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FestivalsMusic Festival Guide 2016 – Scotland
No idea where to pitch your tent this summer? From Glasgow's Restless Natives to the newly-expanded Electric Fields, The Skinny's guide walks you through some of the more enticing music festivals on offer in Scotland, both indoor and out. Read more »| 08 Apr 2016 -
Festivals
Music Festival Guide 2016 – England & Wales
Still figuring out your holiday plans? If they involve a jaunt across England or Wales, a tent and a shedload of music, we've got just the thing for you: from ATP to Latitude, here's our guide to the best music festivals this summer. Read more »| 08 Apr 2016 -
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Music Festival Guide 2016 – Europe & the USA
Want to go to a festival this summer, but can't face the thought of another stereotypical British summer ruining the whole thing? A solution is at hand. From Burning Man to Secret Solstice, here's our guide to festivals in Europe and the United States. Read more »| 08 Apr 2016 -
Live MusicModerat @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 5 Apr
There’s something distinctly odd about queuing up for an electronic gig when there’s still a whisper of daylight outside; even more so when the a... Read more »| 08 Apr 2016 -
ReviewsNew Albums This Week: Tim Hecker, Deftones & more
Our round-up of the best new music released this week, including the 4AD debut of Montreal wunderkind Tim Hecker, and new records from Frightened Rabbit and Deftones Read more »| 08 Apr 2016 -
Reviews
Kyle Craft – Dolls of Highland
The USA is a big place. A fact just as true now as in the early 70s, from whence Craft’s debut finds much of its influence. And having grown-up on the ... Read more »| 08 Apr 2016
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Things To Do
Record Store Day 2016: Glasgow, Edinburgh & Dundee
The annual celebration of vinyl merchants returns for another round on Saturday 16 April, with 557 releases in the pipeline and a plethora of events across S... Read more »| 07 Apr 2016 -
Things To Do
Record Store Day 2016: Manchester & Liverpool
Record Store Day 2016 brings free gigs, in-store performances and mini festivals to Manchester and Liverpool. From an all-dayer at Soup Kitchen to a complete takeover of Jacaranda in Liverpool, here's our pick of the best RSD events. Read more »| 07 Apr 2016 -
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bluedot festival adds Air, Brian Eno art and more
A new festival at Jodrell Bank, bluedot, has today announced new additions to the line-up, which already features Jean-Michel Jarre, Underworld and Caribou Read more »| 07 Apr 2016 -
InterviewsLush: Shoegaze, Blind Spot and Reunions
Disbanded by tragedy, Lush have remained inactive for two decades. But with a recent compilation highlighting the oft-overlooked quality of their songbook, Emma Anderson tells us why the time was finally right to regroup Read more »| 07 Apr 2016 -
FestivalsThreshold Festival 2016: Photo gallery
Take a look back on this year's Threshold Festival in Liverpool with our photo gallery of the weekend's events Read more »| 06 Apr 2016 -
Live Music
Primal Scream @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 30 Mar
Bo Ningen have sucked the air right out of the room. The Japanese-by-way-of-London noise rock sprites are fronting a paltry pre-Primal Scream crowd, but by t... Read more »| 06 Apr 2016 -
Reviews
RM Hubbert – Telling the Trees
Telling the Trees marks something of a new chapter for RM Hubbert. His last album, Breaks & Bones, completed what’s now called his 'Ampersand trilo... Read more »| 06 Apr 2016 -
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Protomartyr @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 2 Apr
This is not your typical rock’n’roll experience. The band barely acknowledge the audience. In between verses, the singer carries the air of ... Read more »| 06 Apr 2016 -
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PJ Harvey – The Hope Six Demolition Project
"I will not dignify this inane composition with a response" was Washington, D.C.'s former mayor Vincent Gray's (wholly disingenuous) response to The Communit... Read more »| 06 Apr 2016