Interviews

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Leader L/ Penpushers are one of Scotland's finest but hardest to define bands. Here, they talk to The Skinny about their magnum opus, 'Poltergeeks.' Just don't call it hip-hop…

Pull Q/ ""I've changed over the years, been in various musical ventures. At first I was a really militant b-boy."" Ð Lifeboy, Penpushers Read more »

Leader L/ Yppah's debut defies pigeonholing, it's simply Beautiful At All Times

Pull Q/ ""People inspire me. People that can press your buttons!"" - Yppah Read more »

Leader L/ The folk and rock influences on 'Flight 602' may surprise some long-term fans of Aim Ð Andy Turner lets The Skinny in on the demise of Grand Central, and his plans for his new label, Atic Records

Pull Q/ The music on 'Flight 602' just developed over time, but I was very aware that I didn't want to just remake the first two albums, I wanted to try and just see if the music could stand up on its own."" Ð Andy Turner, AKA Aim Read more »

Leader L/ As Edinburgh's Xplicit prepare to take on Glasgow, The Skinny asked promoter Simon McGrath about his plans for drum & bass domination, and why Scotland's scene is so unique.

pull Q/ ""A lot of the DJs we've had up here end up hittin' us up on myspace, going on about playing up here - they love playing in Scotland. The crowd's different to London, a lot more friendly, and there's no hostility."" - Simon McGrath, Xplicit promoter Read more »

Piers Norton (FBC / Swingingman Records) talks to The Skinny about punk, Copenhagen jazz winos, and how online music saved indie labels Read more »

In the original scene you had all the elements all in one music, and when it split I was thinking: 'What do I do, do I make happy tunes because I like the happy elements or do I make drum & bass because I like the beats?' I was pretty torn. - Brainstormer Read more »