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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ReviewsMara Carlyle - Ancient and Modern EP
You know when you hear a vocalist with real passion, because it sounds unlike anything you’ve heard before. Mara Carlyle’s tone may not be incred... Read more »| 26 Jun 2008 -
ReviewsMartyn - Suburbia / All I Have is Memories
This whole Dub/Tech fusion thing is just starting to get interesting as some of the key producers become more accomplished at a sound that’s got exciti... Read more »| 26 Jun 2008 -
ReviewsBashy - Kidulthood to Adulthood
Kidulthood’s typically busy sounding stuff, with the lyrics painting a predictable and somewhat stereotypical picture of inner-city revenge and struggle Read more »| 26 Jun 2008 -
Live MusicGlasvegas @ ABC2, 20 Jun
Dawn your shades and brush your hair back. Welcome to the cult of Glasvegas. Amen. Read more »| 25 Jun 2008 -
Live MusicConverge @ Ivory Blacks, 15 Jul
There are few more ferocious sights in live music than Jacob Bannon in full-throttle Read more »| 25 Jun 2008 -
ReviewsColdplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
By and large, this is very much like any other Coldplay record, though it contains assured traces of a certain daring that has often escaped them in the past Read more »| 25 Jun 2008
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ReviewsAppleblim & Peverelist - Circling
The latest release on Skull Disco sees two of Bristol’s Dubstep kingpins (Apple Pips and Punch Drunk label bosses) deliver one of the deepest, darkest ... Read more »| 25 Jun 2008 -
ReviewsSincere - Once Upon A Time
Reggae / Hip-Hop Summer Anthem? Read more »| 25 Jun 2008 -
FestivalsR.E.M. Keep the Car Running
It might have seemed as though they were Out of Time for a minute there, but Mike Mills conveys to Paul Mitchell that the legendary Atlanta group are instead accelerating towards a new dawn Read more »| 24 Jun 2008 -
InterviewsStapleton - Our Returning Champions
The circumstances of Stapleton’s formation might be textbook, but they’re no less romantic for it: future singer (Al Paxton) meets would-be drumm... Read more »| 24 Jun 2008 -
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V/A - Goodgreef Future Trance
This is how compilations in any genre should sound. Compilers and mixers Adam Sheridan and Tylor Leigh have fashioned, out of the 26 tracks present here, a ... Read more »| 24 Jun 2008 -
Live MusicBlack Rat Death Squad @ The Halt Bar, 13 Jun
An all day leftfield sonic extravaganza Read more »| 24 Jun 2008 -
FestivalsWickerman Festival @ East Kirkcarswell, 25-26 Jul
It is time to keep your appointment with the Wickerman Read more »| 23 Jun 2008 -
ReviewsCapitol K – Libertania/Go Go Go
Capitol K (Craig Robinson) returns with an upbeat, carefree release, featuring two tracks from his forthcoming fifth studio album Notes from Life on the Wire... Read more »| 23 Jun 2008 -
FestivalsA Trip Out With British Sea Power @ The Caves, 19 Jun
BSP flex their creative muscle against the backdrop of Man of Aran Read more »| 23 Jun 2008