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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Live MusicNorthwest Gig Highlights — April 2015
Overdraft, prepare to take another hit, ’cause there’s a shed load of essential gigs coming our way in April, from cover stars Errors to rising star Låpsley, via the thunderous Primitive Man and some swell Record Store Day gigs Read more »| 30 Mar 2015 -
Live MusicScottish Gig Highlights – April 2015
A cursory look at the month ahead confirms one universal truth: punk's not dead, it’s just got multiple synths and a top-knot these days. Get the sprin... Read more »| 30 Mar 2015 -
VideosLuckyMe on Baauer, Hudson Mohawke and bringing Scotland to SxSW
We follow Martyn Flyn and Dominic Flannigan, co-founders of forward-thinking electronic label LuckyMe, as they navigate this year’s South by Southwest ... Read more »| 27 Mar 2015 -
Live Music
Warpaint @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 24 March
“It sounds like you’re shouting horrible things, but I’m hoping they’re nice? Is that just the Scottish way?” asks Warpaint&rsq... Read more »| 27 Mar 2015 -
ReviewsThe Mountain Goats – Beat The Champ
Fifteen albums in, and The Mountain Goats have lost none of their hoof. The homemade cassette-in-a-record-shop ethos may be behind him, but John Darnielle st... Read more »| 27 Mar 2015 -
Reviews
Ufomammut – Ecate
Italian psych-sludgemeisters Ufomammut titled their seventh album after an ancient Greek goddess who mediates between both mortal and divine realms; a theme&... Read more »| 27 Mar 2015
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Videos
Director Brett Morgen on Kurt Cobain documentary Montage of Heck
Cobain: Montage of Heck is the first authorised biopic charting the life of Kurt Cobain, based on the Nirvana frontman's vast personal archives. Directo... Read more »| 27 Mar 2015 -
News
Run The Jewels release short film companion to Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)
Hip-hop duo Run The Jewels have released an AG Rojas-directed short film based on Zach De La Rocha collaboration Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck). The da... Read more »| 26 Mar 2015 -
Festivals
Liverpool International Music Festival announces first events for 2015
A rare UK appearance from hip-hop legend Yasiin Bey, aka Mos Def, and free outdoor shows from Echo and the Bunnymen and Basement Jaxx lead the line-up for th... Read more »| 26 Mar 2015 -
Festivals
Underworld, Joey Bada$$, Father John Misty join Lowlands line-up
Dance legends Underworld and US folk singer Father John Misty have joined the line-up for this August’s Lowlands Festival in the Netherlands. Underwor... Read more »| 26 Mar 2015 -
News
Northwest Music News — 25 Mar: Groves Video Premiere, new music from Capac and more
The latest music missive from the Northwest featuring a video premiere by Groves, a new album by the returning Capac and much more... Read more »| 26 Mar 2015 -
Reviews
Portico – Living Fields
Before you ask, Portico are not Portico Quartet. Yeah, you might recognise three members of the original four-piece, but Living Fields is – as far as t... Read more »| 26 Mar 2015 -
Reviews
White Hills – Walks for Motorists
The eighth studio album from an underground psych-rock band doesn’t sound like the most approachable prospect on paper, but Walks for Motorists surpris... Read more »| 26 Mar 2015 -
Reviews
Lapalux – Lustmore
Inspired by hypnagogia – the hallucination-prone state of semi-consciousness between sleep and wakefulness – Lustmore finds Stuart Howa... Read more »| 26 Mar 2015 -
Reviews
Wire – Wire
Their 40th anniversary might be fast approaching but the post-punk paragons show little sign of slowing down. And, on this evidence, the artistic well i... Read more »| 26 Mar 2015