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The Skinny

MUSIC, ARTS, FILM & CULTURE: WWW.SKINNYMAG.CO.UK

About Me

A FREE monthly magazine containing 'The Skinny' on all things cultural taking place across Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and then some. Pick us up from one of the 600 locations we're available. For a full list of distributors and all of our content check out http://www.theskinny.co.uk.Want a review of your single, EP or album? See the website for details on who and where to send it to.

My Interests

Music:

Slayer, Mos Def, Stevie Wonder, Bob Mould, Earth, The Police, El-p, dEUS, Blood Brothers, Metallica, Bloc Party, Stone Roses, Belle and Sebastian, Black Mountain, Nirvana, cLOUDDEAD, Frightened Rabbit, Broken Social Scene, Dananananaykroyd, No Age, Outkast, Pixies, Boards of Canada, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Mogwai, DEVO!, Cadence Weapon, Warlocks, James Yorkston, Cocteau Twins, Queens of the Stone Age, Foals, Yeasayer, Holy Fuck, MF Doom, Liars, Stapleton, Bob Dylan, Laeto, Fink, Uncle John & Whitelock, Autechre, DFA1979, The Twilight Sad, Nas, Damn Shames, Enon, Mother and the Addicts, Glasvegas, Qui, Tomahawk, The Fucking Champs, Beck, Eagles of Death Metal, Stetsasonic, The Rapture, Idlewild, Spank Rock, Mates of State, The Constantines, Aesop Rock, Pink Floyd, The Strokes, Tricky, Parliament, Beastie Boys, Mudhoney, Coldcut, The Police, Gravediggaz, The Gutter Twins, Mastodon, 13 and God, Tori Amos, King Creosote, My Morning Jacket, Shitdisco, N.W.A, The Mars Volta, Annie Christian, Leonard Cohen, Atmosphere, The Cave Singers, Slint, M.I.A, Paramount Styles, Frank Zappa, Kyuss, Mark Lanegan, Aereogramme, Roots Manuva, Pedestrian, Herbie Hancock, Air, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, RZA, Radiohead, The Fire Engines, Sonic Youth, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Prefuse '73, Deftones, Fantomas, U.N.K.L.E, Saul Williams, Herbaliser, Modest Mouse, Christ., Dawn of the Replicants, Jeff Buckley, Ennio Morricone, Guided by Voices, Method Man, Talking Heads, The Avalanches, Tom Waits, Broadcast, Blackalicious, PJ Harvey, Massive Attack, RJD2, Zero db, Sans Trauma, The Groundhogs, Pearl Jam, Wake the President, Prince, Kraftwerk, Mercury Tilt Switch, John Coltrane, Team Sleep, DJ Shadow, Uncle Fritz, Failure, New Black, Rage Against the Machine, Shellac, Deerhoof, Thomas Truax, The Who, Jurassic 5, Our Lunar Activities, DFA1979, Air, The Clash, Four Tet, ODB, Blur, Soundgarden, Miles Davis, Y'All Is Fantasy Island, Big Country, De La Soul, Tool, The Doors, Johnny Cash, Alkaholiks, Nine Inch Nails, Sufjan Stevens, Rahzel, Spyamp, The Vivians, Biz Markie, Dead or American, Bikini Kill, Robert Johnson, Rival Schools, Blondie, Captain Beefheart, The Smiths, Mondo Generator, Beach Boys, Soulwax, Degrassi, GLC, The Smashing Pumpkins, Akron / Family, Final Fantasy, Tad, O.B.E, James Brown, Bricolage, Franz Ferdinand, A Hawn and a Hacksaw, Errors, Super Furry Animals, Kool Keith, Girls Against Boys, Angelo Badalamenti, Guns n' Roses, GZA, Cage, The Raconteurs, Saint Judes Infirmary, Souls of Mischief, Pete Rock, Sole, Texas is the Reason, Earthlings?, Tone, Polysics, Led Zeppelin, Killing Joke, Dresden Dolls, Ghostface Killah, Altamont, Alias & Tarsier, Big Black, Nick Drake, Kirstin Hersh, Ladyhawk, The God Machine, Alec Empire, Monkeywrench, Bauhaus, Mouse on Mars, Cardiac, Muscle Tusk, Fuck Buttons, Portishead, Cypress Hill, Janes Addiction, Elbow, Helmet, Joanna Newsom, Masters of Reality, Dead Fly Buchowski, Hater, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Gift of Gab, Die! Die! Die!, Bruce Springsteen, This Et Al, Of Montreal, Autolux, Eric B & Rakim, AC/DC, Tom Vek, Primal Scream, Velvet Underground, ZZ Top, Jawbox, Jedi Mindtricks, Spiritualized, Danger Mouse, G.Love & Special Sauce, Envy, ...do you want more?

Heroes:

Hicks, Hendrix, Hammer (Jan and MC).

My Blog

EIFF sweeps Edinburgh

We've been right in the middle of the film festvial action this week, see all the latest reviews here: http://www.theskinny.co.uk/articles/filmYou can also score yerself tickets to Rotten Tomatoes Awa...
Posted by The Skinny on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:25:00 PST

WIN stuff: Tickets to T in the Park 2008

T time is near and this year's festival is set to offer yet another immense weekend of music from Friday 11th  Sunday 13th July 2008. Festival organisers Big Day Out Ltd and founding partners Tennen...
Posted by The Skinny on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:05:00 PST

Don’t think, just frickin’ WIN!

Tickets for Wickerman festival, Camp Bestival, Mirrorball at the Edinburgh International Film Festival are up for grabs. All you've got to do is click on this link: http://www.theskinny.co.ukNow, now,...
Posted by The Skinny on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:50:00 PST

WIN tickets to see Jay-Z in Glasgow or Aberdeen

Gan here, and you too could be chanting along too '99 Problems' with your boyfriend when big HOVA hits Scotland. http://www.theskinny.co.uk/competitions...
Posted by The Skinny on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:14:00 PST

WIN tickets to Rock Ness this weekend

Peoples, gan here:http://www.theskinny.co.uk/competitions
Posted by The Skinny on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:49:00 PST

WIN tickets to see Martha Wainwright in Glasgow on Friday

Visit here to be in with a chance: http://www.theskinny.co.uk/competition/9-win-tickets-to-see- martha-wainwright-in-concert
Posted by The Skinny on Wed, 21 May 2008 11:49:00 PST

Visit The Skinnys new online home NOW, gadges

Pyoore brand new: http://www.theskinny.co.ukBags o' features, plenty of chat, loads o'news, reviews and competitions = tonnes o' fun. Go there now, interact and enjoy - it's for you!
Posted by The Skinny on Sat, 17 May 2008 04:18:00 PST

WIN tickets to see Method Man and Redman tickets in Glasgow

Soundcrash in association with Mixed Bizness & Ballers Social Club have seen fit to bring us the dream double-team of Method Man and childhood friend/Def Jam labelmate Redman to the Carling Academy in...
Posted by The Skinny on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:46:00 PST

Job Vacancy: Magazine Production Assistant

AMORPHOUS POST (Production)THE POST:The core role of the post is to cover our general production needs as a magazine, including management of advertising artwork and clients, picture editing and illus...
Posted by The Skinny on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:52:00 PST

WIN A copy of Tour Smart by Martin Atkins

Scottish music scene social, Born To Be Wide, is set to mark its move to Edinburgh’s Voodoo Rooms on 3 April with guest DJ sets by Our Lunar Activities and The Skinny, plus a talk and advice ses...
Posted by The Skinny on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:23:00 PST