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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ReviewsJohn Legend & The Roots – Wake Up!
Few musicians seem to make overtly political records these days: the Iraq war moved few songwriters to sing out, and despite its catastrophic effects, there&... Read more »| 01 Oct 2010 -
Live MusicGrinderman @ Barrowlands, 28 Sep
Grinderman have described their causa causans as an “excuse to make a fucking racket”; turns out that this is something they’re particularl... Read more »| 01 Oct 2010 -
Live MusicManic Street Preachers @ O2 Academy, 29 Sep
A boa wrapped around a mic stand, a white Gibson being tuned by a roadie, and an empty space to the left of the stage: the Manics don’t have to be perf... Read more »| 01 Oct 2010 -
ReviewsBroken Records – Let Me Come Home
With its own sense of self-importance, Broken Records debut album reached for the heavens but ended up leaving some listeners firmly grounded. At times secon... Read more »| 01 Oct 2010 -
Reviews
Belvedere Mountain Express – Cauldstane Slap
On Cauldstane Slap, Edinburgh’s Belvedere Mountain Express explore a strain of playful, nostalgic electronica overlaid with accordion and, on four of t... Read more »| 01 Oct 2010 -
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Fenech-Soler – Fenech-Soler
Fenech-Soler have been attracting moderate buzz for quite some time, with recent single Stop & Stare thus far their closest pitch for the mainstr... Read more »| 30 Sep 2010
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Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore – Dear Companion
Beginning life as an EP of songs meant to bring attention to the environmental impact of mountain top removal mining in their home state of Kentucky, under t... Read more »| 30 Sep 2010 -
ReviewsAction Beat – Beatings
The conceptual maelstrom that is this ever-evolving noise collective from Bletchley in England has to be one of the standard-bearers for DIY ethics in the UK... Read more »| 30 Sep 2010 -
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Giant Sand – Blurry Blue Mountain
It’s been a common saying that most parents hope their progeny grow up to be more successful than they were. If that applies to godparents then Arizona... Read more »| 30 Sep 2010 -
Interviews
Mystery Juice: A Blues Explosion
The Phantom Band's Gerry Hart recalls the night he fell in love with cult Edinburgh quartet Mystery Juice Read more »| 29 Sep 2010 -
Interviews
The Art of Shredding: Pantera's Phil Anselmo Remembers Cowboys From Hell
Hardcore punk and heavy metal were unlikely bedfellows twenty years ago, but Pantera made it look effortless with their fourth album, proving to be the departure the Dallas quartet needed to winch them out of spandex hell. Celebrating its re-release, Phil Anselmo considers the legacy of Cowboys From Hell and his departed friend Dimebag Darrell Read more »| 29 Sep 2010 -
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The Dirty Dozen – October 2010
Joined by comedian Josie Long, Fence Collective stalwart, one half of Silver Columns and all-round good guy Johnny Lynch takes on October’s singles Read more »| 29 Sep 2010 -
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Easy Star All-Stars – Dubber Side of the Moon
Reimagining Pink Floyd's introspective prog masterpiece Dark Side of the Moon as a dub reggae album on 2003's Dub Side of the Moon, was in equal part... Read more »| 29 Sep 2010 -
Interviews
Team Ghost's Nicolas Fromageau: "I really believe in my band"
Nicolas Fromageau, former founder of M83, talks about his new project Team Ghost and what lies ahead for the spectral popsters Read more »| 29 Sep 2010 -
Opinion
Hero Worship: Alasdair Roberts
The Phantom Band's Rick Anthony lays praise at the door of a national treasure Read more »| 29 Sep 2010