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 MusicYo La Tengo @ East Village Arts Club, Liverpool, 4 December
Oh, Yo La Tengo. So quiet, so fragile, so perfect. You make lines like “sometimes the bad guys come out on top” sound both world-weary and cheerf... Read more »| 13 Dec 2013 -
NewsRZA's tribute to Nelson Mandela
Wu-Tang Clan's RZA has shared a track in tribute to the late Nelson Mandela. A collaboration between RZA and singer Will Wells, the track is titled Gift of Hope Read more »| 12 Dec 2013 -
NewsDamon Albarn unveils a snippet from his 'solo' debut
Damon Albarn's first 'solo' album, away from his other myriad guises and collaborative projects, could be nearing completion – today he posted a c... Read more »| 12 Dec 2013 -
News
Q-Tip & Busta Rhymes release new heavyweight-loaded mixtape
Following on from their single Thank You, which featured guest spots from Kanye West and Lil' Wayne, Busta Rhymes and A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip have relea... Read more »| 12 Dec 2013 -
Videos
Download a 'demos and loops' compilation from Flying Lotus
Brainfeeder label boss and universally-acclaimed producer Flying Lotus dropped a free download of unreleased and rare beats, edits and demos today via his Twitter Read more »| 11 Dec 2013 -
Interviews
Just Be Simple: Aidan Moffat revisits Magnolia Electric Co.
Both a friend and collaborator of Jason Molina, Moffat meditates on the one song he calls "the heart and soul" of his rich catalogue Read more »| 11 Dec 2013
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Opinion
Simply To Live – That Was My Plan: Jason Molina Remembered
As Secretly Canadian ring in the tenth anniversary of The Magnolia Electric Co, the late Jason Molina's rugged work of plaintive blue-collar Americana under the Songs:Ohia moniker, Alasdair Roberts pays fond tribute to a voice that's still traveling Read more »| 11 Dec 2013 -
Videos
Patten – Towards Infinite Shores
Recent Warp signing patten, who has just released his debut EP for the label, EOLIAN INSTATE, has dropped a strangely meditative abstract video for the track Towards Infinite Shores. Read more »| 11 Dec 2013 -
Live Music
Baths @ Islington Mill, Salford, 23 November
He wears thick-rimmed frames and shorts short enough to make a modest pensioner blush. His sweet demeanour is paralleled with his boy-lost voice but don&rsqu... Read more »| 11 Dec 2013 -
InterviewsLet It Rennes: Trans Musicales 2013
Who knows whether the thousands of French music lovers who descend each year on the beautiful town of Rennes realise how incredible it truly is to attend a m... Read more »| 11 Dec 2013 -
Videos
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – Cinnamon & Lesbians
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks have released a video for new track Cinnamon and Lesbians, taken from their forthcoming album Wig Out at Jagbags, which is du... Read more »| 11 Dec 2013 -
News
Burial releases new EP, Rival Dealer
Reclusive UK bass producer Burial has released his new EP, Rival Dealer, on Hyperdub today with his customary lack of fanfare and hype. With 3 tracks –... Read more »| 11 Dec 2013 -
Live Music
Factory Floor @ Gorilla, Manchester, 7 December
Factory Floor shows should come with two label warnings: not for the epileptic or weak hearted. The live serving of the debut album by this London-based trio... Read more »| 11 Dec 2013 -
News
St. Vincent unveils first fruits from "party record you could play at a funeral"
When we spoke to St. Vincent a few years back, she held forth about the value of music: "I think about some of my favourite records and what I would pay to h... Read more »| 10 Dec 2013 -
NewsEdinburgh's Usher Hall celebrates 100 years with Mogwai and Rufus Wainwright
Edinburgh's Usher Hall plans its 100th birthday with gigs from Mogwai, The Pastels, Remember Remember and Rufus Wainwright Read more »| 10 Dec 2013