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 Music
The Dials @ Ego
Still learning new and more devious ways to sound both several years ahead of their birth certificates as well as more and more muscular by the day Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Live Music
Soul Circus @ ABC2
good time, blue-collar rock, with lyrics celebrating the joy of life and lust. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Live Music
The Pipettes Gig at The Garage
each song is pop perfection in miniature and is impossible to resist Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Live Music
Camera Obscura @ ABC, 21 Apr
the overwhelming feeling is that hundreds of people have paid to be thoroughly sedated on a Saturday night Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Interviews
Wired and Wonderful: The gospel according to a Manic Street Preacher
"Maybe we've been guilty of trying to ram our ideas down people's throats - but I just think it's the way we are!" - Nicky Wire Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Reviews
Jack Penate - Spit At Stars EP
Bank on his first album being deep-throated by Radio 2 Read more »| 11 May 2007
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Reviews
Willy Mason - We Can Be Strong
Wood-smoked folk Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Opinion
XFM Column
DANCEFLOOR PHILLER! Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Reviews
Chris Cornell - Arms Around Your Love
Spoonman this is not. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Playlists
The Easy Gramophone ft The Twilight Sad
5 free songs you can legally download, listen to and love Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Interviews
The Hold Steady - They Might Get Rich, They Might Get Busted
"It's sometimes difficult for people in the States to differentiate between Scottish and English music, you know?" Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Interviews
The Aliens - Songs In The Key Of Fife
Formation dancing was a side we never really got to explore with the Beta Band... Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Playlists
Muso's Top 10: CocoRosie
The Skinny recently enjoyed a conversation with CocoRosie's Sierra Casady who was keen to support her sister Bianca's Voodoo-EROS label by shuffling a few of... Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Reviews
Asobi Sexsu - Asobi Sexsu
As perfect a slice of dreamy shoegazer pop as you're likely to hear this side of a Lush reunion. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Interviews
Strange Reflections
This month The Skinny talks shop with John Stanier, Tyondai Braxton and Ian Williams as they give us the lowdown on life on the frontlines of the war against musical conformity. Read more »| 11 May 2007