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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FestivalsNew Scottish Alternative Music Awards festival heading to Paisley
Scottish Alternative Music Awards - Paisley Takeover 2018 is a new two day event that will include live showcases, music workshops, industry seminars and in-store performances Read more »| 10 Jan 2018 -
ReviewsBlack Rebel Motorcycle Club – Wrong Creatures
There are a lot of fine songs on display here, but they sadly don't amount to a whole hill of beans more than their influences Read more »| 09 Jan 2018 -
ReviewsTyphoon – Offerings
Portland’s eleven-headed indie rock crew Typhoon return with their fourth album, Offerings; a difficult, cerebral journey through the fracturing of a single soul Read more »| 09 Jan 2018 -
Playlists
The Xcerts: Under the Influence
As The Xcerts get ready to release their third album, Hold on to Your Heart, frontman Murray Macleod tells us about the influential songs which helped shape the album Read more »| 09 Jan 2018 -
Live MusicScottish Music Highlights: 9-15 Jan
Get back into the gigging swing of things with King Tut's New Year's Revolution, a Shirley Collins documentary, and an Edinburgh show from a former Kraftwerk member Read more »| 09 Jan 2018 -
New Music
John MOuse – Gladiator / Contender (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Gladiator / Contender by John MOuse Read more »| 08 Jan 2018
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News
Idlewild to headline Help Musicians Scotland launch gig
To help launch Help Musicians’ permanent new Scottish operation, Scottish indie heroes Idlewild will play an acoustic set at a special King Tut’s gig Read more »| 08 Jan 2018 -
Interviews
BooHooHoo on their plans for 2018
As they prepare to play King Tut's New Year's Revolution festival, Glasgow's BooHooHoo chart their rise so far and share some tips and resolutions for 2018 Read more »| 03 Jan 2018 -
PlaylistsGreat Scots: 2017 in Scottish Music
To celebrate the amazing music that's come out of Scotland in 2017, we've put together this handy playlist of 71 tracks to stick on shuffle that'll help you dance your way into 2018! Read more »| 20 Dec 2017 -
Live Music
Pulled Apart by Xmas @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 17 Dec
Leeds' returning rock-and-roll heroes put on a storming Christmas party that sees the blistering return of their old friends Blood Red Shoes Read more »| 20 Dec 2017 -
Reviews
Various Artists – The Underground Sound of Glasgow
Jasper James, JD Twitch, Hammer and Auntie Flo feature on a new compilation celebrating twenty years of the Glasgow Underground label Read more »| 20 Dec 2017 -
Live Music
King Krule @ SWG3, Glasgow, 15 Dec
Almost every word shouted is screamed right back at King Krule tonight from a young and excitable crowd Read more »| 20 Dec 2017 -
Reviews
Fela Kuti – Box Set #4 (Curated by Erykah Badu)
Erykah Badu's Fela Kuti Box Set – the fourth re-release from Knitting Factory – is a fine Afrobeat introduction, but check out the other “course selections” before you invest Read more »| 20 Dec 2017 -
Live Music
Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band @ Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool, 16 Dec
Ex-Shack man gets the sort of homecoming he richly deserves Read more »| 19 Dec 2017 -
Live Music
Yung Lean @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 13 Dec
Tonight, Yung Lean's captivating idiosyncrasies shine through to reveal an artist who has much more to offer than Nintendo memes and a penchant for Arizona Iced Tea Read more »| 19 Dec 2017