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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InterviewsThe Proposition: The Hoi Polloi Are Ruining Music
Never shy to state his opinion, controversy-baiter Marc DeSadé attempts to incite class warfare over the Christmas singles chart Read more »| 22 Dec 2010 -
Reviews
Delta Mainline – In a World of Madness, the Simple Joy of Melody Can Pull You Through EP
Don’t let the title put you off, this EP isn’t nearly as sappy as the moniker suggests and not to get too hung up on it but it’s also rathe... Read more »| 17 Dec 2010 -
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The Green Door Kids – Musikal Yooth
What a delightfully skew-whiff record this little creature is. If you’ve ever wanted to hear a bunch of kids ripping up The Stooges' I Wanna Be Your Do... Read more »| 17 Dec 2010 -
Live MusicCeltic Connections @ Various Venues (Glasgow), 13-30 Jan
The biggest celebration of Scottish music and talent gets even bigger in January, with an eclectic selection of acts to please even the fussiest of palates. ... Read more »| 16 Dec 2010 -
ReviewsLaeto – III
In case you haven't heard of them – and if that's true, you're Scottish and consider yourself a fan of quality rock music, shame on you – this Du... Read more »| 16 Dec 2010 -
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Admiral Byrd – Goodbye Cruel Worldview
Do we need any more epic, dreamy, shoegaze rock at this point in music history? Probably not, but Admiral Byrd – a four-piece based in Copenhagen, Denm... Read more »| 16 Dec 2010
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Ben Butler & Mousepad – Infinite Capacity EP
BB&MP is one Joe Howe, previously known for his work with electronic terrorists Gay Against You and Germlin, but whereas those acts were renowned just as... Read more »| 15 Dec 2010 -
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Texture – Synaesthesia
“Scottish hip-hop is a non-sequitur,” rhymes Edinburgh based emcee Texture (of The Chemical Poets) on the track by the same name, before going on... Read more »| 15 Dec 2010 -
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Krapp's Second Tape: Fordell Research Unit – Heavy Petting
Released as part of the cassette-only Krapp Tape series from Wounded Knee (whose sonic experiments are effortlessly accessible by comparison) Fordell Researc... Read more »| 15 Dec 2010 -
Live MusicArcade Fire @ SECC, 12 Dec
In a venue known to take no prisoners, Arcade Fire’s flop-haired frontman Win Butler sensibly asks tonight’s bulging SECC crowd to meet the band ... Read more »| 14 Dec 2010 -
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Fickle Public – Greatest Hits EP
Fans of this much missed Elgin-via-Glasgow quartet’s debut Bucko can finally breathe a sigh of relief with the release of the cheekily titled Greatest ... Read more »| 14 Dec 2010 -
ReviewsJacques Greene – The Look EP
Jacques Greene has made a huge impact in a remarkably short time, having already released material on Night Slugs, the French Canadian producer is now finall... Read more »| 14 Dec 2010 -
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Eaters – Shouting At The Wind
“We had a first class delivery, like the Royal Mail,” spits Eaters' emcee Laughing Gear on Burn, a track which details the Edinburgh hip-hop coll... Read more »| 13 Dec 2010 -
Live Music
Frightened Rabbit @ Barrowland, 6 Dec
A two night sell-out at the Barrowlands is the stuff dreams are made of round these parts, and Scott Hutchison isn’t hiding his glee tonight. It’... Read more »| 13 Dec 2010 -
Playlists
Under the Influence: Tim Burgess
As The Charlatans dust down their arsenal of baggy anthems for Edinburgh's Hogmanay ho-down, frontman Tim Burgess gives us his desert island discs Read more »| 10 Dec 2010