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 MusicThe Cribs / The Thermals @ ABC, 4 Feb
While singer Hutch Harris occasionally flirts with Brian Molko-whininess, tonight The Thermals confidently steer themselves from the precipice of annoyingnes... Read more »| 06 Feb 2009 -
Festivals
Celtic Connections: Martha Wainwright @ Old Fruitmarket, 27 Jan
As Teddy Thompson (**) kicks off tonight's festivities, most of the largely middle-aged crowd inside the Old Fruitmarket seem attentive and fairly satisfied ... Read more »| 05 Feb 2009 -
InterviewsTrail of Dead Unveil The Century of Self: Exclusive Track-By-Track Preview
…And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead return this month with The Century of Self, inspired by what front man Conrad Keely considers “a sens... Read more »| 04 Feb 2009 -
Reviews
Aidan Moffat and the Best-Ofs - How To Get To Heaven From Scotland
Moffat is certainly the star here, but The Best-Ofs provide inventive backing Read more »| 04 Feb 2009 -
Interviews
The Secret's Out: School of Seven Bells interviewed
Currently flourishing under the celestial guise of School Of Seven Bells, one-time Secret Machines rocker Ben Curtis educates Billy Hamilton on the unique functionalities of his new girl-fronted band Read more »| 04 Feb 2009 -
Reviews
The Airborne Toxic Event - The Airborne Toxic Event
L.A. quintet The Airborne Toxic Event have already been touted as potentially one of this coming year's biggest successes on the back of single Sometime Arou... Read more »| 04 Feb 2009
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ReviewsBeirut - March Of The Zapotec/Realpeople: Holland
He may have got half way there, but Monsieur Condon's foray into electronica appears ill-advised Read more »| 04 Feb 2009 -
Interviews
The Phantom Band: What's In A Name?
It took five years of arguing before they agreed on a name, but now The Phantom Band have finally arrived they've got the year off to a flying start. Rick Anthony tells Darren Carle about the trials and tribulations behind their debut album. Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
Reviews
Guns n' Roses - Better
Better... is better than nothing, anyway, which can be said for much of Chinese Democracy: most of the world’s happy enough the damn thing finally came... Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
Interviews
A Chemikal Solution
After 15 years in the game, Chemikal Underground is showing no let-up in releasing great music. In fact, co-founder Alun Woodward tells Darren Carle that it’s time to turn up the heat. Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
Opinion
I Hear a New World - February, 2009
Unusual and innovative music from Scotland and beyond. Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
Reviews
The Travelling Band – Desolate Icicle
It’s not challenging but convivial, and that’s entirely the point Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
Live Music
Noisy Nights @ The Traverse Theatre Bar, 23 Feb
‘Write score, submit score, come along, have score played by Red Note Ensemble, drink beer, fall over’ Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
ReviewsTitus Andronicus – The Airing of Grievances
They come from Springsteen country and burn with a similar passion for life in all its raw hope and blunt frustration Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
Reviews
St Deluxe – St Deluxe
We’re in the '90s grunge-rock ballpark, and St Deluxe seem happy enough to stay there Read more »| 02 Feb 2009