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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InterviewsGoing Nuclear: Malcolm Middleton on Summer of '13
With Summer of ’13 – the first album under his own name in seven years – about to hit the streets, Malcolm Middleton tells us why he went a... Read more »| 18 May 2016 -
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On the Money: Maynard James Keenan interviewed
As Puscifer set sail for their European debut, founder Maynard James Keenan meditates on the influence of surrealist British comedy and the lingering threat of a Trumpian dystopia Read more »| 16 May 2016 -
InterviewsBlood and Guts: Deftones' Chino Moreno on Gore
Deftones' Chino Moreno meditates on creative tension, artistic accessibility and why eschewing populism has served the Sacramento survivors well Read more »| 12 May 2016 -
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Andrew Hung on Fuck Buttons' future and Beth Orton
The Skinny interrupts Andrew Hung's holiday in Hong Kong to find out what makes the prolific Fuck Buttons man tick. Read more »| 09 May 2016 -
InterviewsDaniel Thorne of Immix Ensemble talks Transitions
As Liverpool's Immix Ensemble bring their collaboration with electronic artist Vessel to Manchester this month, we learn about the collective's beginnings, c... Read more »| 05 May 2016 -
Festivals
Tim Hecker and Blanck Mass in conversation
Ahead of appearances at Glasgow’s newest (and perhaps boldest) festival Restless Natives, The Skinny listens in as two of the headline acts talk inspir... Read more »| 04 May 2016
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Minor Victories on their debut album and tour
Famous names, familiar faces; welcome to the world of Minor Victories. Just don’t mention a certain word… Read more »| 04 May 2016 -
InterviewsBEAK> on scoring Couple in a Hole
Bristolian krautrock disciples BEAK> provided a menacing and evocative score for the Pyrenees-set drama. Ahead of its screening at Restless Natives, Geoff Barrow and Billy Fuller tell us how they handled the task Read more »| 03 May 2016 -
InterviewsRestless Natives sets up in Glasgow's East End
Keen to redress the cultural balance in Glasgow, an ambitious week-long multidisciplinary festival opens its doors at seven venues and studios in and around the East End from 9-15 May. We talk to some of the players behind Restless Natives Read more »| 03 May 2016 -
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Composer-Curator: Neil Luck's Resonance FM show
A new radio show on Resonance FM, Drivetime Underground, presents experimental music in a commercial, 'magazine'-style format – aiming to subvert ... Read more »| 27 Apr 2016 -
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Emma Pollock on Record Labels and Solo Careers
Emma Pollock's early career saw her fronting The Delgados and drinking with John Peel in Motherwell pubs. Now, as the record label she co-founded turns 21, she has released her best solo album yet. Just don't ask her to make you a playlist Read more »| 21 Apr 2016 -
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Bossy Love on honesty, hype and their live show
Quietly, steadily, Bossy Love have become the most talked-about band in Scotland. We talk to Amandah Wilkinson and John Baillie Jr to find out where they plan to go from here. Read more »| 14 Apr 2016 -
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Lush: Shoegaze, Blind Spot and Reunions
Disbanded by tragedy, Lush have remained inactive for two decades. But with a recent compilation highlighting the oft-overlooked quality of their songbook, Emma Anderson tells us why the time was finally right to regroup Read more »| 07 Apr 2016 -
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Future of the Left: Falco on The Peace and Truce
In spite of his famously sharp tongue, Future of the Left's Andrew 'Falco' Falkous is trying his best to be a nice guy. Ahead of his band's appearance at Gla... Read more »| 04 Apr 2016 -
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Frightened Rabbit on Painting Of A Panic Attack
Frightened Rabbit congregate at Glasgow’s Art School for a secret show and a dress rehearsal of their fifth album, Painting of a Panic Attack Read more »| 31 Mar 2016