviews
Of Montreal - Id Engager
Id Engager, whilst a bizarre choice to close Of Montreal's forthcoming Skeletal Lamping, makes for an excellently jilted dance-pop single. Though a little li... Read more »| 09 Sep 2008 -
Interviews
Fence Records: Keeping it Surreal Since 1996
From small beginnings, Anstruther-based label Fence Records has deservedly grown in stature over the last decade or so, and now boasts a dedicated fanbase and an impressive roster of artists whilst very much retaining its down-to-earth DIY ethos. Milo McLaughlin caught up with label lynchpins Johnny Lynch and Kenny Anderson, otherwise known as The Pictish Trail and King Creosote for a chinwag just before they played a blinding gig as part of the Retreat! mini-festival in Edinburgh last month Read more »| 09 Sep 2008