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 MusicNoah & The Whale @ Queen's Hall, 12 Mar
Noah & The Whale chisel into an enthralling creative avenue Read more »| 13 Mar 2009 -
ReviewsBlack Lips - 200 Million Thousand
Black Lips aren’t one of those bands afraid to wear their influences on their sleeve. The boys seem to get their kicks from fuzzed-out garage rock, slo... Read more »| 11 Mar 2009 -
Interviews
Mastodon: Skye’s the Limit
Atlanta’s Mastodon return this month with Crack the Skye; featuring tales of outer body experiences and a close encounter with Grigory Rasputin, it's typically high concept material. Dave Kerr recently dragged Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher away from Tsarist Russia to ask what they’ve been smoking. Read more »| 10 Mar 2009 -
Reviews
1990s - Kicks
While Kicks, 1990s' second album, sticks to familiar lyrical territory - namely, girls and Glasgow - the band have democratised their songwriting process: dr... Read more »| 10 Mar 2009 -
Reviews
The Balky Mule - The Length Of The Rail
The Length of the Rail is the first physical release in eight years by Melbourne-dwelling Brit and multi-instrumentalist Sam Jones, aka The Balky Mule. Jones... Read more »| 10 Mar 2009 -
Reviews
The Rakes - Klang!
The Rakes have ridden a rocky road with the critics. Their debut received almost unanimous praise for its fist-clenching minimalism and playing as tight as t... Read more »| 10 Mar 2009
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ReviewsNavvy - Idyll Intangible
The bass grinds against angular guitar and the drums clatter underneath - holding the band together - while Keith Jones rants in a very Mark E. Smith-esque m... Read more »| 10 Mar 2009 -
InterviewsBlack Lips: "We Love Our Job"
…And if you spent January evading authorities in India before jetting off to Berlin before a UK tour, you would too. Jason Morton talks shops with Ian... Read more »| 09 Mar 2009 -
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Le Reno Amps - Tear It Open
Aberdonian quartet Le Reno Amps' third outing is a polished, entertaining listen Read more »| 09 Mar 2009 -
Reviews
State Broadcasters - The Ship and the Iceberg
The dusty, rootsy sound of the American Midwest is termed ‘Americana’, the sound of Iceland is supposedly ‘glacial’ and, while the St... Read more »| 09 Mar 2009 -
Reviews
Frightened Rabbit – Liver! Lung! FR!
Liver! Lung! FR! is an intermediary fan-pleaser in which Frightened Rabbit serve up a no-nonsense semi-acoustic live set, rigidly following the track-listing... Read more »| 06 Mar 2009 -
PlaylistsA Muso's Top 10: Jack Black
I’ve been making some good music for my deep tissue massage lately. You don’t want to just leave it up to the masseuse, because he’ll bring... Read more »| 06 Mar 2009 -
Interviews
Operator Is Go
Laptop? Check. Beeps, bleeps and technical geekery? Check. Electronica's best-dressed laptop wizard is back. Rosie Davies finds out exactly what he's been doing, and just how many computers he's destroyed Read more »| 06 Mar 2009 -
Playlists
I Hear a New World - March, 2009
Unusual and innovative music from Scotland and beyond. Read more »| 06 Mar 2009 -
Live Music
Shred Yr Face 2 @ The Garage, 27 Feb
There's something special about hardcore; while the music might not be for everyone, the energy, the spirit and the message certainly should be. Enter: Shred... Read more »| 05 Mar 2009