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 MusicLive Music Highlights - June 2008
When it comes to gig action, June's looking totally fucking weapon Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
Festivals
West End Festival @ Various venues across Glasgow, 13 - 29 Jun
As most Glasgow residents are aware, summer in the West End brings with it a few certainties: sunburn in Kelvingrove Park, attractive girls on Great Western ... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
ReviewsKunt and the Gang - One Last Wank and One Last Cry
‘THE TRILOGY IS COMPLETE’ thunders the Basildon pop shocker Kunt and the Gang. Wanking and crying was first coined in his song about finding a po... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
ReviewsV/A - Calling All Nations
If you were to see Calling All Nations on the shelf of a shop, you may pick it up on the merit of its artwork, a dynamic illustration of a samurai-staff-wiel... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
Reviews
V/A mixed by High Contrast - Watch The Ride
High Contrast shows how a real drum n bass mix should sound: kicking things off with the old school sound of Axwel's retro hit I Found You, piano stabs aplen... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
ReviewsKelly Rowland - Daylight feat. Travis McCoy
Kelly Roland, one third of the once great Destiny’s Child, presents another slice of predictable RnB blandness. Ever since the ‘super group&rsquo... Read more »| 23 May 2008
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Reviews
Hoover Manoeuvres - Meds
Meds is the debut EP from the currently unsigned and interestingly named dance outfit Hoover Manoeuvres. These five songs are best described as a blend of el... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
Reviews
Kraak and Smaak - Plastic People
Casually negotiating a slick path between pop greatness and uptempo club beats, Kraak and Smaak take Timberlake's superficial pop sounds and set them to the ... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
Reviews
Kiko - Slave of My Mind
Following his first album Midnight Magic in 2001 - a quirky voyage of italo, electro, house and techno - Kiko finally puts together his second album, remarka... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
ReviewsDaedelus - Love To Make Music To
Sometimes the greatest of music comes from the strangest of people, and that is certainly the case with Daedelus and his stonker of a new album. Eschewing mo... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
Live Music
Rock Ness @ Dores, 7-8 Jun
There’s a sweet sense of rebellion to the outdoor music festival. When it takes place in the looming shadows of Jimmy Page’s haunted mansion on the banks of Scotland’s favourite tourist trap, it gets even better Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
Reviews
2562 - Aerial
Tectonic is one of the true standout labels on the dubstep scene, with Pinch aka Rob Ellis running the show. His latest recruit is 2562, a cutting edge Dutch... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
Reviews
We See Lights - We See Lights EP
They see lights, and we see a bright future Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
Reviews
Rotary Ten - These Are Our Hands
Decent, if lightweight, debut from Sheffield indie foursome Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
Reviews
Glasvegas - Geraldine
Business as usual, after just three singles Read more »| 23 May 2008