Factory Records Communications 1978-1992
By . Published 16 January 2009
From the recorded travails of Ian Curtis to the indelible sense of fun that the 'Madchester' movement ushered in, Darren Carle reappraises the Factory vaults
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The Dirty Dozen - January, 2009
By . Published 01 January 2009The time for Slade and Wizzard has passed: it's new music we crave. Nick Mitchell rates the first batch of 2009.
Always Read the Label: Wichita Recordings
By . Published 11 December 2008If ever there was as an ethical record label, Wichita Recordings is surely its embodiment. Finbarr Bermingham talks measured A&R tactics with Mark Bowen.
The Dirty Dozen - December, 2008
By . Published 01 December 2008December isn't all about Cliff Richard and the X Factor. There's some damn fine music out there too, Nick Mitchell finds
The Dirty Dozen - November, 2008
By . Published 28 October 2008This month sees the return of Razorlight, the lesser-spotted five-star rating, and practically everything in between. Nick Mitchell dons his headphones.
Ready to Receive: Parts & Labor Reveal New LP
By . Published 23 October 2008Is it a moog? Is it a keyboard? Or is it just a bloody bagpipe? Don't trouble yourself. B.J. Warshaw of popular Brooklyn instrument recylists Parts & Labor dissects their...
The Dirty Dozen - October, 2008
By . Published 01 October 2008Another month, another motley mélange of lad-rock veterans, zingy pop tarts, moody rappers and local upstarts. Nick Mitchell wades in...
The Dirty Dozen - September, 2008
By . Published 01 September 2008After the travesty that was last month's Dirty Dozen, Nick Mitchell finds that the art of a quality single is in better hands this September. Mostly.
Broken Social Scene Presents: Brendan Canning - Something For All of Us
By . Published 18 August 2008Ally Brown gets into the messy business of combining chat with critique in an effort to dissect Brendan Canning's debut solo LP to find that the BSS co-founder doesn't quite...
The Dirty Dozen - August, 2008
By . Published 01 August 2008August proves a lean time for singles, but can anyone emerge gleaming from the garbage? Nick Mitchell gets his ears dirty
Sub Pop: Going Out of Business Since 1988
By . Published 31 July 2008The record label that unleashed everybody from Nirvana, Soundgarden and Mudhoney to The Shins, CSS and Fleet Foxes on an unsuspecting world just turned 20, Sub Pop's leading lady tells...
The Dirty Dozen - July, 2008
By . Published 01 July 2008Nick Mitchell raids the promo sack to review this month's new singles, from Yorkshire hoodies to the former Mr Pamela Anderson - plus the good stuff...
The Dirty Dozen - June, 2008
By . Published 02 June 2008In a special edition of The Dirty Dozen, we let The Skinny's band of 2007, The Twilight Sad, sound off on this month's singles. We knew this could have gotten...
The Days of the Triffids
By . Published 15 May 2008By reissuing The Triffids' back catalogue, Domino are highlighting and adding substantially to the known canon of Australian indie-rock, as Ally Brown discovers
The Dirty Dozen - April, 2008
By . Published 01 April 2008Well-travelled beatniks, white soulsters, thrash metal and Scouting For Girls. It could only be this month's singles round-up.
Get Wired In - A Wireblock Records label special
By . Published 01 April 2008The Skinny talks with Neil Morton about why collaboration can often produce the best outcome...
The Dirty Dozen - March
By . Published 06 March 2008From soft-rock stadium rockers to pan-continental beat plunderers, Nick Mitchell rakes around The Skinny's mail bag for that golden single
The Dirty Dozen - February, 2008
By . Published 05 February 2008With the annual self-induced sofa-dom of January now a fading memory, Nick Mitchell dusts off his headphones, grabs a stack of singles and offers his 12 cents...
The Dirty Dozen - January, 2008
By . Published 06 January 2008A new year of new musical masterpieces? Nick Mitchell assesses the first batch...
The Dirty Dozen - December, 2007
By . Published 07 December 2007After a month locked in the Skinny's music testing lab, Nick Mitchell delivers the verdict on December's single specimens
