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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InterviewsMagik Markers: Enjoy the Silence
With their new LP, Magik Markers push the boat out beyond their comfort zone to find solace in silence. Jamie Scott talks noise with their drummer Pete Nolan Read more »| 15 Apr 2009 -
Reviews
Peaches - Talk to Me
Whatever has happened to everyone’s favourite hotpants-wearing, hermaphrodite-shagging pop tart? “This ain't no Peaches show, it’s just me ... Read more »| 14 Apr 2009 -
Reviews
Evil Nine - Icicles
Neither evil or nine, Tom Beaufoy and Pat Pardy are Adam Freeland’s favourite pets. Since signing to the electro maverick’s Marine Parade label, ... Read more »| 14 Apr 2009 -
ReviewsDoves - Kingdom of Rust
It's a truism that you can't judge a book by its cover, one that could equally apply to music. Doves look like the archetypal northern band, seemingly origin... Read more »| 14 Apr 2009 -
Interviews
Stórsveit Nix Noltes: For Indie Kids and Their Grannies
Chaotic and all-encompassing, mayhemic Icelandic 11-piece Stórsveit Nix Noltes let Billy Hamilton know how much crunch there is in their musical credit... Read more »| 14 Apr 2009 -
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HEALTH - Die Slow
HEALTH provide the soundtrack to the apocalypse, and it's funky. Read more »| 14 Apr 2009
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ReviewsMagik Markers - Balf Quarry
After years of numerous CD-R releases and punishing live shows, Magik Markers release their first album for Drag City Records. Read more »| 13 Apr 2009 -
Live Music
The Prodigy @ SECC, 7 Apr
Reintroducing the SECC to an inimitable brand of chaos with World’s on Fire, only Liam Howlett could wrap a sample of Jim Morrison around a twisted fai... Read more »| 10 Apr 2009 -
Reviews
Golden Silvers - True Romance Single Review
Is it possible for Golden Silvers to have anymore of an Eighties fixation? With a name like that, it's no surprise to hear disco basslines and New Romantic s... Read more »| 10 Apr 2009 -
InterviewsNacional: Bright Young Things
They haven't even released their debut album yet, but have been garnering praise from Mercury Prize winner Guy Garvey. Finbarr Bermingham spoke to Nacional to find out what the fuss is all about. Read more »| 09 Apr 2009 -
Live Music
Dananananaykroyd @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7 Apr
Some people say Dananananaykroyd are the best live band in Britain. They're right. Read more »| 09 Apr 2009 -
Reviews
Zarboth - Zarboth
As pioneers and masters of wildly shifting, cocks-in-hand, instrumental alt-rock, Oxes have become something of an easy solution for reviewers confronted by ... Read more »| 09 Apr 2009 -
Live Music
Orchestra Baobab @ The Picture House, 5 Apr
With savvy young Brooklynites paying homage to Afro-beat and seasoned acts like Youssou N’Dour and Amadou & Mariam finally gaining crossover succes... Read more »| 09 Apr 2009 -
ReviewsThe Hands of the Wrong People - Spring Flakes
The Hands of the Wrong People are two-thirds German, but their sensitive, atmospheric guitar rock owes much to Scottish indie-pop tradition. While the band c... Read more »| 09 Apr 2009 -
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Broken Family Band - Please and Thank You
For Album Number Seven, most of the comparisons applied to the Broken Family Band’s past albums still stand: wittily cynical lyrics set to music that&r... Read more »| 09 Apr 2009