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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ReviewsBlack Francis - Nonstoperotik
Having reverted to his Pixies-era moniker of Black Francis in 2007 – in a move that fooled precisely no one – Nonstoperotik finds flaccid... Read more »| 18 Mar 2010 -
Live Music
Autechre @ Sub Club, 16 March
Sean Booth and Rob Brown aren’t ones to bask in limelight. As they are frequently wont to do, tonight they perform in darkness, turning the Sub Club in... Read more »| 18 Mar 2010 -
Reviews
Blood Red Shoes - Fire Like This
New album from unnervingly pretty Brighton duo, Blood Red Shoes. Read more »| 17 Mar 2010 -
Live MusicEarl Grey and the Loose Leaves @ Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh, 13 March
Openers Fitzroy Soul jumpstart the evening with some high-gain blues and melodic hooks before throwing a soulful curveball that teeters on the brink of dub i... Read more »| 17 Mar 2010 -
Live Music
Four Tet @ The Bongo Club, 13 March
Rocketnumbernine are comprised of brothers Ben and Tom Page, providing a real treat for punctual gig-goers tonight. Their consistently laconic demeanour beli... Read more »| 17 Mar 2010 -
Live Music
The Unwinding Hours @ Stereo, 5 March
Push the stylus down during your favourite Fucking Champs number and you’ll damn near hear Holy Mountain. Drummer Pete Flett’s limbs flail faster... Read more »| 16 Mar 2010
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Reviews
Josiah Wolf - Jet Lag
Those who unfairly balked at Eskimo Snow’s perceived middle-age spread would do well to skip Why? drummer Josiah Wolf’s first solo effort. Why?&r... Read more »| 15 Mar 2010 -
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Ulrich Schnauss - Missing Deadlines (Selected Remixes)
What makes Missing Deadlines great is that, if you knew neither Ulrich Schnauss’ signature style nor any of the remixed original tracks, you’d be... Read more »| 15 Mar 2010 -
Reviews
Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain't No Grave
In Rick Rubin, Johnny Cash found perhaps his most sympathetic producer and for the most part Ain't No Grave is as candid and bare-bones as anything from the ... Read more »| 15 Mar 2010 -
Live Music
Hinterland 2010 @ Various Venues (Glasgow), 3 April
It may only be heading in to its sophomore year, however Glasgow’s one-day, multi-venue Hinterland festival has already made its mark on Scotland&rsquo... Read more »| 12 Mar 2010 -
Live Music
Grizzly Bear @ Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 9 March
This billing is surely an indie purist's dream. And tonight's purists could be forgiven for leaving daytime reality at the door as Beach House cast their int... Read more »| 11 Mar 2010 -
InterviewsJawbox Revisited: A Special Sweetheart
Post-hardcore forefathers Jawbox re-release their long out-of-print masterpiece this month, Chris Cusack rediscovers its charm and considerable influence. Read more »| 10 Mar 2010 -
Reviews
Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
Most musicians will never have to follow an album like Ys. Unwinding across three discs, the epic Have One On Me develops the ideas bubbling within its intim... Read more »| 10 Mar 2010 -
Live Music
Picore @ 13th Note, 4 March
If the lo-fi noodling of last single Pick Up Sticks was your introduction to Super Adventure Club, their presence on such a noisy bill might raise eyebrows. ... Read more »| 09 Mar 2010 -
ReviewsBroken Bells - Broken Bells
What do you get when you cross the creative force behind a soft-spoken indie/pop/alt country collective and a sonic whiz kid with a list of collaborators as ... Read more »| 09 Mar 2010