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 MusicMatthew E. White @ The Arches, 24 April
For whatever reason, it seems to take Matthew E White a couple of songs to find his feet tonight. Opener Will You Love Me waltzes past with negligi... Read more »| 02 May 2013 -
Interviews
John Grant Interviewed: “I was angry when I wrote Pale Green Ghosts”
Lauded singer-songwriter John Grant discusses fear, loathing and his remarkable new album Read more »| 02 May 2013 -
Live MusicSerafina Steer @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 18 April
Serafina Steer's third and latest album, the Jarvis Cocker-produced The Moths Are Real, confirmed the young harpist as an artist of vision and depth. Measure... Read more »| 02 May 2013 -
News
The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 1 May
Mike D and Ad-Rock plan Beastie Boys biography; Boards of Canada album details emerge; new tracks from Mount Kimbie, Neon Neon, Quickbeam and Discopolis; William McIlvanney reads from Laidlaw; plus the latest festival news from Download, Bestival and OFF Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Interviews...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead pan for gold
Nursing epic hangovers from the night before, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead's Jason Reece and Jamie Miller debate whether they need pure punk rock or "a modern day Phil Collins" to take the pain away Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Reviews
Ghostface Killah & Adian Younge – Twelve Reasons To Die
Leaving aside the elaborate concept behind Twelve Reasons To Die, and just examining the music, it's pretty much all in the win column. Adrian Younge, using ... Read more »| 01 May 2013
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Live Music
Patterns @ The Roadhouse, Manchester, 13 April
Do you remember your fifth birthday? No, me neither, but I presume it was dire; someone will have thrown a tantrum and it was most probably a wholly regretta... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Reviews
Ghostpoet – Some Say I So I Say Light
A progression is evident on Ghostpoet's sophomore album – where Peanut Butter Blues... was more a scattergun of influences and styles, Some Say I ... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Reviews
The National – Trouble Will Find Me
Album number six is a worthy addition to The National's pristine oeuvre Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Reviews
The Dillinger Escape Plan – One Of Us Is The Killer
The Dillinger Escape Plan's fifth LP might not grip listeners with anything quite so visceral as throat-grabbing past staples like Fix Your Face or Panasonic... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
ReviewsDeco Child – Skinless
Alex Lloyd aka Deco Child garnered rave reviews in 2012 for early singles S&G and Pray. While S&G flirted intelligently with blistering micro-house a... Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
Playlists
Under the Influence: Big Daddy Kane
A ten-track selection from veteran MC Big Daddy Kane, taking us back to the all-star golden age of the Juice Crew and Cold Chillin' Records Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
Interviews
Death, Theft, and Four-Eyed Freaks: 25 Years of Mudhoney
As influential Seattle legends Mudhoney see in their silver anniversary, Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne grills Mark Arm on stealing from other bands, how best to use the internet, and his own ultimate demise Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
Live Music
Scotland Gig Highlights – May 2013
May offers a diverse range of musical treats, from the intense post-punk of Savages to the lo-fi rock aesthetics of Dirty Beaches; not to mention outdoor and indoor festival fun at Kelburn Castle and Stag & Dagger Read more »| 30 Apr 2013 -
Live Music
Church of Noise – May 2013
From eerie folk to avant-punk, Scotland's underbelly is rife with esoteric treats in the coming weeks Read more »| 30 Apr 2013