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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Live MusicYoung Fathers / LAW @ Glasgow Stereo, 1 February
Hordes of disappointed faces can be seen streaming from Renfield Lane. They are the dozens who arrived at Stereo hoping that tickets would still be available... Read more »| 10 Feb 2014 -
FestivalsCeltic Connections: Bill Callahan / The Deep Dark Woods / Cath and Phil Tyler @ O2 ABC, 1 February
In contrast to the clockwork brackishness of Saturday night Sauchiehall Street, Celtic Connections winds down with a set from Drag City enigma, Bill Callahan... Read more »| 10 Feb 2014 -
Live MusicEast India Youth @ King Tut's, 31 January
William Doyle, aka East India Youth, enters dressed in a foppish jacket, hair in his eyes, and straps on a bass guitar. From the minute his fingers touch the... Read more »| 10 Feb 2014 -
Live Music
The Wave Pictures / Eugene Tombs / The Yawns @ Mono, 30 January
For reasons unknown, The Yawns have a battle on their hands eliciting a response from Mono’s mostly seated denizens tonight, with even polite applause ... Read more »| 10 Feb 2014 -
VideosKid Canaveral look behind the mask in new video for 'Who Would Want To Be Loved?'
Fife / Edinburgh indie-folk gang Kid Canaveral unveiled their new video late last week for Who Would Want To Be Loved?, taken from their 2013 album Now That You Are a Dancer Read more »| 10 Feb 2014 -
Interviews
Stephen Malkmus tackles February's releases
Never shy of a withering put-down in song, in the flesh we find February's guest single surveyor Stephen Malkmus grappling with the role of the critic Read more »| 10 Feb 2014
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Interviews
"Is It Christian? Is It Satanic?" ††† embrace the ambiguous
With their long-awaited debut LP finally due for release this month, Chino Moreno and ex-Far guitarist Shaun Lopez tell us they've found comfort in ††† Read more »| 10 Feb 2014 -
Reviews
Bruce Springsteen – High Hopes
A shared history of political activism, rather than obvious musical lineage, bonds Tom Morello and The Boss. Hence why the Rage Against the Machine and Audio... Read more »| 10 Feb 2014 -
Playlists
Cloud Sounds #4: Tim Burgess, Kelis & Mount Kimbie, Teebs and more
This week's Cloud Sounds playlist features new tracks from Tim Burgess, Kelis & Mount Kimbie, Teebs and many more! Read more »| 07 Feb 2014 -
Videos
Dan Tombs' new video for Sky Larkin is "a memento from the age of tactile text"
Dan Tombs' new video for Leeds indie band Sky Larkin channels the history of the printed word Read more »| 07 Feb 2014 -
News
Nas announces Illmatic XX
20 years on, Illmatic by Nas is still regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. Now, Nas prepares to celebrate its anniversary with a special edition reissue, and a new documentary Read more »| 07 Feb 2014 -
News
The Haxan Cloak teams up with Portland doom metallers The Body
Portland doom metal duo The Body have a new record coming, and it's a collaboration with Tri-Angle's The Haxan Cloak Read more »| 07 Feb 2014 -
NewsThe Arches cancels club nights following tragic death of customer
The Arches reschedules club nights featuring Crookers, Moderat and others following the tragic death of a customer Read more »| 07 Feb 2014 -
Videos
Cocteau Twin and Bella Union boss Simon Raymonde returns with Snowbird
Simon Raymonde, the boss of much-admired indie label Bella Union and one of the former members of Cocteau Twins, announced the forthcoming debut from his new... Read more »| 07 Feb 2014 -
Reviews
Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire For No Witness
Four songs into her exquisite second LP, Angel Olsen’s deeply expressive voice alights upon the album’s title. "If you’ve still got some li... Read more »| 07 Feb 2014