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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VideosThe Edge Session: Amanda Palmer
Off the Beaten Tracks is a music video project in unusual surroundings. The Skinny and Off the Beaten Tracks have teamed up to bring you music videos from ar... Read more »| 12 Oct 2009 -
ReviewsCrowhead - Born With Teeth
Manchester’s Grand Central Records folded in 2006, but its spirit lives on through Crowhead. Is that a good thing though? As a label, it singul... Read more »| 12 Oct 2009 -
Videos
The T Sessions: Trapped in Kansas
Off the Beaten Tracks is a music video project in unusual surroundings. The Skinny and Off the Beaten Tracks have teamed up to bring you music videos from ... Read more »| 10 Oct 2009 -
Live Music
Architects @ The Cathouse, 2 November
Metalcore climbers Architects headline 2009's Never Say Die! Tour. Read more »| 10 Oct 2009 -
ReviewsThe Marder - Men's Ruin
As any self-respecting Star Wars Extended Universe nerd will know, the haggard Emperor Palpatine created several clones of himself in order to ensure that hi... Read more »| 09 Oct 2009 -
InterviewsThe Future's Bright, The Future's Hypnotic
Bringing a whole new meaning to the term, 'keeping it in the family', Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are doing just that, to amazing effect... Read more »| 09 Oct 2009
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Reviews
Har Mar Superstar - Dark Touches
You may be aware that the position of principal white-skinned disco-funkster has recently been vacated by MJ’s passing, leaving the field wide open for... Read more »| 06 Oct 2009 -
Live Music
Pixies @ SECC, 4 Oct
Last time Pixies played the SECC, punters got Teenage Fanclub, BMX Bandits and Cud as support before the stage belligerently collapsed. There’s only on... Read more »| 06 Oct 2009 -
Interviews
The Mountain Goats: Songs and Scripture
The Skinny waxes with head Mountain Goat John Darnielle to talk ambition, God and Santa Claus Read more »| 06 Oct 2009 -
Reviews
Miike Snow - Black and Blue
This Swedish three piece (ok, singer Andrew Wyatt is American) have previous in that two of them (as Bloodshy and Avant) wrote and produced Britney Spear's 2... Read more »| 06 Oct 2009 -
Live Music
Frank Turner @ QMU, 15 Oct
Former Million Dead vocalist tours in support of third solo LP Read more »| 05 Oct 2009 -
Live Music
Fanfarlo @ King Tut's, 30 Sep
Resembling slap-dash Texan carnies, Woodenbox With A Fistful of Fivers immediately appeal. They’ll possibly balk at the comparison, but imagine the Rum... Read more »| 05 Oct 2009 -
Reviews
Japanese Voyeurs - Sicking & Creaming EP
One of the oft-forgotten facts about 90s grunge is that quite a lot of the bands involved weren't actually any good [presumably you're talking about the wave... Read more »| 05 Oct 2009 -
Reviews
Sufjan Stevens - The BQE
A soundtrack to a highway – Stevens' races toward brilliance. Read more »| 05 Oct 2009 -
Reviews
Offshore – Aneurysm EP
Despite clocking in at under 15 minutes in length, Aneurysm still manages to display significant stylistic breadth. The title track brings together c... Read more »| 04 Oct 2009