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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InterviewsDark side of the tune
They carved a niche fanbase with their first two (or one and a half) incendiary records, and now Sons and Daughters tell Nick Mitchell they're ready for more< Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
ReviewsGrant Campbell - Beyond Below
Hits something of a modern benchmark that many singer-songwriters can only aspire to. Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
Reviews
Adrian Crowley - Long Distance Swimmer
Aqua-folk, anybody? Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
ReviewsSaul Williams – The Inevitable Rise and Fall of Niggy Tardust
A fascinating soundclash of dark industrial beats and conscious rap Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
Interviews
THE SKINNY ON:07, or, where do we go from here?
Titled The Challenge of the New Reality, The Skinny's first music conference was concerned with the hottest topic around: in a digital age, how are we going to get people to pay? A tricky one; lucky we had so much fun in the process of asking... Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
Live Music
Future Of The Left @ Barfly
Manic tension and playful hooks that beg to be yelped with glee Read more »| 06 Jan 2008
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InterviewsON:07
Titled The Challenge of the New Reality, The Skinny’s first music conference was concerned with the hottest topic around: in a digital age, how are we going to get people to pay? A tricky one; lucky we had so much fun in the process of asking... Read more »| 15 Dec 2007 -
Festivals
Winter's Love Mini Festival, SPK Polish Club, Falkirk, 14 Dec
The inaugural Winter's Love Mini-Festival could be your last chance to spend a few quid wisely in 2007. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Interviews
Malcolm Middleton takes on X-Factor
PQ: ""It's as good a time as any to think about mortality"" Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Reviews
Wild Beasts - Assembly
Get over your issues, and the band's eccentricity might become quite intriguing. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Reviews
O Fracas - Factfinding / And So a Scratch Runs Down a Wall
A solid effort overall, hinting at the possibility of mainstream appeal to come. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Reviews
Madam - Calling For Love
Rumbles along, threatening to explode, though it never does. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Reviews
Hadouken! - Not Here To Please You EP
The sheer power and exhilarating energy of the band's music cannot be denied. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Reviews
Finniston - Week Days Off
Trite melodies, uninspiring lyrics and a by-the-numbers structure Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Live Music
Chris de Burgh @ Clyde Auditorium
A frustrating enigma. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007