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 Inquisition: Warpaint
Jenny Lee Lindberg from all-girl Los Angeles art rock quartet Warpaint gave us riddles when we asked for answers Read more »| 28 Sep 2010 -
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Starter For Eleven: Mudhoney
Mudhoney's Mark Arm and Steve Turner do battle over a quiz that charts the ages of our musical heritage for a glorious haggis supper prize Read more »| 28 Sep 2010 -
InterviewsGrinding up the Bad Seeds
It's been debated as to whether or not there is a point to Grinderman. Here, Nick Cave and cohorts lay out the case for the defence Read more »| 28 Sep 2010 -
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The Proposition: Bono is a Chump, But He's Better Than You
Bono really is an irritating little creep isn't he? That's the general consensus right? This is the guy who campaigns for, amongst other things, a higher pol... Read more »| 28 Sep 2010 -
InterviewsDeconstructing: Fever Ray
Karin Dreijer Andersson talks about reinventing the Fever Ray live show, working with her brother and why she decided to go solo Read more »| 28 Sep 2010 -
InterviewsGrinderman: Nick Cave
In the fourth and final installment of our Grinderman series, we get up close and personal with the prolific author, screenwriter and musician that is Nick Cave. Perhaps too personal! Read more »| 24 Sep 2010
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Grinderman: Jim Sclavunos
New York drumming royalty Jim Sclavunos comes on strong in the third of our Grinderman interviews Read more »| 23 Sep 2010 -
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Grinderman: 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 -
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Grinderman: 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 -
Festivals
Emma 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 -
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Down 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