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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VideosThe Playlist: Our October Issue Soundtrack 2013
An alternative map to our October issue's Music section... Read more »| 10 Oct 2013 -
InterviewsThe Last Word: John Lydon talks PiL, politics and the re-packaging of punk
With his attention now fully on a rejuvenated Public Image Ltd, John Lydon explains why he’s happier than ever making music, and why he’s done with the Sex Pistols Read more »| 10 Oct 2013 -
PlaylistsNETVERK: October 2013
The Skinny's podcast exploring the world of free online electronic music returns, with tracks from BLVCK CEILING, Noah 23, PTTRNS, GANG$IGN$ and Th!nk, plus an exclusive audio extract from our interview with Daedelus Read more »| 10 Oct 2013 -
Reviews
Daniel Avery – Drone Logic
Daniel Avery has produced a complex, deeply satisfying debut – like James Holden's The Inheritors, it offers a new blueprint for techno, a million... Read more »| 09 Oct 2013 -
ReviewsSaint Rich – Beyond the Drone
This New Jersey duo are best-known for their work as Delicate Steve, an instrumental project in which Christian Peslak provides the support to some virtuosic... Read more »| 09 Oct 2013 -
Playlists
Under the Influence: Steve Mason
From Fab 5 Freddy to Ennio Morricone, Steve Mason digs out the inspirational film scores that soundtrack his breakfast time Read more »| 08 Oct 2013
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Reviews
DJ Rashad – Double Cup
Trap, footwork and juke all have the potential to be seen as disposable, relying on chopped-up samples, and beats that go as dumb as they go hard. In the han... Read more »| 08 Oct 2013 -
Reviews
Russian Circles – Memorial
Varied textures and technical proficiency are just about as common as a big chap grunting into a microphone in the modern metal world, but Chicagoans Russian... Read more »| 08 Oct 2013 -
Reviews
Rae & Christian – Mercury Rising
Rae & Christian return after more than a decade with an album inspired by 70s British folk, but the results, recorded and played immaculately, border on ... Read more »| 08 Oct 2013 -
Reviews
Future of the Left – How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident
“The music industry is lying to you” preaches Andy Falkous on serrated satire Singing of the Bonesaws, chiding listeners for “[confusing] e... Read more »| 08 Oct 2013 -
Reviews
Paper Tiger – Laptop Suntan
The appeal of Paper Tiger's debut full-length album is exactly the same thing that makes it slightly underwhelming, although absolutely competent. This is th... Read more »| 08 Oct 2013 -
ReviewsHector Bizerk – Nobody Seen Nothing
The first thing to note about Hector Bizerk's second album is the serious step up in terms of production technique – recorded and engineered by dr... Read more »| 07 Oct 2013 -
Interviews
In Hindsight: Ben Deily explores The Lemonheads' punk origins
As The Lemonheads prepare their earliest recordings for a new lease of life, formerly estranged co-founder Ben Deily revisits the Boston band's punk origins Read more »| 07 Oct 2013 -
Interviews
Duet: Everything Everything vs Dutch Uncles
As they prepare to head out on tour together, Everything Everything and Dutch Uncles have a meeting of minds about arena experiences, songcraft and when to say 'I love you' Read more »| 07 Oct 2013 -
Live Music
Oneohtrix Point Never @ The CCA, Glasgow, 1 October
The music of Brooklyn-based producer Oneohtrix Point Never is a tricky beast from which to attempt to wrest meaning. The intersection of live visuals with hi... Read more »| 04 Oct 2013