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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Opinion
XFM CHARTS
Jim Gellatly's X-Posure Top 101. The White Stripes - Icky Thump 2. Reverend And The Makers - Heavyweight Champion Of The World 3. The Cribs - Men's Needs4. T... Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Interviews
New Blood: Little Doses
It's ex-Degrassi meets ex-Degrassi as Sans Trauma singer and guitarist Chris Bathgate checks in with his former associate Michael Branagh's new band, Little Doses Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Interviews
A Weekend In The Country with Bloc Party
"There's something bloody marvellous about Morris Dancing, Nigel Mansell as well." Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Festivals
Leith Festival Sessions: Aberfeldy @ LE3 @ Ocean Terminal
A respectable, if rather modest crowd gathers for the last of the Leith Festival Sessions. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Reviews
Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
Pulling themselves back into line with a predominantly outstanding legacy. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Reviews
Frank Black - 93-03
As an introduction to a nine-album solo career so far, it feels relatively honed. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007
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Reviews
Garbage - Tell Me Where It Hurts
Make it stop. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Reviews
Ocean Colour Scene - On the Ley Line
Full of busker-friendly acoustic guitar melodies and carefully orchestrated vocal harmonies. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Reviews
Elvis Perkins - All The Night Without Love
There's a new Elvis in town. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Live Music
Edinburgh Under Surveillance: July
There's enough gold in them there venues to keep things ticking over nicely Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Playlists
A Muso's Top Ten: The Horrors
If Spider's enthusiasm is anything to go by, he must be seriously feeling these melodies... Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Live Music
VERSAcoustic @ The Bongo Club
The perfect antidote to the excesses of the night before. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Reviews
Strike The Colours - The Face That Sunk A Thousand Ships
A captivating saunter into a world of soul-pondering and organic songwriting Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Reviews
Hamfatter - What Part Of Hamfatter Do You Not Understand?
Very much like listening to the dreary boasts of some smarmy git student about their wacky gap year escapades. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Live Music
Patti Smith @ ABC
Experienced? This is bona fide rock 'n' roll history 101 by one of the originators. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007