Interviews
The Skinny brings nightlife out of the dark, shining a light on the hottest local clubs with interviews with DJs, electronic musicians and promoters. Here you can find all the info you need to leave scorch marks on the dance floor.
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InterviewsFreqbeat: slowing down the frequency
Freqbeat will be sadly taking a break for the foreseeable future, so we talked with resident Mnky about the reasons behind the break and chatted with Modifier about their starring role Read more »| 05 Jun 2008 -
InterviewsAmpbox: Turn it up
Ampbox has not been long in the making but already they've been amassing support and stellar guests - they're taking a short break for the summer, so The Skinny finds out why and how big the closing party will be... Read more »| 30 May 2008 -
InterviewsA.B: Entertaining the Underdoggs
At only 20 years old, Libyan-born Glasgow MC A.B is already making a name for himself with his debut mixtape Hip Hop Versus Me. Scott Ramage caught up with him to find out more about his beats and his background... Read more »| 01 May 2008 -
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Painting Sexy Black
Having affected the trajectory of the Scottish pop continuum forever with the Beta Band, Steve Mason returns this summer to do it all again with the Black Affair. Paul Mitchell finds out more about his modus operandi Read more »| 22 Apr 2008 -
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Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - Spoken Culture
Is it zeitgeist? Is it modern poetry? The Skinny chats with Scoobius Pip, the lyrical maestro of Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip in the run-up to their new debut album, Angels. Read more »| 22 Apr 2008 -
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An Inner City Institution
Inner City Acid and Radioactive Man keep the spirit of rave culture alive as the Soundhaus continues to celebrate ten years of clubbing history Read more »| 22 Apr 2008
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Estelle: Stirring up the Atlantic
The Skinny is pleased to feature one of the most happening female stars currently making music, the smoothly cool Estelle: here to shake up the urban scene on both sides of the Atlantic with her new album Shine Read more »| 21 Apr 2008 -
InterviewsJames Pants: Hot Licks
When James Pants’ new album Welcome dropped into the office, we were well impressed by his take on mixed-up funk. We asked around, and it turned out Alex Burden was already on the case Read more »| 11 Apr 2008 -
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RZArecting Bobby
Is he a producer? Is he a film star? This month he'll be neither as Robert 'RZA' Diggs assumes the persona of Bobby Digital, flying in to drop a fat stack of futuristic funk and a flare for kung-fu film philosophy on Scotland at the last Triptych Read more »| 08 Apr 2008 -
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Juan Atkins: A Model Artist
Making his live Scottish debut as Model 500 at this month's Triptych Festival, Detroit techno pioneer Juan Atkins is also playing to mark Rub-A-Dub Records' 16th Birthday celebrations. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
InterviewsDJ Krush: A Short History
The Skinny looks towards the East and to DJ Krush, one of the finest Japanese turntablists and an instrumental player in the scratching scene Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Soma Skool: Learnin's never been so fun!
Glasgow's biggest label pulls out another cracker with the return of the Soma Skool Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Get Wired In - A Wireblock Records label special
The Skinny talks with Neil Morton about why collaboration can often produce the best outcome... Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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You Don't Know Pt 1: Amon Tobin
SF: A triple disc compilation of the greatest artists to rock Ninja Tune, Big Dada and Counter deserves a lot of attention, and also warrants an interview one of the appearing artists, Amon Tobin
PQ: ""If you distance yourself from music's cultural references and signifiers you can sometimes be left with a clear appreciation for rhythm and melody."" Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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On Track With Smith N Hack
SF: Errorsmith and Soundhack manage to take a few minutes out of their sound check to tell The Skinny how the past influences their mission to push dance music into the future.
PQ: ""We had one track we played in Glasgow where we incorporated a Donna Summer track; people went mad for it because they knew how we had combined our track with the sample. You don't often find that knowledge about music in other parts of the world."" - Errorsmith Read more »| 06 Mar 2008