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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ReviewsThe Accidental - There Were Wolves
An abiding feel of '70s pagan folk in the vein of The Wicker Man soundtrack, without such sinister overtones Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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The Sonic Hearts - To Be Someone
Connoisseurs of vacuous pedestrian pop rock will be delighted that they'll soon have another album to put on the coffee table Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
ReviewsThe Metros - Education Pt.2
A band who've actually listened to what punk's first wave had to offer Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Temposhark - Blame
Every sound emanating from the darkened corners of his production suite comes across as fresh, current and enjoyable Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Kung Fu - The Band That Time Forgot
Kung Fu show the potential to be a decent garage rock band, albeit not a very progressive one Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Isosceles - Kitch Bitch/Watertight
There's more than enough here to suggest this Glasgow-based quartet will keep the art-pop bandwagon's wheels spinning for a few more years Read more »| 01 Apr 2008
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Frank Turner - Photosynthesis
If Frank pulled out his guitar down the pub for a wee sing-song it would be hard to begrudge him Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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A Band Called Quinn - D.I.Y. EP
A release that whets the appetite for something more substantial Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Live Music
Portishead @ Corn Exchange, 12 Apr
An unyielding talent, easily transcending time Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Live Music
Live Music Roundup - April
DeVotchKa gonna make it happen at King Tut's on 6 April Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Live MusicDown @ The Academy
Anselmo himself is unquestionable as one of the most incendiary front men in the metal game Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
InterviewsVelvet Revolver: Duff Information
If you've given up drugs and lasted over a decade by the side of one of the most volatile and iconic frontmen in rock 'n' roll history, playing in a supergroup like Velvet Revolver must be a walk in the park, surely? Speaking ahead of their date in Glasgow this week, bassist Duff McKagan tells us differently… Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Interviews
Super Adventure Club
It's Super Adventure Club's determination not to be difficult - despite the complexities of their music - that makes them special, as Ally Brown finds out Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Taking it from the Man
As the Brian Jonestown Massacre release their most daring work yet - an avant-garde 'video album' released on their, or rather his own label - Jay Shukla braced himself for a Q+A session on the phone with musician, visionary, and full-time badass Anton Newcombe Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Playlists
A Muso's Top Ten - MGMT
Anyone who's listened to our album is not going to pigeonhole us easily, stylistically, Ben Goldwasser of MGMT warned us recently. This might be an accurate enough statement, but it reeks of a challenge if ever we've heard one. To set us off on the right track, the electro-acoustic-bombast-funk duo sent us away with a list of ten tunes that helped them refine their palette. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008