Interviews
The Skinny discusses new releases and record choices with prominent artists and producers; covering everything from albums and songs to influences and matters of the heart.
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Interviews
Edie Sedgwick: More Than A Woman
Blending cross-dressing with dirty, funky electro beats and commentary on popular culture, Edie Sedgwick straddles the territory between intelligence and the bizarre, creating a surprisingly striking and often tongue in cheek sound. The Skinny has a word with the man behind the make-up. Read more »| 15 Jun 2009 -
Festivals
Beta Days: Steve Mason on festivals
I've never been to a festival in my life as a punter, but I've played a hell of a lot of them. Coachella's a nice festival, in that it's a bit like g... Read more »| 15 Jun 2009 -
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Give The Balky Mule What He Wants
Life has presented Sam Jones with some very obscure experiences. David McNamara finds out why globe trotting and burnt down venues cannot slow the progress of The Balky Mule Read more »| 05 Jun 2009 -
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The Warlocks: Fevered Dreamers
Before they unleash The Mirror Explodes - their most accomplished album to date - Mark Shukla talks to uncompromising LA outsiders The Warlocks and finds out what keeps them awake at night Read more »| 03 Jun 2009 -
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Unicorn Kid: Level Up
At just 17, Oliver Sabin has played the music industry to perfection, finding himself with an international following and a headline UK tour on the horizon. But this is no mere stroke of luck, as Unicorn Kid tells Gordon Bruce Read more »| 02 Jun 2009 -
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Wavves: Surfing the Zeitgeist
Setting the blogosphere ablaze with pure sun-drenched euphoria in recent months, Nathan Williams has endured – rather than enjoyed – an unlikely ... Read more »| 01 Jun 2009
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Frank Zappa: A Mother of Invention
There are many artists who are praised as being ‘ahead of their time’, but in Frank Zappa’s case, you begin to wonder whether the man possessed some kind of time-machine, so eerily prophetic were his musical innovations. These are just a few of the ways in which Zappa was a composer way avant of the garde Read more »| 01 Jun 2009 -
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Patrick: The Boy Cried Wolf
Erstwhile prodigy Patrick Wolf attempts to get to grips with the driving forces and internal demons that have shaped his latest release. Paul Mitchell unravels The Bachelor's enigma Read more »| 01 Jun 2009 -
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Zappa Plays Zappa
In an increasingly homogenised musical climate, how do you approach maintaining the legacy of a man who was, and still is, ahead of his time? Joe Barton talks to Dweezil Zappa, band leader of the Zappa Plays Zappa project, to find out how he’s keeping the memory, and music, of his father alive Read more »| 01 Jun 2009 -
Interviews
Meet E: A Werewolf in LA
Life rarely rained for Mark Everett, but it frequently poured. The man known as E has spent the past four years searching for answers from his heartbreaking past. Now he tells Finbarr Bermingham that he just might have found them Read more »| 29 May 2009 -
Interviews
Bronto Skylift: In Bronto We Trust
Bronto Skylift are a two-headed beast currently residing in the darkest reaches of the Glasgow underground 'scene'. Creating a crushing noise that's impossible to ignore, the duo are slowly but surely turning heads and shattering ear drums. Ryan Drever has a word as they prepare to record their debut full-length Read more »| 26 May 2009 -
Festivals
Hockey: Summer Sons
Having spent the majority of last summer playing bars across America as if it were some kind of overblown stateside pubcrawl, Portland's Hockey are about to take a step up and embark on a busy stint at some of the year's biggest festivals, including T In The Park. Still riding high from the attention and excitement surrounding first single Too Fake -even landing a spot on Jools Holland - the band look set to make a lasting impression. The Skinny grabs a quick word with vocalist Benjamin Grubin to hear their story so far and goals for the year ahead. Read more »| 20 May 2009 -
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John Leckie: Producing the Goods
The music industry would be at a loss without British record producer John Leckie. Since he began his career in 1970 at Abbey Rd Studios as an in-house engin... Read more »| 19 May 2009 -
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Hey Vampires: Blood Brothers
Hey Vampires - a Glasgow-based trio excelling in making a hefty racket - can currently be found residing in the dark dominion of many, if not all, of the Glasgow's basement venues. Ryan Drever finds them in their natural habitat. Read more »| 15 May 2009 -
Interviews
The pAper chAse: Hide the Kitchen Knives
Having produced everybody from Smog and The Thermals through to Marilyn Manson and Celine Dion, John Congleton tells Chris Cusack why they all inspired him to strike out on his own to resume the pAper chAse Read more »| 13 May 2009