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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VideosVashti Bunyan plays 'Across The Water' in her home studio
In the second of our sessions with Vashti Bunyan, the 'Godmother of Freak Folk' treats us to a rendition of 'Across The Water,' taken from her new album Hear... Read more »| 13 Nov 2014 -
Live MusicWhite Lung @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 5 November
Fireworks schmireworks. The fifth of November it may be, but White Lung’s punka racket is far from short of explosive qualities. Take the scorching hea... Read more »| 13 Nov 2014 -
NewsFoo Fighters announce summer 2015 stadium gigs in Manchester and Edinburgh
Dave Grohl and co are all set for a series of huge gigs in the UK next summer, following the release of new LP Sonic Highways. The Foos play the Emirates Ol... Read more »| 13 Nov 2014 -
Reviews
Jonnie Common – Trapped in Amber
With subtle wit and charming self-deprecation, former De-Fence records regular Jonnie Common gently pushes himself off into his second solo album by offering... Read more »| 12 Nov 2014 -
News
Deerhoof release video for 'Exit Only' starring Michael Shannon(s)
San Franciscan punk rock chameleons Deerhoof have shared the official video for 'Exit Only', starring Boardwalk Empire’s Michael Shannon. The video is... Read more »| 12 Nov 2014 -
Videos
Jon Hopkins, Atoms For Peace videos among UK Music Video Awards winners
Watch some of the winners from this year's UK Music Video Awards 2014, including work to represent Fka Twigs, Peace and Queens of the Stone Age Read more »| 11 Nov 2014
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Interviews
Q&A: Thurston Moore on Sonic Youth's beginnings and the impact of Nirvana
From stealing copies of Melody Maker off the newsstands of New York to early rehearsals in Michael Gira's studio, Thurston Moore offers an insight into Sonic Youth's formative years and beyond Read more »| 11 Nov 2014 -
Interviews
Dreamweavers: Ballet School's Rosie Blair on Berlin and Bella Union
Ballet School vocalist Rosie Blair discusses the ambient pop trio's roots, how they found their spiritual home on Simon Raymonde's label and why they'll always be a work in progress Read more »| 11 Nov 2014 -
Reviews
September Girls – Veneer EP
Eleven months after debut album Cursing the Sea established a September Girls-sound hewn from heavy reverb, fuzzy melodies and a moody noir complexion, Venee... Read more »| 11 Nov 2014 -
Live Music
Sleaford Mods / Saint Max and the Fanatics @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 5 November
The Broadcast crowd don’t quite know what to make of Saint Max and The Fanatics. There’s a predictably enthusiastic response for a song called Gl... Read more »| 07 Nov 2014 -
InterviewsGut Feelings: An Interview with MJ from Hookworms
With second album The Hum on the horizon, Hookworms' MJ explains why he’ll never listen to it again Read more »| 07 Nov 2014 -
Videos
CGIV (Clean George IV) unveils new track ‘Autumn’
Genre-hopping Edinburgh musician George McFall has shared ‘Autumn’, his second single to be released under new pseudonym CGIV. McFall, previousl... Read more »| 07 Nov 2014 -
News
Manic Street Preachers announce full details of The Holy Bible reissue
Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers are set to re-release classic LP The Holy Bible in time for its 20th anniversary, making the album available on vinyl fo... Read more »| 07 Nov 2014 -
News
Track premiere: Mogwai remix Metronomy – ‘The Upsetter’
Listen to an exclusive premiere of Mogwai guitarist John Cummings’ remix of ‘The Upsetter’, the new single from Metronomy. ‘The Upse... Read more »| 07 Nov 2014 -
InterviewsSonic Youth's Thurston Moore on relocating to London, solo ambitions and never saying die
After three decades of pushing boundaries with the NYC art-rock revolutionaries, Thurston Moore sets about finding his groove with a new band and explains why he still craves more than consistency Read more »| 07 Nov 2014