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 Phantom Band: Going Swimmingly
It would be fair to say that this time last year The Phantom Band were as elusive as their name suggests. Twelve months later, the band are enjoying deluxe Swiss hospitality, can count Peter Buck as a fan and are already knuckling down to their second LP. Read more »| 25 Nov 2009 -
InterviewsUncle John and Whitelock - A Post-mortem by Jacob Yates
In celebration of the acknowledgment shown to their debut LP by our readership, Mark Shukla talks to Jacob Yates (formerly Jacob Lovatt) about his time as frontman of one of Scotland's most loved cult bands. Read more »| 25 Nov 2009 -
OpinionScottish Albums of the Decade #18: Uncle John and Whitelock - There Is Nothing Else...
To say that Uncle John and Whitelock were a good live band would be an egregious understatement. Helmed by demonic Bowie-doppelgänger Jacob Lovatt [now ... Read more »| 25 Nov 2009 -
Opinion
Scottish Albums of the Decade #19: Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
It was the mating call of four art school underachievers committed to tape. Having toiled in various no-hope outfits throughout the 90s, Alex, Bob, Nick and ... Read more »| 25 Nov 2009 -
OpinionScottish Albums of the Decade #20: Malcolm Middleton - Into the Woods
The results of our reader poll are in, and so the countdown begins... Read more »| 25 Nov 2009 -
InterviewsExclusive Studio Report: The Vaselines
Further to news earlier this year that Scottish indie rock progenitors The Vaselines were in the process of writing new material to bolster their 19 song cat... Read more »| 24 Nov 2009
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Reviews
Slayer – World Painted Blood
Approaching their thirtieth year, the forefathers of thrash have yet to churn out any surprises since their unholy trinity of landmark albums was unleashed i... Read more »| 24 Nov 2009 -
Interviews
The Brian Molko Effect
The Skinny recently sat down for a pint with Brian Molko, the outspoken singer and songwriter with the consistently popular alternative rock band Placebo, to ask about the secret of their long-standing success Read more »| 24 Nov 2009 -
Reviews
Shiva Soundsystem - Phasmatis In Machinas
Shiva Soundsystem might sound worryingly like a bunch of dreadlocked psy-trancers from the 1990s, but they're actually an eclectic collective of producers an... Read more »| 24 Nov 2009 -
Live Music
Cymbals Eat Guitars @ Sneaky Pete's, 16 Nov
It's great to see the elements being defied tonight, during one of the dreichest stretches of autumn weather in the capital; Sneaky Pete's is nearly full to ... Read more »| 24 Nov 2009 -
Reviews
Light Of Words - Those Left Behind
Light of Hooks, Light of Energy but Heavy on Comatose Miserabilia, Bristol’s Light of Words struggle to make an impression with their debut alb... Read more »| 24 Nov 2009 -
Reviews
Rogues - Widows EP
The world may not be ready for Rogues. Sure, many indie bands have flirted with nu-wave music (Editors, Phoenix) or cited synth-pop as a strong influence (Th... Read more »| 23 Nov 2009 -
Reviews
Sparrow and the Workshop - Into the Wild
A transatlantic combination, the hard-working Sparrow and the Workshop consists of American born Jill O’Sullivan, Scottish drummer Gregor Donaldson and... Read more »| 23 Nov 2009 -
Reviews
Silverclub - Answers EP
Silverclub are a Manchester supergroup of sorts – maybe not on the same level as Electronic, but its members include Jim Noir, the pop-folk cha... Read more »| 23 Nov 2009 -
Reviews
Kin - Dot Dot Dot EP
Manchester-baed Kin has one of the strangest and most compelling voices you’re ever likely to hear. It swells and builds like a more disturbing Karen O... Read more »| 23 Nov 2009