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 Everlasting Gaze
Alongside Danny Boy and DJ Lethal, Erik "Everlast" Schrody once upon a time rocked crowds as part of New York hip-hop combo House of Pain before they were dr... Read more »| 16 Oct 2008 -
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Band... I mean Banned
Thank god (or whatever) for freedom of expression! Pity the repressed denizens of countries under the influence of communism or dictatorships! Thankfully our... Read more »| 13 Oct 2008 -
InterviewsFatCat: The Purr-Fect Label
Now one of the UK’s most exciting and eclectic labels, FatCat Records has come a long way since its early vinyl shack days. Billy Hamilton caught up with co-founder Dave Cawley to discover how he keeps the operation purring Read more »| 07 Oct 2008 -
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Kurt Wagner of Lambchop: The Dude Abides
Lambchop have been attributed the tag of "the most consistently brilliant and unique American group to emerge during the 1990s". Kurt Wagner still can't believe people turn up to his gigs. Finbarr Bermingham had a word with the head honcho and found out that he really is "just a dude" Read more »| 06 Oct 2008 -
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Go Zoey, Go Go Go
Ally Brown sits down for a pint with Zoey Van Goey, another international band based in Glasgow that we can claim as our own to strengthen the team Read more »| 03 Oct 2008 -
InterviewsJenny Lewis: Born to Do It
From Hank III to Hayseed Dixie, subverting the old model of country music is no new phenomenon, nor is the rhetoric of the traditionalists who can’t get their heads around it. Rilo Kiley's frontwoman tells Dave Kerr how she cut her own path... Read more »| 02 Oct 2008
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Neon Neon: Acceptable in the Noughties
Neon Neon may not have won the Mercury Music Prize, but arriving for the event in a pair of time-travelling cars (if Emmett ‘Doc’ Brown had his way) with lego-brick medallions hanging from their necks, the eccentric duo could not be missed. The album is equally colourful, but Nick Mitchell hears that it took real creative discipline to make it. Read more »| 01 Oct 2008 -
InterviewsTen Tracks: To the Future
'At some point the music industry simply became the business of selling CDs in plastic cases, and that business will soon be over. But that's not bad news for music, and it's certainly not bad news for musicians. Indeed, with all the ways to reach an audience, there have never been more opportunities for artists.' – David Byrne, Dec 07 Read more »| 30 Sep 2008 -
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Eagleowl's Gentle Invasion
From cutting EPs to putting on local festivals, Auld Reekie's Eagleowl tell Emma Smith how they do it all themselves Read more »| 29 Sep 2008 -
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Late of the Pier: Band O' The Times
Having received a profile boost from the double-edged sword that is an NME cover, Late of the Pier are dividing opinion already. But after a chat with one quarter of the paint-splattered band, Nick Mitchell argues that you should leave any pre-conceived ideas at the door Read more »| 29 Sep 2008 -
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Run for Cover, He's Gonna Bomb The Bass
Tim Simenon explains to The Skinny that perfection just can't be hurried Read more »| 28 Sep 2008 -
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Drever, McCusker and Woomble: Folk to the power of three
Kris Drever, John McCusker and Roddy Woomble talk to Paul Mitchell about chance meetings, moody rock kids and how to make folk go pop Read more »| 26 Sep 2008 -
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Foals: Communication Breakdown
Six months after the release of their debut LP, Foals find themselves dodging a tangled web of media-fuelled disinformation while they keep their heads down to nail it on stage, as Edwin Congreave explains to Tobias Kahn Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
InterviewsThe Hold Steady: The Bards of Bar Rock
With an acute awareness of rock history, Craig Finn drops some knowledge on Jason Morton about how his band plan on sustaining the spirit of its legacy Read more »| 24 Sep 2008 -
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Just the Three of Us
The coming together of Drever, McCusker and Woomble inspires a brief look at the recent (and not so recent) history of the threesome. No sexy stuff, unless y... Read more »| 24 Sep 2008