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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Playlists
A Muso's Top 10: Die! Die! Die!
The Skinny received an LP by Auckland punk trio Die!Die!Die! a few months back and it only went and ended with Sprite coming out of our noses.
We recently tracked down front man Andrew Wilson to find out how they've enjoyed their jaunt around the British isles so far and to see what tunes they've been using to bauckle the speakers on't tour bus... Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Reviews
Secret Chiefs 3 - Path of Most Resistance
An absolutely essential release for anyone who wants their music to surprise, inspire and excite. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Reviews
Editors - An End Has a Start
The borrowed idiosyncrasies that made their debut highly listenable are missed. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Interviews
New Blood: Clean George IV
"Generally speaking, there's always an awful amount of dross and a couple of good things anywhere in the western world..." - George Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Reviews
Slam - No One Left To Follow
The attention to build on both tracks shows competent understanding of what the modern techno dancefloor requires, while maintaining enough hooks to keep bodies moving. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Reviews
Queens of the Stone Age - 3's & 7's
A short and sweet southern fried hors d'oeuvre. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007
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Reviews
Seafood - Love Song / I'll Be There In The Morning
Could be interesting as a performance piece, certainly, but not as recorded work. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Live Music
Metal Up Your Ass - June 2007
Beckon forth the sun and all its pleasures... with metal. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Live Music
The Maccabees @ The Garage, 9 May
It's so achingly now, it's almost comical. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Live Music
Mogwai @ The Liquid Room, 13 May
Mogwai @ The Liquid Room - Ten Years Later! Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Live Music
Manic Street Preachers @ Barrowlands
Ever the peerless breed, and being served harsh condemnation by their detractors for as long as they've existed, the Manics finally look to be riding somethi... Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Live Music
The Dials @ Ego
Still learning new and more devious ways to sound both several years ahead of their birth certificates as well as more and more muscular by the day Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Live Music
Soul Circus @ ABC2
good time, blue-collar rock, with lyrics celebrating the joy of life and lust. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Live Music
Pipettes @ The Garage
Exciting, enthusiastic and effortlessly sexy, everything a girl group should be. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Live Music
Conflict Diamonds / Arse2Mouth @ Henry's Cellar Bar
Machine gun-spitting guitar fury, potentially crowd-injuring drumming and natty waistcoats. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007