Summit Special: An Interview with Stephen Pastel
By . Published 14 May 2013
With a new album imminent, we chat to Stephen McRobbie of The Pastels about the record’s long history, and the band’s future
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First Impressions: Daft Punk's Random Access Memories
By . Published 13 May 2013We take a listen to this year's most hyped and anticipated album, Daft Punk's Random Access Memories, featuring guest appearances from Giorgio Moroder, Julian Casablancas and Nile Rodgers, among others
Go Team: The Jeffrey Lewis & Peter Stampfel Band
By . Published 13 May 2013Beloved songwriter and comic book artist Jeffrey Lewis drops in to Chorlton Arts Festival with new buddy and Holy Modal Rounders founder Peter Stampfel. In between recording their new album,...
New Old Space: Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum in interview
By . Published 08 May 2013Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum talks navigating nature – human and otherwise – in a bit-rate world...
Post-Everything: Mount Kimbie's Kai Campos talks life beyond 'post-dubstep'
By . Published 03 May 2013Newly signed to Warp and ready to release their staggeringly diverse second album, Mount Kimbie's Kai Campos discusses their myriad influences and creative recording techniques
John Grant Interviewed: “I was angry when I wrote Pale Green Ghosts”
By . Published 02 May 2013Lauded singer-songwriter John Grant discusses fear, loathing and his remarkable new album
The Dirty Dozen – May 2013
By . Published 01 May 2013Nursing epic hangovers from the night before, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead's Jason Reece and Jamie Miller debate whether they need pure punk rock or...
Under The Influence: Big Daddy Kane
By . Published 30 April 2013A ten-track selection from veteran MC Big Daddy Kane, taking us back to the all-star golden age of the Juice Crew and Cold Chillin' Records
Death, Theft, and Four-Eyed Freaks: 25 Years of Mudhoney
By . Published 30 April 2013As influential Seattle legends Mudhoney see in their silver anniversary, Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne grills Mark Arm on stealing from other bands, how best to use the internet, and his...
Dan Croll: Going Somewhere
By . Published 30 April 2013With Burt Bacharach and Brian Wilson among his idols, Liverpool's Dan Croll is setting the bar pretty high for himself – but y'know what? He's not doing a bad job...
Savages' Jehnny Beth on their fearless debut
By . Published 29 April 2013Technology may make us feel safe but it could be lost in the blink of an eye. Are you ready to turn Savage? Jehnny Beth lays out a very particular...
Grunge, Golf, and Wedded Bliss: 30 Years of The Melvins
By . Published 29 April 2013As peerless post-punk mavericks The Melvins ring in their third decade with a daring covers LP, Mudhoney's Mark Arm asks Buzz Osborne the secret to a healthy marriage and whether...
Sax Prodigy: Colin Stetson on Completing a Trilogy
By . Published 24 April 2013Having worked with everyone from Tom Waits to Bon Iver, virtuoso saxophonist Colin Stetson is forging a bold new path by himself. He talks to The Skinny about his latest...
In Pictures: Fence Records' GnomeGame, Anstruther, 7 April
Published 18 April 2013GnomeGame, Anstruther, 7 April Day two of Fence Records' annual showcase of the finest in modern folk and folktronica from Scotland (and beyond!) featured performances from Jonnie Common, Seamus Fogarty, Barbarossa,...
In Pictures: Fence Records' GnomeGame, Anstruther, 6 April
Published 18 April 2013GnomeGame, Anstruther, 6 April Having flitted around Scotland in various forms for the last few years, Fence Records' annual hoedown returned to the label's spiritual hometown of Anstruther in Fife...
Rozi Plain: Roam From Home
By . Published 18 April 2013Ahead of her appearance at Sounds From The Other City, Fence Records' newly wandering Rozi Plain avoids chatting about her music with friend and collaborator Sam Lewis of Being There
Festival Season 2013: Carry Me Home
By . Published 18 April 2013Whether the party's in or outdoors, north or south of the border, The Skinny does not discriminate in this whistle-stop tour of the UK's varied festival circuit...
Business Time: Liverpool Sound City
By . Published 17 April 2013Following in the footsteps of South by Southwest and New York's CMJ Music Marathon, expo-style festivals like Liverpool's Sound City seem to be going from strength to strength. But what...
The Age of Poli-Pop: Neon Neon unveil Praxis Makes Perfect
By . Published 16 April 2013Gruff Rhys and Boom Bip reconvene as Neon Neon to talk Italian communists, political pop and 'extreme concerts'
Hero Worship: Trail of Dead's Jason Reece on Waterloo Records
By . Published 10 April 2013As ...And You will Know Us By the Trail of Dead swing into Glasgow on Record Store Day, Jason Reece salutes his favourite shop
