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 MusicC Duncan / Jonnie Common @ Stereo, 8 Oct
Tonight Jonnie Common's left behind his usual desk of electronic wizardy, and has opted instead for an electric guitar and a single bandmate equipped with a ... Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
Reviews
Parekh & Singh - Ocean
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NewsBob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize for Literature
In a surprise turn of events, rock star Bob Dylan has been announced the winner Nobel Prize for Literature for 2016. The times they are a-changin Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
Videos
Daniel Land – New York Boogie-Woogie: Video Premiere
Watch the video for New York Boogie-Woogie by dreampop cult hero Daniel Land Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
Interviews
What's In A Venue? Numbers on UK Clubbing & RBMA
This weekend Numbers let loose in a brand new Glasgow venue. We ask them about the future for live performance spaces in the UK. Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
ReviewsDaniel Woolhouse - What's That Sound?
Daniel Woolhouse emerges from his alias as Deptford Goth, offering a thawed, sparkling reincarnation of his frosty, spacious songwriting. His most recent alb... Read more »| 13 Oct 2016
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Live Music
Live music in Manchester this week: 13-18 Oct
A Carefully Planned Festival takes over the Northern Quarter this weekend as the ultimate highlight of your gigging plans, but you can also catch psych bunch Allah-Las, Manchester's own Spring King and more elsewhere. Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
Live Music
Live music in Liverpool this week: 12-18 Oct
Another hectic week for live music in Liverpool: Johnny Foreigner, Gorgon City and MØ number among the highlights, but that's merely the tip of the iceberg... Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
Live Music
Swans @ The Ritz, Manchester, 9 Oct
Swans aren’t a band that come out and play the hits. The last 30 years have seen them push genre boundaries and explore countless styles – n... Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
Live Music
Pity Sex @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 7 Oct
An evening of squalling alt rock? Best pack your earplugs. Local boys Claw The Thin Ice set the tone in more than capable fashion, with guitars fli... Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
Live Music
Scottish Gig Highlights: 12-18 Oct
October, as ever, is one of the busiest months on the gigging circuit – we’ve jumped headfirst into what Edinburgh and Glasgow have to offer this... Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
Festivals
Clinic headline Liverpool Music Week Closing Party
The art-rock veterans will top the bill at a huge event across various venues in Liverpool's North Docklands area on 4 Nov Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
Interviews
Architecture and Chirality: Meet XamVolo
One of the most hotly-tipped acts in Liverpool right now, singer/producer XamVolo's star continues to rise steadily. We chat sunglasses and architecture with a true R'n'B original Read more »| 11 Oct 2016 -
Reviews
Kate Tempest – Let Them Eat Chaos
Kate Tempest is becoming iconic in numerous artistic worlds, including hip-hop, spoken word and literature, with a Mercury Music Prize nomination for debut E... Read more »| 10 Oct 2016 -
Reviews
Holy Oysters – Holy Oysters EP
You might feel like all bands this year are psychedelic, but Parisian hipsters Holy Oysters tread a nice line between Phoenix-lite synthpop and slightly more... Read more »| 10 Oct 2016