Independent, in-the-know, on the edge – journalism with panache and velocity. The Skinny is a monthly culture mag serving Scotland and Northern England, covering the music and arts scenes in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Aberdeen, and Dundee. I started contributing in June – you can find all my articles and reviews for The Skinny here.
Interviews and Features
Living Abroad in Edinburgh: An Ex-Pat Guide
Lydia Kavina (theremin virtuosa)
Live Reviews
The Edinburgh Festivals – August 2015 (The Black Sorrows, James Brown Is Annie, Japan Marvelous Drummers, The Sun Ra Arkestra, Antonio Forcione and Adriano Adewale, The Waterboys)
Positivus (Latvia) 17-19 July 2015 (featuring Placebo, Kasabian, St. Vincent, Warpaint, Jungle, Basement Jaxxx, Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters)
T in the Park ,10-12 July 2015
Friday, featuring: The Cribs, Jessie Ware, Hozier, Model Aeroplanes, Kasabian
Saturday, featuring: The LaFontaines, Stillhound, Charli XCX, Enter Shikari, Vukovi, St. Vincent
Sunday, featuring: Admiral Fallow, Idlewild, Alabama Shakes, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
FFS (Franz Ferdinand and Sparks) – Glasgow School of Art, 16 June 2015
Earl Sweatshirt – Glasgow O2 ABC, 8 June 2015
Album Reviews
From 2019:
Cage The Elephant – Social Cues
From 2018:
Gorillaz – The Now Now
Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
Yonatan Gat – Universalists
Joe Bonamassa and Beth Hart – Black Coffee
From 2017:
Benjamin Clementine – I Tell A Fly
Prophets of Rage – Prophets of Rage
Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
BadBadNotGood – Late Night Tales
Beach Fossils – Somersault
Gorillaz – Humanz
From 2016:
The Last Shadow Puppets – The Dream Synopsis EP
Warpaint – Heads Up
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
WOMPS – Our Fertile Forever
The Last Shadow Puppets – Everything That You’ve Come To Expect
Lake Street Dive – Side Pony
From August 2015:
Dr. Dre – Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre
From July 2015:
Albert Hammond, Jr. – Momentary Masters
Ghostface Killah – Adrian Younge presents: Twelve Reasons to Die II
Gunship – Gunship
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— The Skinny (@theskinnymag) July 23, 2015
C Duncan – Architect
Admiral Fallow – Tiny Rewards
Aidan Ryan 