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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VideosMusic Video Premiere: Elle Mary & The Bad Men – 'Ocean'
We're delighted to premiere the new video from Manchester talents Elle Mary & The Bad Men, for their song Ocean. Having performed with the likes of ... Read more »| 20 Nov 2014 -
VideosBelle and Sebastian reveal new clip for ‘The Party Line’
Belle and Sebastian have shared the video for The Party Line, the first single from their new album Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance. The clip, directed by ... Read more »| 19 Nov 2014 -
Live MusicRobert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 15 November
“I fucking love bingo!” The original rock god returns with a twist – acknowledging the Academy’s decades as a Mecca while welcoming h... Read more »| 19 Nov 2014 -
Festivals
Manchester International Festival 2015 lineup announced
Manchester International Festival has unveiled the first shows for its 2015 edition, with Jamie Smith of the xx, film director Kevin Macdonald and physicist ... Read more »| 19 Nov 2014 -
Reviews
Atom Tree – Clouds EP
Where Tide of Thorns established prodigal producer Shaun Canning as an artisan of sparkling, sweeping electronica, blending dark bass with colourful highs, A... Read more »| 14 Nov 2014 -
Reviews
Machines in Heaven – Hindu Milk EP
After making waves with their Glasgow Jihad EP and follow-up full-length debut bordersbreakdown, Glaswegian glitch gang Machines in Heaven offer another tant... Read more »| 14 Nov 2014
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Playlists
Under the Influence: Mastodon's Brann Dailor
Heavyweight bills are what Mastodon do best. As the Atlantan monoliths return to our shores with Big Business and Krokodil in tow, drummer Brann Dailor offers a personal tip of the bunnet to ten landmark releases by a few of their most memorable alliances Read more »| 13 Nov 2014 -
Videos
Vashti Bunyan plays 'Across The Water' in her home studio
In the second of our sessions with Vashti Bunyan, the 'Godmother of Freak Folk' treats us to a rendition of 'Across The Water,' taken from her new album Hear... Read more »| 13 Nov 2014 -
Live MusicWhite Lung @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 5 November
Fireworks schmireworks. The fifth of November it may be, but White Lung’s punka racket is far from short of explosive qualities. Take the scorching hea... Read more »| 13 Nov 2014 -
News
Foo Fighters announce summer 2015 stadium gigs in Manchester and Edinburgh
Dave Grohl and co are all set for a series of huge gigs in the UK next summer, following the release of new LP Sonic Highways. The Foos play the Emirates Ol... Read more »| 13 Nov 2014 -
Reviews
Jonnie Common – Trapped in Amber
With subtle wit and charming self-deprecation, former De-Fence records regular Jonnie Common gently pushes himself off into his second solo album by offering... Read more »| 12 Nov 2014 -
News
Deerhoof release video for 'Exit Only' starring Michael Shannon(s)
San Franciscan punk rock chameleons Deerhoof have shared the official video for 'Exit Only', starring Boardwalk Empire’s Michael Shannon. The video is... Read more »| 12 Nov 2014 -
VideosJon Hopkins, Atoms For Peace videos among UK Music Video Awards winners
Watch some of the winners from this year's UK Music Video Awards 2014, including work to represent Fka Twigs, Peace and Queens of the Stone Age Read more »| 11 Nov 2014 -
Interviews
Q&A: Thurston Moore on Sonic Youth's beginnings and the impact of Nirvana
From stealing copies of Melody Maker off the newsstands of New York to early rehearsals in Michael Gira's studio, Thurston Moore offers an insight into Sonic Youth's formative years and beyond Read more »| 11 Nov 2014 -
Interviews
Dreamweavers: Ballet School's Rosie Blair on Berlin and Bella Union
Ballet School vocalist Rosie Blair discusses the ambient pop trio's roots, how they found their spiritual home on Simon Raymonde's label and why they'll always be a work in progress Read more »| 11 Nov 2014