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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FestivalsMONEY @ Pavilion Theatre, Festival Square, 12 Jul
Last issue's cover stars MONEY confirmed their love affair with Manchester by unveiling their debut album as part of the Manchester International Festival. I... Read more »| 15 Jul 2013 -
ReviewsGasp – A Series of Fortunate Misunderstandings
Gasp is a veteran of the Scottish hip-hop scene, a Glasgow emcee who has long had a fearsome reputation as both a battle rapper and a writer, and member of T... Read more »| 15 Jul 2013 -
FestivalsIn Pictures: Sunday at T in the Park 2013
In Pictures: T in the Park 2013 Rolling reportage of the action coming live from our photographers at T in the Park. See here for Friday and Saturday. Phot... Read more »| 14 Jul 2013 -
Festivals
In Pictures: Saturday at T in the Park 2013
In Pictures: T in the Park 2013 Rolling reportage of the action coming live from our photographers at T in the Park. See here for Friday and Sunday. Photog... Read more »| 13 Jul 2013 -
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In Pictures: Friday at T in the Park 2013
In Pictures: T in the Park 2013 Rolling reportage of the action coming live from our photographers at T in the Park. See here for Saturday and Sunday. Phot... Read more »| 12 Jul 2013 -
Interviews
Like A Boss: Scottish hip-hop prodigy Loki returns
Scottish hip-hop is on the rise, with recent acclaim for the likes of Stanley Odd and Hector Bizerk, plus a new wave of artists flooding the scene. The perfect time, then, for its de facto leader to re-emerge – meet Darren 'Loki' McGarvey Read more »| 12 Jul 2013
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Live Music
Vatican Shadow @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 3 July
Detroit innovator Jeff Mills defines techno as a 'futurist statement.' It has meaning, or at least it should. GG Allah, whose recorded output of deafening, s... Read more »| 11 Jul 2013 -
ReviewsRun The Jewels – Run The Jewels
With Run The Jewels, El-P and Killer Mike deliver an object lesson in the first principles of hip-hop. The beats are a showcase in minimalist effectiveness &... Read more »| 11 Jul 2013 -
Festivals
Festival Season 2013: The Flock of the New
This month's T in the Park and Wickerman festivals are two prime opportunities to catch the finest up-and-coming artists this country has to offer. These are just 12 burgeoning bands we recommend Read more »| 10 Jul 2013 -
ReviewsPaul White – Watch The Ants EP
Paul White's relentless eclecticism – bouncing manically like a pinball between electro, krautrock, hip-hop, psychedelic synth jams, and even jazz... Read more »| 10 Jul 2013 -
Festivals
The xx @ secret space, Manchester International Festival, 6 Jul
She breathes; we breathe. The quick sting of her plectrum against steel – it reaches us before its amplified echo finds its way out of the speakers. Li... Read more »| 09 Jul 2013 -
Reviews
Star & Dagger – Tomorrowland Blues
Two-thirds of Star & Dagger's membership (White Zombie's Sean Yseult, Dava She Wolf from Cycle Sluts from Hell) should give budding listeners some idea o... Read more »| 09 Jul 2013 -
Interviews
Foals' Yannis Philipakkis looks to festival season
Foals’ ambitious third album Holy Fire has elevated the Oxford five-piece to the next level, but Yannis Philippakis is hungry for more Read more »| 09 Jul 2013 -
Reviews
Sam Thomas – Blind Theatre
On the cover of Blind Theatre, a young boy fashions spaceships from boxes and bottles while behind, a full-size shuttle blasts itself skywards. It&rsquo... Read more »| 09 Jul 2013 -
Reviews
Ikonika – Aerotropolis
Emerging onto London’s bass scene with 2010’s Contact, Love, Want, Have, Ikonika (aka Sara Abdel-Hamid) presented an infectious amalgamation... Read more »| 09 Jul 2013