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 MusicDamien Jurado @ Stereo, 5 Nov
As a genre, rickety indie-pop carries certain advantages. It allows, for example, Zoey Van Goey to try a new set-up tonight, disclaim “we’re flyi... Read more »| 09 Nov 2009 -
ReviewsThe Kabeedies - Rumpus
The Kabeedies are not a band, they're a collection of new wave robots -seemingly powered by sherbert dip and cherry coke- who bang out pop with such single m... Read more »| 09 Nov 2009 -
Interviews
Shred Yr Face III: Woods
Barely a year old, this autumn's third Shred Yr Face tour segues on from the successes of previous DIY dream teams which featured Los Campesinos!, No Age and Times New Viking (SYF1), not to mention February's zero BS punk rawk combo of The Bronx, Fucked Up and Rolo Tomassi. The Skinny profiles two of the three bands comprising this leg's 'psych-folk' contingent before they roll into Scotland. Enter the Woods... Read more »| 06 Nov 2009 -
Live MusicGrizzly Bear @ ABC, 2 Nov
From the moment Annie Clark – A.K.A St. Vincent – steps onstage, her moniker makes poetic sense. Her presence hushes the crowd, as though she wer... Read more »| 06 Nov 2009 -
InterviewsShred Yr Face III: Espers
Barely a year old, this autumn's third Shred Yr Face tour segues on from the successes of previous DIY dream teams which featured Los Campesinos!, No Age and Times New Viking, not to mention February's zero BS punk rock combo of The Bronx, Fucked Up and Rolo Tomassi. The Skinny profiles two of the three bands comprising this leg's 'psych-folk' contingent before they roll into Scotland. Here come Espers... Read more »| 06 Nov 2009 -
Live MusicBowerbirds @ Sneaky Pete's, 30 Oct
In a bustling and typically cramped Friday night at Sneaky Pete's, alternative folk music - especially as subtle and nuanced as the gentle, harmonic undulati... Read more »| 04 Nov 2009
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Reviews
Ben TD - Leaves
Let's give Glasgow-based singer-songwriter Ben TD the benefit of the doubt and say that his confused lyrics in Leaves are actually purposefully garbled. "I s... Read more »| 04 Nov 2009 -
Interviews
Hugh Cornwell: The Gospel According to The Maninblack
He's been ignored by the public and shunned by his former comrades, but former Stranglers singer Hugh Cornwell is fighting back with his strongest solo offering to date. He spreads the gospel to The Skinny Read more »| 03 Nov 2009 -
Interviews
Anvil: Past and Present
Now experiencing a surge of attention and belated popularity after spending the best part of 30 years somewhat in the dark, Lips, the animated frontman of Canadian Metallers, Anvil, tells Ryan Drever how it feels to still be pounding metal after all these years. Read more »| 02 Nov 2009 -
Interviews
Jack Endino: Soaked in Bleach
In his work with Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Tad, Skinyard (his own band) and too many more to mention in one sitting, producer Jack Endino essentially documented the genesis of Seattle's early grunge movement. In a rare interview, he recollects the sessions for Nirvana's debut and explains why it took 20 years to Bleach justice. Read more »| 02 Nov 2009 -
Live Music
The JD Set @ Village Underground, London, 8 Oct
Anyone who's stayed up past midnight knows there's nothing quite like a live jam, when musicians all pile in and the music takes on a whole new improvised en... Read more »| 01 Nov 2009 -
Live Music
Isis @ Stereo, 25 Oct
"Sorry it's not heavy metal" breathes Mothlite's flickering frontman, a statement met with many a curious glare. Because the swathes of fans packed in the cu... Read more »| 30 Oct 2009 -
Reviews
Pablo - Turntable Technology
A genre defying double debut album from Pablo, the man behind the soundtrack to Scottish success story Grand Theft Auto. Read more »| 30 Oct 2009 -
Reviews
The Dirty Dozen - November 2009
Lyricists take note: "ghost" and "toast" can never be sensibly rhymed, 'cos Ally Brown says so. Read more »| 30 Oct 2009 -
Interviews
Warp Week: Chris Clark & Tim Exile – The Performer Versus the Perfectionist
Two of Warp Records’ most innovative young producers talk about their experiences of working with the label, and where their differing approaches to electronic music have led them. Read more »| 30 Oct 2009