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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InterviewsBack to The Futureheads
Being dropped by your record label would be enough to break up most bands. Not The Futureheads, who explain to Nick Mitchell why they have chosen to do without the men-in-suits altogether Read more »| 04 Jun 2008 -
InterviewsTwenty Five Sixty Two - Dubstep Soul
Steve Glencross examines the faces of dubstep and talks intricate fusion with Dutch maestro 2562 Read more »| 04 Jun 2008 -
ReviewsMudhoney - Superfuzz Bigmuff: Deluxe Edition
A densely-layered snap-shot of a band obliviously tearing rock music a new one Read more »| 04 Jun 2008 -
Live Music
Isobel Campbell And Mark Lanegan @ ABC, 13 Jun
Any opportunity to witness this first hand should be snatched up, before his vocal chords dissolve into a tarry mush Read more »| 04 Jun 2008 -
Reviews
Add Noise - Handwerk 3
There’s a stream of techno coming out of Berlin at the moment (MMM, Soundhack, MDR etc) that’s just amazing. Considering the strong links with th... Read more »| 04 Jun 2008 -
Interviews
Do The Evolution: The Notwist Interviewed
Today, The Notwist are brothers Markus (vocals / guitar) and Micha Acher (bass), Martin Gretschmann aka Console (programming) and drummer Andi Haberl. They e... Read more »| 03 Jun 2008
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Live Music
Hercules and Love Affair @ Classic Grand, 30 May
The absence of Antony Hegarty is noticed as the replacements struggle to fill his shoes Read more »| 03 Jun 2008 -
Live Music
Vetiver @ Cabaret Voltaire, 29 May
The common denominator and most impressive constituent of each is Andy Cabic’s velvety vocals Read more »| 03 Jun 2008 -
Live MusicBroken Records, Y'All is Fantasy Island @ Voodoo Rooms, 29 May
Tonight, The Voodoo Rooms' weekly Limbo night attracts two of Scotland's best unsigned bands to the same bill Read more »| 03 Jun 2008 -
Reviews
Holger Zilske - Wrecker
For those who aren't familiar with Holger Zilske: he's one half of Berlin’s Smash TV, the duo responsible for a string of top releases on labels like B... Read more »| 03 Jun 2008 -
FestivalsKnockengorroch 20th Birthday World Ceilidh
It might sound like "a cow sneezing", but Knockengorroch festival has been going strong since 1998, held each May and September: this year saw them celebrati... Read more »| 03 Jun 2008 -
Reviews
Lionheart Bros - Bring it Down
The Lionheart Bros manage to sustain the listener's attention for long enough to distract them from the everyday grind Read more »| 03 Jun 2008 -
Interviews
Gavin Gordon: No rent-a-quote required
Nick Mitchell chats to Gavin Gordon, the Skinny competition winner who'll be appearing on the side of the number 9 bus before you know it... Read more »| 03 Jun 2008 -
Reviews
Jape - I was a Man
The lead-off single from Jape’s Ritual is something of a let-down: Jape has crafted a style of electro-rock that lacks both up-beat punchiness and tech... Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Reviews
The Dirty Dozen - June, 2008
In a special edition of The Dirty Dozen, we let The Skinny's band of 2007, The Twilight Sad, sound off on this month's singles. We knew this could have gotte... Read more »| 02 Jun 2008