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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InterviewsMastodon: Skye’s the Limit
Atlanta’s Mastodon return this month with Crack the Skye; featuring tales of outer body experiences and a close encounter with Grigory Rasputin, it's typically high concept material. Dave Kerr recently dragged Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher away from Tsarist Russia to ask what they’ve been smoking. Read more »| 10 Mar 2009 -
InterviewsBlack Lips: "We Love Our Job"
…And if you spent January evading authorities in India before jetting off to Berlin before a UK tour, you would too. Jason Morton talks shops with Ian... Read more »| 09 Mar 2009 -
InterviewsOperator Is Go
Laptop? Check. Beeps, bleeps and technical geekery? Check. Electronica's best-dressed laptop wizard is back. Rosie Davies finds out exactly what he's been doing, and just how many computers he's destroyed Read more »| 06 Mar 2009 -
InterviewsMetallica: Flint & Weiland Question Hammett
Ahead of Metallica's eagerly anticipated return to Glasgow this month, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett fields key questions from The Prodigy's Keith Flint and St... Read more »| 04 Mar 2009 -
InterviewsDOOM vs. Dilla: A Posthumous Collaboration
Hip-hop in 2009 is to be showered with releases by J Dilla and (formerly MF) DOOM. Since Dilla’s death in February 2006, all manner of album reissues h... Read more »| 04 Mar 2009 -
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Aberfeldy Reloads
Dropped by Rough Trade, ripped-off by an unscrupulous TV ad company and enduring the horror of supporting James Blunt on tour: you can’t help but feel Edinburgh pop quintet Aberfeldy deserve better. Now with a new line-up, a comeback single on TenTracks and a third album in the pipeline, can singer Riley Briggs see a silver lining? Matt Meade buys the hungover songwriter a fortifying Guinness in a Leith pub… Read more »| 04 Mar 2009
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The Memory Remains: Metallica recap Death Magnetic
As Metallica eye an overdue date with Scotland, Kirk Hammett explains how the thrash legends emerged from one of the most public meltdowns in rock 'n' roll history to deliver their biggest album in the last decade... Read more »| 03 Mar 2009 -
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Will Oldham: He Who Would Be 'Prince'
As Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, actor turned songwriter Will Oldham has produced a remarkable body of work whilst remaining an elusive figure. Milo McLaughlin talks to him about the release of his latest album and his unique philosophy towards life, the music press and Britney Spears. Read more »| 03 Mar 2009 -
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Withered Hand: Beginning to flourish
It may take a village to raise a child, but the capital city's community is raising a whole new class of urban folk musicians. Jason Morton sits down with Withered Hand to hear the benefits of keeping your peers close Read more »| 03 Mar 2009 -
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United Fruit: The seeds of success
United Fruit are currently lighting up the murky Glasgow underground with their unique brand of experimental rock. As the band continue to break the ice, just a year in, they sit down with Ryan Drever to tell the story so far Read more »| 26 Feb 2009 -
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Red Hot and Clued In
Prior to the release of Dark Was the Night, Red Hot founder John Carlin explains the ever-present need to be vigilant about HIV and the ways that the creativ... Read more »| 10 Feb 2009 -
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Red Hot 4 U
Dark Was The Night is the fifteenth collection from the Red Hot Organisation, dedicated to fighting Aids through pop culture. Paul Mitchell looks at four of ... Read more »| 09 Feb 2009 -
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Dark Was The Night - A Chronicle
Aaron and Bryce Dessner of the National, and John Carlin of Red Hot Organisation, describe the process of creating one of the most anticipated compilation al... Read more »| 06 Feb 2009 -
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Moffat's Lament: A Clifftop Valentine
In years to come, Aidan Moffat's name will surely become synonymous with Burns as one of the nation's great bards. Until such times, Moffat ponders a career as a gift card writer with the offering of this Valentine's Day poem. Read more »| 06 Feb 2009 -
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Trail of Dead Unveil The Century of Self: Exclusive Track-By-Track Preview
…And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead return this month with The Century of Self, inspired by what front man Conrad Keely considers “a sens... Read more »| 04 Feb 2009