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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InterviewsFatCat: The Purr-Fect Label
Now one of the UK’s most exciting and eclectic labels, FatCat Records has come a long way since its early vinyl shack days. Billy Hamilton caught up with co-founder Dave Cawley to discover how he keeps the operation purring Read more »| 07 Oct 2008 -
ReviewsMadlib - WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip
US hip-hop producer Otis Jackson Jr. (more commonly known as Madlib) showcases his abstract style on WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip, the last album in BBE's Be... Read more »| 07 Oct 2008 -
ReviewsCold War Kids - Loyalty to Loyalty
Sometimes, you’ve got to give a little credit for trying. On Loyalty to Loyalty, Cold War Kids try to build on their soulful, everyman’s rock sty... Read more »| 07 Oct 2008 -
Live Music
Pivot @ Nice 'N' Sleazy, 3 Oct
When Australian math rockers Pivot take the stage at Nice ‘N' Sleazy, it’s almost a challenge to the audience. Addressing an assembly of hipsters... Read more »| 07 Oct 2008 -
Reviews
Eugene McGuinness - Eugene McGuinness
The main concern with Eugene McGuinness' debut album is that it's hard to tell whether he's having a giggle. That's not to say there's only merit to be found... Read more »| 07 Oct 2008 -
Reviews
Dance Lazarus Dance - Lies EP
The dance-punk umbrella seems to be ever-expanding, and the latest addition is Glasgow’s own Dance Lazurus Dance. With a playful façade – ... Read more »| 06 Oct 2008
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Live Music
James Yorkston @ Carmelite, Aberdeen, 27 Nov
Since receiving a helping hand from John Peel back in 2001, James Yorkston has been busy crafting songs with the Athletes and lending his talents to the band... Read more »| 06 Oct 2008 -
ReviewsAraya - The Bridge of Hesitation
Araya, the solo work of Inverness-born electronic musician Keir MacCulloch, displays notable experience in the field. From a technical standpoint, The Bridge... Read more »| 06 Oct 2008 -
Interviews
Kurt Wagner of Lambchop: The Dude Abides
Lambchop have been attributed the tag of "the most consistently brilliant and unique American group to emerge during the 1990s". Kurt Wagner still can't believe people turn up to his gigs. Finbarr Bermingham had a word with the head honcho and found out that he really is "just a dude" Read more »| 06 Oct 2008 -
Live Music
Noah and the Whale @ Fat Sam's, 24 Oct
Noah and the Whale might be sailing the seas of some pop success, but what's at the bottom of these waters? Read more »| 06 Oct 2008 -
Live Music
Desalvo @ Mono, 28 Sep
Lit strikingly from beneath, a heavy-set man in a butcher's apron and pig mask lurches into the midst of the swaying audience and a sweaty path is cleaved th... Read more »| 06 Oct 2008 -
Reviews
Copy Haho - Cutting Out the Bad/You Are My Coal Mine
Since 2005, Copy Haho have been sweet words on many a Scottish music critic's lips, despite a seemingly slow build for the Stonehaven four-piece. This latest... Read more »| 06 Oct 2008 -
Live Music
Black Kids @ ABC, 26 Oct
Arriving earlier this year amidst a furore of hype, Reggie Youngblood and his Jacksonville cohorts’ debut E.P. Wizard of Ahhhs mixed up Robert Smith st... Read more »| 06 Oct 2008 -
Reviews
Gregory & The Hawk - Moenie and Kitchi
Young New Yorker Meredith Godreau may have named herself Gregory & The Hawk to avoid being stereotyped as 'another female singer-songwriter', but the sec... Read more »| 06 Oct 2008 -
Reviews
BSS Presents: Brendan Canning - Hit The Wall
Weird prefixes aside though, Hit The Wall is a tasty little indie-pop morsel Read more »| 06 Oct 2008