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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InterviewsGrinderman: Warren Ellis
The second part of our Grinderman series sees electric bouzouki, Mandocastor, violin, viola and acoustic guitar player Warren Ellis wondering if he sounds like a knob Read more »| 22 Sep 2010 -
InterviewsGrinderman: Martyn Casey
In scenes eerily reminiscent of 2005 Australian western The Proposition, The Skinny tracks down each member of Grinderman. Just don't call it a Bad Seeds 'side-project'. First up is guitarist Martyn P. Casey Read more »| 21 Sep 2010 -
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PVT: Consonant, Consonant, Consonant
Australian three-piece PVT, formerly known as Pivot, return with Church With No Magic this month. Founding member and newly elected lead singer Richard Pike tells all about its creation, its contentious title and those missing vowels Read more »| 10 Sep 2010 -
FestivalsEmma Pollock on the relationship between the arts and mental health
The arts, with regards to mental health (whether it be positive or negative) are absolutely crucial. It is through the arts that people tend to show their ch... Read more »| 03 Sep 2010 -
InterviewsDown To The Wire: Manic Street Preachers interviewed
Having exorcised their demons with 2009’s Journal for Plague Lovers, the Manic Street Preachers are setting their sights back on the charts with Postcards from a Young Man. Nicky Wire gives the lowdown on the band’s “last shot at mass communication” Read more »| 02 Sep 2010 -
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In the Studio: Black Sun
Earlier this spring we spent time in the studio with Russell McEwan of local dirge metal overlords Black Sun as they tracked new album Twilight Of The Gods with guest vocalist and author/fighter Eugene S. Robinson of Oxbow. This is how it went down... Read more »| 02 Sep 2010
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Libraries Gave Us Power
Nicky Wire gives some insight into the books (and music) that helped shape Postcards from a Young Man Read more »| 02 Sep 2010 -
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Divorce vs Comanechi
Chaos will be the order of the day as the leading lights of modern punk get together to tour the land this coming month. We asked Divorce's Andy Brown to get Comanechi's Akiko Matsuura on the phone to hear her prediction for the fight Read more »| 02 Sep 2010 -
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American Men: Drum's Not Dead (Just a Bit Queasy)
American Men's Paul Carlin takes a break from puking to tell us what living in a cool world feels like Read more »| 02 Sep 2010 -
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Black Mountain: Let Spirits Ride
In 2008 they brought us In The Future. Now in that future, Black Mountain are ready to unleash Wilderness Heart. Matt Camirand finds the time to talk about its creation, his Led Zeppelin fantasies and how hip-hop legends unite the young rockers Read more »| 02 Sep 2010 -
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Choose Your Reality: Alan Moore Unearthed
The legendary writer, magician and cultural icon discusses his new album Unearthing, reinventing H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos for the twenty-first century, and the counter-cultural collaborations of his magazine Dodgem Logic Read more »| 01 Sep 2010 -
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Music Like a Vitamin
Rod Jones and Emma Pollock speak exclusively to The Skinny about the making of First Edition, their contribution to the forthcoming Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival Read more »| 01 Sep 2010 -
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Mogwai: All the Right Moves
Presenting Mogwai's first full-length audio and televisual document of their intoxicating live show all at once, Stuart Braithwaite talks us through the creation of Special Moves and Burning Read more »| 01 Sep 2010 -
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The Vaselines: Sex With An X, Track-By-Track
Although formed in the mid 80s, The Vaselines would become a heavyweight cult concern in the decades to follow. Founders Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee were a romantic item, and when they split, so did the band. Twenty years on, they're back with a new album, the playfully titled Sex With An X. Here Eugene (with suitably cheeky interjections from Frances) talks us through the it Read more »| 01 Sep 2010 -
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The Edge 2010: We Were Promised Jetpacks
We Were Promised Jetpacks bassist Sean Smith lifts the lid on zealous fans, transatlantic love and the Auld Reekie quartet's second album Read more »| 05 Aug 2010