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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InterviewsWe Were Promised Chit-Chat
The chiselled cheekbones of the new Indie™ order might be the nightmare of any discerning music hack, but when Billy Hamilton caught up with the lads from We Were Promised Jetpacks he found their infectious patter a breath of fresh air… Read more »| 25 Aug 2008 -
InterviewsMercury Rev's Theory Of Evolution
As Finbarr Bermingham caught up with Jeff Mercel, percussionist, keyboardist and general man-about-band, we find out that Mercury Rev, unlike many of their fans, are not a band transfixed with the past and that their future is there to be embraced. Read more »| 20 Aug 2008 -
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A Serj of Controversy
Since System of a Down went on an ‘extended hiatus’ in August 2006, frontman Serj Tankian went completely solo with last year's Elect the Dead. Shaun Love patched in a transatlantic call ahead of Tankian’s trip to the UK next month to discuss single life, airborne genitalia and the consequences of being an overtly political musician Read more »| 19 Aug 2008 -
InterviewsSpiritualized in the next dimension
In time-worn tradition, Spiritualized frontman Jason Pierce finds that there's nothing quite like dying to propel the artist's work into the public consciousness. So he did it, twice! Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
InterviewsMichael Franti - Spearheading A Rebellion?
“It’s a difficult situation for everyone involved. I’m not on the side of anyone in particular, I’m on the side of the peacemakers.” Speaking recently to Paul Mitchell, Michael Franti, Spearhead frontman and political campigner, is unbashed when discussing the nature of the issues in the Middle East. Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Kidz In The Hall: Head of the Class
Whilst whizzing through a series of phone interviews from Chi-Town, Kidz In The Hall were able to cut past the sonic distortion of the Atlantic ocean to chat with The Skinny about their new release, The In Crowd Read more »| 04 Aug 2008
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Interviews
Sub Pop: Going Out of Business Since 1988
The record label that unleashed everybody from Nirvana, Soundgarden and Mudhoney to The Shins, CSS and Fleet Foxes on an unsuspecting world just turned 20, Sub Pop's leading lady tells The Skinny why it's in tougher shape than ever. Read more »| 31 Jul 2008 -
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Tricky: Real Gone Kid
Having built up a head of steam during his absence from the music scene in the last five years, Tricky returns with a daring new record and talks to Dave Kerr about reclaiming his youth, the real problem behind gang culture, and why he can't work with Bernard Butler Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
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Sub Pop from the Inside: 20 Years, 5 Essential Gigs
Having gone from punter to Vice President since the label's inception, Sub Pop’s Megan Jasper charts the most memorable gigs across the span of the label’s history so far. Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
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Juno About The Mill?
As Edinburgh and Glasgow prepare to pay host to Miller Genuine Draft's flagship Scottish events, Finbarr Bermingham caught up with James Barker of Juno to talk opening nights, friends in high places and, eh, catsuits Read more »| 29 Jul 2008 -
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El Padre: What's In A Name?
With the musical pseudonym falling foul of today’s more typically po-faced standard, Billy Hamilton catches up with El Padre’s Bobby Steve Jacksonson to find out just what’s in a name Read more »| 25 Jul 2008 -
InterviewsBurning Bright: Attic Lights
Jason Morton sits down with Scotland's next big indie-rock band, Attic Lights, who've signed a five album deal with Island and already snared a bizarre Gest for the first Read more »| 24 Jul 2008 -
Festivals
Putting the Attitude into Latitude
It's a little beyond our usual threshold, geographically speaking, but the Latitude Festival could be just the ticket to justify a jaunt down south for a bank holiday weekend of music, comedy and poetry slamming. Here, some of the performers make their picks... Read more »| 16 Jul 2008 -
Festivals
Hot Chip: Bombarding the Senses
Hot Chip shouldn't be a high-charting pop group. Just look at them. But they are, and that's something to be celebrated, Nick Mitchell says, after a chat with beats man Felix Martin Read more »| 10 Jul 2008 -
Festivals
Vampire Weekend: Hot, then not...now what?
Can New York's favourite preppy kids find a way to belie their Zack Morris appearance and step out of Paul Simon's shadow? Ally Brown corners Vampire Weekend in the desert to pose the question personally Read more »| 09 Jul 2008