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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InterviewsGo 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 -
InterviewsNeon 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 -
InterviewsEagleowl'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 -
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The 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 -
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The Aliens: We Believe
The Aliens' John Maclean discusses abductions, superheroes and evil empires with Paul Mitchell Read more »| 19 Sep 2008 -
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No musical Recloose
Former Detroit resident and now adopted New Zealander Matt Chicoine tells Colin Chapman why it's all about the soul and funk for him Read more »| 19 Sep 2008 -
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Mogwai: Rock Action, By The Book
On the eve of the release of Mogwai’s sixth album, Barry Burns tells Darren Carle about finally delivering on their ‘instrumental’ tag, schmoozing with literary stars, and why Young Team is shite Read more »| 17 Sep 2008 -
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Fence Records: Keeping it Surreal Since 1996
From small beginnings, Anstruther-based label Fence Records has deservedly grown in stature over the last decade or so, and now boasts a dedicated fanbase and an impressive roster of artists whilst very much retaining its down-to-earth DIY ethos. Milo McLaughlin caught up with label lynchpins Johnny Lynch and Kenny Anderson, otherwise known as The Pictish Trail and King Creosote for a chinwag just before they played a blinding gig as part of the Retreat! mini-festival in Edinburgh last month Read more »| 09 Sep 2008