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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ReviewsN.A.S.A. - The Spirit of Apollo
Picture the scene: two well-connected but unsung DJs meet at a Hollywood Hills party and find they share an ideological vision of, like, peace and love for a... Read more »| 16 Feb 2009 -
Live Music
United Fruit @ Captain's Rest, 10 Feb
Solid evidence that good noise is alive and well in Glasgow Read more »| 16 Feb 2009 -
ReviewsVarious Artists - Dark Was The Night
Bryce and Aaron Dessner have succeeded in curating probably the best mixtape you'll ever hear; just as the medium seemed to be in its dying throes, the pair have revived it Read more »| 13 Feb 2009 -
Live Music
Broken Records: Stretching the Imagination
If you've spoken to any follower of Scottish music recently about bands to look out for, the chances are Broken Records won't have been too far from their lips. The Skinny tipped them for greatness as far back as 2007, and through a series of positive single and live reviews have tracked their progress ever since. 2009 promises to be a huge year for the band, and they kick it off by playing a headline slot at The Mill. Finbarr Bermingham caught up with Jamie Sutherland and Ian Turnball to hear what pursuits have kept Scottish music's hottest properties busy. Read more »| 13 Feb 2009 -
ReviewsWar Child - Heroes Volume One
Charity War Child, who raise money to help children across the world afflicted by war, release fundraiser “Heroes”, released on Parlophone on February 16th. Read more »| 13 Feb 2009 -
Reviews
Crystal Stilts - Alight of Night
We all like to be happy, but it’s not very rock ‘n’ roll is it? Smiling is frowned upon. Looking glum is where it’s at. No doubt Broo... Read more »| 12 Feb 2009
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ReviewsState Broadcasters - Our Favourite Park
Melancholic, home-grown folk-pop Read more »| 12 Feb 2009 -
Reviews
Innerpartysystem - Don't Stop
Originally released last year, Don't Stop is another mash-up of rock and electronics that attempts to explore darker territory. Crammed with fat synths, dity... Read more »| 12 Feb 2009 -
Live Music
Late of the Pier @ Òran Mór, 8 Feb
Despite attempts by a certain publication to convince otherwise, Late of the Pier have never been a comfortable fit for nu-rave 2.0 - too awkward, too unusua... Read more »| 12 Feb 2009 -
Reviews
Sergeant Buzfuz - High Slang
Buzfuz throw in gun-slinging country rhythms, anti-folk and subtle electronics Read more »| 11 Feb 2009 -
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Various Artists - Floored Memory... Fading Location
Floored Memory...Fading Location, a compilation from FatCat’s instrumental imprint 130701, is a musical exploration of the head. The four artists featu... Read more »| 11 Feb 2009 -
Interviews
Red Hot and Clued In
Prior to the release of Dark Was the Night, Red Hot founder John Carlin explains the ever-present need to be vigilant about HIV and the ways that the creativ... Read more »| 10 Feb 2009 -
Reviews
BubbleWrap Holocaust - BubbleWrap Holocaust
A peculiar catchiness found in moments of clever sloganeering and post-modern poetry Read more »| 10 Feb 2009 -
Live Music
Glissando @ Wee Red Bar, 6 Feb
Trampoline promotes a night of post-rock influenced groups, with mixed success. Read more »| 10 Feb 2009 -
Reviews
Oberman Knocks - 13th Smallest
This is a very strange body of work. If you’re into those ‘file under’ comparisons, you’d better make a new category, unless you&rsqu... Read more »| 10 Feb 2009