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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OpinionHero Worship: Johnny Ramone
Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd says that, for all Johnny Ramone's controversial politics, the New York punk pioneer was like an uncle figure to his band Read more »| 06 Nov 2012 -
ReviewsThe Twilight Sad – No One Can Ever Know – The Remixes
With No One Can Ever Know showcasing a cold electro minimalism, The Twilight Sad confidently stepped outwith their self-imposed confines earlier this year.... Read more »| 06 Nov 2012 -
InterviewsDistance and Meaning: Jacob Bannon explains the cult of Converge
Converge's Jacob Bannon explains why, the older they get, the heavier the Massachusetts hardcore kings become Read more »| 06 Nov 2012 -
Reviews
Frank Eddie – Let's Be Frank
The new project from Lemon Jelly’s Fred Deakin feels uncomfortably like a novelty record, and a rather dated one at that: Let’s Be Frank is a col... Read more »| 06 Nov 2012 -
Live Music
Poliça @ SWG3, 2 November
It has been observed that Poliça is a band having to go through its adolescence on the road. Started as a studio project by singer Channy Leaneagh a... Read more »| 05 Nov 2012 -
InterviewsThe Seer Returns: Michael Gira on Swans' ever-evolving live show
Michael Gira explains why Swans will always be a work in progress Read more »| 05 Nov 2012
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Live Music
Beach House / Holy Other @ The Arches, 29 October
Holy Other leaves many of the audience confused, but for those attuned to his understated, undulating sound and beat-scapes, he is nothing short of a re... Read more »| 05 Nov 2012 -
Reviews
The Lovely Eggs – Wildlife
On their third album, couple Holly Ross and David Blackwell have again gone to every effort to remind us that The Lovely Eggs are northern. Really.... Read more »| 05 Nov 2012 -
Reviews
Crystal Castles – III
Crystal Castles were one of the central influences on the producers and bands who would go on to be grouped under the genre tag of 'witch house.' In a remark... Read more »| 05 Nov 2012 -
Interviews
Buck 65: “They all thought that I had completely lost my mind...”
After enduring a year of hell, rapper Buck 65 is back on tour, and preparing a new album of cold electronic beats and surreal, Dadaist lyrics. Read more »| 05 Nov 2012 -
Reviews
Deftones – Koi No Yokan
Storming out of the gate with Swerve City – a brutally sexy sledgehammer of a song, and hands-down their best opener since White Pony's Feiticeira &nda... Read more »| 02 Nov 2012 -
ReviewsBrian Eno – LUX
After two patchy outings on Warp, LUX finds Eno returning to purely ambient pastures with a suite based on a recent gallery installation. A cursory listen ... Read more »| 02 Nov 2012 -
Reviews
Mogwai – A Wrenched Virile Lore
A Wrenched Virile Lore is not strictly a remix album to Mogwai’s seventh studio record Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. In fact, Justin Broadric... Read more »| 02 Nov 2012 -
Interviews
Alive in the Superunknown: Soundgarden chart their unlikely return and the making of 'King Animal'
As Soundgarden prepare to deliver their first studio album in 16 years, the Seattle titans explain how they found a road back Read more »| 02 Nov 2012 -
Reviews
Guided By Voices – The Bears for Lunch
Usually when a treasured act reforms, they hit the road, give fans an opportunity to hear the hits, and then go back to whatever it was they were doing befor... Read more »| 02 Nov 2012