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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ReviewsRingo Deathstarr – Shadow EP
It's been said before, but the point remains valid: Ringo Deathstarr, whilst undeniably good, are so overwhelmingly derivative that it surely calls into ques... Read more »| 02 Nov 2011 -
Reviews
David Lynch – Crazy Clown Time
Created with the help of engineer Dean Hurley (Inland Empire), Crazy Clown Time is a Lynchian vision of experimental 'modern blues' that only partially manag... Read more »| 02 Nov 2011 -
Reviews
Russian Circles – Empros
Post-rock has been painting itself into corners for too long now, as some acts persevere in rehashing the same delay-heavy prog instrumentalism that worked o... Read more »| 01 Nov 2011 -
ReviewsRob St. John – Weald
As part of the Edinburgh folk scene, Rob St. John has been quietly scratching out a name for himself for some years now with makeshift gigs, live recordings ... Read more »| 01 Nov 2011 -
Interviews
20 Years of Sleaze
Raising a glass to the health of a Scottish institution, this month we join a few famous patrons in celebrating two colourful decades of Nice'n'Sleazy Read more »| 01 Nov 2011 -
ReviewsThe Dirty Dozen – November 2011
With his debut album finally rearing its cosmic noggin this month, Clean George IV sizes up the competition with bandmate and Aberfeldy frontman Riley Briggs keeping him in check Read more »| 01 Nov 2011
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Interviews
Fruit Tree Foundation: A New Branch
After the success of last year's First Edition, Rod Jones is branching out with his Fruit Tree Foundation to give some young saplings a fighting chance in the murky musical undergrowth Read more »| 01 Nov 2011 -
Live Music
Yann Tiersen @ O2 ABC, 23 October
Should anyone still be attending Yann Tiersen shows solely on the back of the Amelie soundtrack that broke his name outside France, the absence of an accordi... Read more »| 01 Nov 2011 -
InterviewsThe Fall's Mark E. Smith: "It gets a bit weird at times, to be honest..."
Working in isolation from his band and rallying against 'laptop ignorance' on The Fall's 29th album, Mark E. Smith explains the idiosyncrasies that keep him sharp Read more »| 01 Nov 2011 -
ReviewsIf You Lived Here You'd Be Home By Now – A Room Dim At Noon
Despite diligently working their way round Glasgow for the last few years, this is only the second full-length release from IYLHYBHBN (longest abbreviation e... Read more »| 01 Nov 2011 -
Playlists
Greg Werckman presents 'The Ipecast'
We asked Ipecac Records' esteemed boss if he'd sequence a compilation of highlights that represented the influential label's past and present. Mr Werckman kindly obliged; complete with liner notes that offer a personal insight, here it is in one free downloadable bundle for you dear Skinny reader Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
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Mike Patton – The Solitude of Prime Numbers
Featuring music created for the film (and inspired by the book) of the same name, The Solitude of Prime Numbers is being touted as a "sonic departure" for Mi... Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
Live Music
Ugly Duckling @ King Tut's, 28 October
Ugly Duckling take the stage after rousing support slots from local hip-hop heroes, beatboxer Bigg Taj, a stalwart of the local scene, and Hector Bizerk. Taj... Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
Reviews
Ane Brun – It All Starts With One
A couple of years ago, a Cyndi Lauper cover for a Sky HD ad looked like it just might break the stalemate scenario whereby Norwegian-born, Sweden-residing An... Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
Reviews
M+A – things.yes
The ‘M’ of ‘M+A’ is Michele Ducci, the ‘A’ is Alessondro Degli Angioli, but the ‘plus’ affixing them is less ... Read more »| 31 Oct 2011