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 Prodigy: Generation Terrorists
From underground ‘toy town techno’ pioneers to worldwide electro punk sensations, it seems The Prodigy are standing on the precipice of doing it all over again – Keith Flint tells Dave Kerr why the pop charts are still for suckers, even if they are at the top Read more »| 01 Apr 2009 -
InterviewsArt Brut: Riding With the Devil
With his ouija board, some broken trousers and Frank Black for an ally, Eddie Argos tells Gillian Watson about the time Art Brut took on Satan Read more »| 01 Apr 2009 -
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The Prodigy: "I'm the Trouble Starter!"
Whether flipping the bird at The Man or standing their ground against hip-hop royalty, The Prodigy are no strangers to controversy. Darren Carle looks back at five of their most incendiary moments, Molotov cocktail in hand. Read more »| 01 Apr 2009 -
InterviewsHEALTH Escape From the Studio
Wild noise boys HEALTH are back in the studio for album number two. Gordon Bruce talks mushy peas and countryside rodents with bassist John Famiglietti. Read more »| 31 Mar 2009 -
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The Prodigy: Break & Enter
With the strength of Liam Howlett’s bedroom-born endeavours, The Prodigy were never going to stay on the shelf for long. But it had to start somewhere, and if you want to get to the heart of what makes a good band great, then why not ask the man who signed them? Dave Kerr grabs a word with Nick Halkes, founder of XL Records. Read more »| 31 Mar 2009 -
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Elvis Perkins: Checking out of Heartbreak Hotel?
Once a solo troubadour, this month Elvis Perkins emerges with a full band and a sequel to his compelling 2007 debut. Paul Mitchell finds out how becoming a frontman has afforded him a greater freedom, In Dearland. Read more »| 31 Mar 2009
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Camera Obscura: Going Over the Top
Camera Obscura's Gavin Dunbar and his trusty Rock Soldiers emerge from a year's incarceration to bring us My Maudlin Career. Here he weighs up life down in the bunker against time spent on the road. Read more »| 31 Mar 2009 -
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Pearl Jam: When Ten Turns Twenty
Almost two decades after it was first released, Pearl Jam's Ten arrives remixed and remastered. Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard and Mike McCready offer their reflections on the album that launched their career and nearly tore them apart. Ewen Millar listens. Read more »| 27 Mar 2009 -
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Under the Influence: St. Deluxe
Touted by Alan McGee as "a Scottish Nirvana for the 21st century" whilst also enjoying praise from Mogwai man Stuart Braithwaite, Glasgow's St. Deluxe have been making waves in their native city of late. Martin Kirwan tips his bonnet to five of the bands Read more »| 27 Mar 2009 -
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Fucked Up and The Bronx in interview: New World, Same Shredded Faces
The Bronx's Joby J. Ford and Fucked Up's Damien 'Pink Eyes' Abraham get political, financial, and discuss why hardcore is quite like a Scotch Egg, with Jason Morton. Read more »| 25 Mar 2009 -
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The Rakes Make Their Own Breaks
The Rakes have endured a rocky road with the critics. They’ve scaled dizzying heights of acclaim, but have also been tossed into the bottom barrel of disapproval. Lead singer Alan Donohoe tells Gordon Bruce why everyone should be back on board for album number three. Read more »| 24 Mar 2009 -
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XX Teens: Cut and paste, but don't copy
Choosing to borrow their name from a copier company was only the start of a rocky road to originality for XX Teens, Nick Mitchell discovers Read more »| 20 Mar 2009 -
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The Decemberists: The coolest months
The Decemberists have never been known to take a conventional approach to their music. They recorded their third album, Picaresque, in the basement of a Baptist church. Their last effort, 2006’s The Crane Wife, was lyrically and musically based on an old Japanese folk tale. Frontman Colin Meloy explains their latest to Jeff Miranda Read more »| 19 Mar 2009 -
InterviewsRobb Flynn: Raging with the Machine
Having witnessed the rise and demise of too many peers throughout their career so far (and almost their own), Machine Head have lived up to the mantra they s... Read more »| 17 Mar 2009 -
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Metallica's Justice Days Revisited
Back in 1988, what Metallica lacked in falsettos and hairspray they made up for with a conceptual assault entitled ...And Justice For All. Ringing in its 20th anniversary, Kirk Hammett and producer Flemming Rasmussen look back at the sessions Read more »| 16 Mar 2009