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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InterviewsThe Dead Man's Waltz: "We’re blurring that line between audience and band"
Accordionist Leighton Jones explains why folk-noir revivalists The Dead Man’s Waltz are bringing Vaudevillian theatre to their compelling live show Read more »| 04 Aug 2011 -
InterviewsWarpaint: "Sex should be in the music of the song, more than the costume or the act"
Warpaint's Jenny Lee Lindberg weighs in on Gaga, dances with Slash and dresses like Oor Wullie Read more »| 03 Aug 2011 -
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Tom Morello: Rebel Without A Pause
With protests on the streets of America and uprising in the Middle East, what better time for Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello to kick his politicising alter-ego The Nightwatchman up a gear? Read more »| 03 Aug 2011 -
InterviewsThe Horrors: “This whole thing has been a learning process”
From the rooftop of their London studio, The Horrors explain a strange ascent Read more »| 03 Aug 2011 -
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Capitol 1212: Can't Stop Won't Stop
Capitol 1212, Scotland’s kings of old-school hip-hop are working on a big Summer album... Read more »| 11 Jul 2011 -
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The Wrong Boyfriends: "Our acoustic sets were crap. Really, really crap"
Our first date with punk-blooded scoundrels The Wrong Boyfriends started as a guide to Belgian nightlife and ended as an HR crisis meeting Read more »| 05 Jul 2011
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Festivals
T Break: United Fruit
We’ve already noted in these pages the musical kinship that Glasgow's United Fruit share with Texan rockers Trail of Dead. Heck, the excellent Go Away, Don’t Leave Me Alone sounds more like Trail of Dead than Trail of Dead do these days. Read more »| 30 Jun 2011 -
InterviewsVast Aire: “Cannibal Ox are like two great mutants that come from the X-Men’s First Class”
Ten years after New York duo Cannibal Ox's groundbreaking debut, much-respected rapper Vast Aire returns with a sequel of sorts Read more »| 29 Jun 2011 -
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Tom Vek: "I’m not going to suggest that it really takes that long to produce 45 minutes worth of music..."
Incommunicado for five years, Tom Vek has a pretty good go at explaining why he's kept us waiting - it's complicated Read more »| 29 Jun 2011 -
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The Proposition: The Unbearable Shiteness of Being (...Signed)
Despite being the most coveted and enduring adolescent fantasy since Jessica Rabbit, in reality recording contracts are a minefield. In a contemporary musica... Read more »| 06 Jun 2011 -
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Sons and Daughters: “It’s the happy clappy bands that are the most fucked up"
With the help of Optimo's JD Twitch, Sons and Daughters explain why they've retreated to their dark corner Read more »| 02 Jun 2011 -
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Battles: "I don't think quitting ever crossed our minds"
Battles drummer John Stanier steps out from behind his ride cymbal to explain the uneasy genesis of Gloss Drop Read more »| 31 May 2011 -
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Indian Red Lopez: Against The Tide
Getting a dressing down from a pop diva and narrowly avoiding a small-town punch up? These have been just some of the pitfalls that have helped make Aberdeen quintet Indian Red Lopez all the more determined Read more »| 31 May 2011 -
InterviewsInterview: Ladytron's Helen Marnie
With their fifth album on the neon horizon, Ladytron show no signs of putting their feet up. Singer Helen Marnie takes time out to talk "electro music with heart” Read more »| 26 May 2011 -
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Low's Alan Sparhawk: “We’ve always been on the outside and I think we always will be”
With ninth album C’mon, Low have found their beating heart once again. Frontman Alan Sparhawk explains why he got tired of making things ugly, with a little help from Katy Perry's producer Read more »| 20 May 2011