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 Days of the Triffids
By reissuing The Triffids' back catalogue, Domino are highlighting and adding substantially to the known canon of Australian indie-rock, as Ally Brown discovers Read more »| 15 May 2008 -
InterviewsThe Orkestra del Sol of the Garden Party
Even if it is turning out to be the wettest spring on record, no matter. You could always move your feet to some of the finest horn-led frenzy with a whole summer's worth of sun in every bite, as Ali Maloney finds out first hand Read more »| 15 May 2008 -
InterviewsWitch: The Brain of J.
From axe-wielding, slacker rock overlord with Dinosaur Jr., to fearsome stick-smith with doom metal-mongers Witch, J. Mascis is clearly a man of many talents. However, as Darren Carle came to realise, being a dutiful interviewee does not appear to be one of them Read more »| 14 May 2008 -
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Life Thru a Jens
Swedish crooner Jens Lekman briefly hung up his guitar when scurrilous stories about him became too much to take. Luckily for us he didn't retire for long, but as he tells Ally Brown, if you're trying to find out the truth about him, you may as well just make something up Read more »| 12 May 2008 -
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Kurt Cobain favourites The Vaselines to reform for Tigerfest
The Vaselines, cited by Nirvana's Kurt Cobain as one of his biggest influences, are set to get back together again as part of Tigerfest. They play Dunfermline's Carnegie Hall on May 16th on the same bill as Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake and the Pearlfishers' David Scott. (Coincidentally, Cobain named Teenage Fanclub as the best band in the world.) Read more »| 07 May 2008 -
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No Age: Straight Outta Skid Row
From Black Flag to NWA, innovative – and sometimes revolutionary - bands have been seeping out from the pores of the Los Angeles underground for decades. Dave Kerr comes to face to face with a new breed, in the library no less Read more »| 07 May 2008
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No Sleep Till Brooklyn
New York will always be home to the coolest cats in music, but every so often (almost cyclically) a new wave of bands emerge to remind us where it's at. Over... Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
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MGMT For Dummies
Maybe Google isn't the most reliable information source in the world, as Finbarr Bermingham found out when he sat down with Brooklyn duo MGMT and accused them of being a couple of recovering acid heads Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
InterviewsXiu Xiu As Birdwatchers
Ahead of Xiu Xiu's Glasgow date to support latest album Women As Lovers - Matt Gollock speaks to Jamie Stewart from the experimental indie outfit about about art, music and birdwatching Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
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Errors - Big in Finland
While some bands dream of breaking America, Errors accidentally broke Finland. Now, working backwards, the Glaswegians have their sights set on us, Nick Mitchell hears Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
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Farewell to Triptych
The end is nigh for Scotland's premier showcase in avant-garde music. Paul Mitchell talks up a swansong for one of the more innovative festivals to grace these isles in the last decade Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Frightened Rabbit show no fear
Having hopped from their dark burrow into the big, wide world, Glasgow's Frightened Rabbit are ready to bring their live show to a hutch near you, Nick Mitchell finds Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Pajo reborn as Dead Child
David Pajo tells Dave Kerr why he's taken a break from recording psychedelic solo records to satisfy a craving for something more aggressive, but not necessarily heavier Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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The Black Kids are Alright
With the music industry in a state of disarray and new artists using innovative techniques to channel their music directly to the fans, Billy Hamilton met up with Florida pop-cooers Black Kids to find out exactly how a fledgling transatlantic act survives in 2008. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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True Confessions of a Dashboard
Chris Carrabba may be famous for his over-earnest lyrics about broken hearts, but when Hamza K recently caught up with the Dashboard Confessional leader the chat was all about the spirit of punk rock and that trip he took to jail Read more »| 01 Apr 2008