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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ReviewsKT Tunstall - Tiger Suit
In promo interviews for this, her third long player, sing-a-long-pop-with-substance songstress KT Tunstall has talked of her desire to repeat the success of ... Read more »| 22 Sep 2010 -
Live MusicThe Black Keys @ O2 Academy, 28 Oct
This Ohio duo, comprising guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney, have been having a good year. With their latest release Brothers shooting to num... Read more »| 22 Sep 2010 -
Live MusicWilco @ Barrowland, 16 Sep
There are presumably few more comfortable bed-rocks from which to launch a solo project than having Radiohead listed as a current employer. To make things si... Read more »| 22 Sep 2010 -
Interviews
Grinderman: Warren Ellis
The second part of our Grinderman series sees electric bouzouki, Mandocastor, violin, viola and acoustic guitar player Warren Ellis wondering if he sounds like a knob Read more »| 22 Sep 2010 -
ReviewsPacific! – Narcissus
As synthetic harpsichord razors through Jean-Michelle Jarre futurism, the atmosphere conjured by Swedish duo Pacific! on opener Arcadia is so thick with ludi... Read more »| 21 Sep 2010 -
Interviews
Grinderman: Martyn Casey
In scenes eerily reminiscent of 2005 Australian western The Proposition, The Skinny tracks down each member of Grinderman. Just don't call it a Bad Seeds 'side-project'. First up is guitarist Martyn P. Casey Read more »| 21 Sep 2010
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Live Music
Wolf Parade @ Cabaret Voltaire, 8 Sep
When Wolf Parade played Glasgow back in May, third album Expo 86 had yet to be released and they were just starting a new tour. Four months and many more sh... Read more »| 21 Sep 2010 -
Live MusicEastern Promise @ Platform, 1-2 Oct
Platform’s Easterhouse-based cultural centre adds another string to its bow in October with Eastern Promise, a two-day festival boasting local talent a... Read more »| 20 Sep 2010 -
Reviews
Sivert Høyem – Moon Landing
This is the latest solo release from Sivert Høyem, moody former front-man for Madrugada. The aforementioned group were one of Norway's most successful... Read more »| 20 Sep 2010 -
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Screaming Females – Castle Talk
The name Screaming Females is a bit of a misnomer for this tuneful indie rock outfit, as one might expect some riot grrrl fury once the needle hits the wax. ... Read more »| 20 Sep 2010 -
Reviews
Room 39 - Room 39: EP
The debut EP from Glasgow trio Room 39 is a pleasant surprise, vastly transcending the kind of pub band fodder their name might suggest. Built on a foundatio... Read more »| 17 Sep 2010 -
Reviews
Weezer - Hurley
It’s definitely not blue, it’s definitely not pink, it’s not green, it’s not even red, it makes Make Believe look like Rubber Soul an... Read more »| 16 Sep 2010 -
Reviews
Roots Manuva Meets Wrongtom - Duppy Writer
Although strictly speaking, this 'new' album from British hip-hop mainstay Rodney 'Roots Manuva' Smith classifies as a remix album, it never feels like one. ... Read more »| 16 Sep 2010 -
Live Music
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan @ O2 ABC, 8 Sep
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan are a picture as they take to the stage, she in white and he in black. The angel-devil binary is so explicit they would look... Read more »| 13 Sep 2010 -
Reviews
The Count & Sinden – Mega Mega Mega
Coming off an ace mix for Fabric, The Count & Sinden now provide a fully fledged album that shows the likes of Mark Ronson how to pull off credible, enjo... Read more »| 13 Sep 2010