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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InterviewsPWR BTTM on new album Pageant
PWR BTTM tell us about rediscovering themselves on new album Pageant, being born performers and how Lady Marmalade changed their lives It's only been a matt... Read more »| 29 Mar 2017 -
Interviews
Get Wide: Wide Days 2017 preview
What exactly makes Scotland's only music business convention so pioneering and vital to our music scene? We take a closer look at the showcase line-up and talk record shopping ahead of Record Store Day Read more »| 28 Mar 2017 -
Interviews
Making Words Count: Diet Cig interview
Ahead of the release of their debut album, we talk to Diet Cig about cats, dogs, learning guitar and what constitutes 'being punk' Read more »| 27 Mar 2017 -
Interviews
Sharing Stories: Martha interview
As Durham's finest prepare to play Manchester Punk Festival, Nathan Stephens-Griffin tells us about punk in 2017, the death of subculture and the importance of indie labels like Fortuna POP! Read more »| 24 Mar 2017 -
InterviewsGood Bad Thing: PINS interview
PINS guitarist Lois McDonald reflects on recording their Bad Things EP and working with Iggy Pop Read more »| 22 Mar 2017 -
InterviewsEvolution Not Resolution: Tim Kasher interview
The man behind Cursive and The Good Life opens up about latest album No Resolution, his movie-making ambitions and the role of culture in troubled times Tim... Read more »| 21 Mar 2017
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Interviews
A Family Affair: Manuela interviewed
Manuela are wife and husband duo Manuela Gernedel and Nick McCarthy. We talk to the couple about their intimate and eccentric debut album, recorded following McCarthy's departure from Franz Ferdinand and in between raising their kids Read more »| 16 Mar 2017 -
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Hannah Peel on Awake But Always Dreaming & Threshold
The Skinny talks to Northern Irish musician Hannah Peel about her album Awake But Always Dreaming, which tackles the emotional subject of her grand... Read more »| 14 Mar 2017 -
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Adults Only: Desperate Journalist interviewed
We speak to north London alt-goth-rockers Desperate Journalist about growing up and their sophomore album, the aptly named... Grow Up “Can I ask you a... Read more »| 10 Mar 2017 -
Festivals
John McGrath on MIF17: “A festival for everyone”
The world's first festival of exclusively new commissions, Manchester International Festival returns for 2017 under the leadership of new artistic director John McGrath. He tells us about a programme of enormous ambition, with firm local roots Read more »| 09 Mar 2017 -
InterviewsAustra's Katie Stelmanis on Future Politics
The Skinny caught up with Katie Stelmanis, frontwoman and driving force of Austra, at the end of last year to find out about the inspirations for third album... Read more »| 08 Mar 2017 -
InterviewsBeyond The Coral: Lee Southall interview
Leaving Hoylake heroes The Coral presented Lee Southall with a welcome opportunity to start over – as he prepares to release debut album Iron in the Fi... Read more »| 07 Mar 2017 -
Festivals
Where Are We Now festival: What is counterculture?
Provocative collective Neu! Reekie! present Where Are We Now?, a festival of politically minded performance, at Hull UK City of Culture 2017. In this era of global turbulence, The Skinny asks organiser Kevin Williamson: Where is the counterculture now? Read more »| 07 Mar 2017 -
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Cult Classics: Start to End interview
We talk to the Start To End team about the inspiration behind their covers project and their plans for the future Read more »| 06 Mar 2017 -
Festivals
John Grant on North Atlantic Flux festival in Hull
From one port city to another, John Grant’s North Atlantic Flux: Sounds from Smoky Bay festival celebrates Hull’s relationship with sister city Reykjavík via innovative electronica and haunting soundscapes – with an extra surprise, too Read more »| 03 Mar 2017