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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Live Music
The Aliens @ King Tut's
The Beta Band may be dead but the Aliens have taken their music to another level, and another planet Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Live MusicMuse @ SECC, 6 Nov
Underneath the lights and effects the band are still a three piece rock act, albeit a great one. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Reviews
Rose Kemp - Violence
This juxtaposition of pain with beauty, and discomfort with warmth makes these songs a delight to behold Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Live MusicArt Brut @ ABC2
Still predictable, still ironic, still catchy. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
ReviewsPeaches - Boys Wanna Be Her
a hard-hitting, repetitive drone Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Reviews
Mastodon - The Wolf is Loose
Having been brought up as a metalhead before veering off to listen to more experimental music, people often recommend bands that they think will fulfil the c... Read more »| 12 Dec 2006
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Reviews
Tunng - It's Because... We've Got Hair
Tunng's ability to make even a glitch solo sound like a long entrenched part of the folk tradition is a continued joy that no catchy chorus can diminish. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Live Music
Warchild Benefit @ Bannermans
Good times... Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Reviews
Dananananaykroyd - Some Dresses
Awkward art-school rock meets punk chaos Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
InterviewsPaul Buchanan: Still in The Nile
"If it makes you feel like dancing on your coffee table that's fine, if it makes you feel like lying down in a dark room that's fine too." Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Reviews
Uncle Fritz - Field Reports
A series of hauntingly atmospheric acoustic lullabies Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Live Music
The Rifles @ King Tuts
Generic but laudable gut-punch rock Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Interviews
There is No Ending: Arab Strap & Chemikal Underground
As Arab Strap prepare to embark on their farewell tour, we offer a meditation on why they'll never really leave us Read more »| 01 Dec 2006 -
Reviews
Ross Copperman - As I Choke
an admirable skill for mimicry Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Live Music
Zero 7 @ Usher Hall
a suitable match to the grandeur of the band's sophistication. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006