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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InterviewsCerebral Bore: Forged In Fire
Haemorrhaging members quicker than they can book a tour, Cerebral Bore are undeterred in their quest for global dominance Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
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Young Fathers: Straight Back On It
With gathering acclaim and a debut album under their arm, Young Fathers – Scotland's premier 'rap boy band' – gear up for their busiest year yet Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
InterviewsThe Proposition: The Hoi Polloi Are Ruining Music
Never shy to state his opinion, controversy-baiter Marc DeSadé attempts to incite class warfare over the Christmas singles chart Read more »| 22 Dec 2010 -
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Under the Influence: Tim Burgess
As The Charlatans dust down their arsenal of baggy anthems for Edinburgh's Hogmanay ho-down, frontman Tim Burgess gives us his desert island discs Read more »| 10 Dec 2010 -
InterviewsThe Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: 'When you dig up the past, the bones are just toys'
With a back-catalogue out of circulation and everyone from Grinderman to the Jim Jones Revue biting their style, Jon Spencer says it was time to unearth, dust off and put the Blues Explosion back in the oven Read more »| 09 Dec 2010 -
InterviewsFirst Impressions: Anselmo on Helmet
Pantera's Phil Anselmo recalls the night he discovered Helmet Read more »| 01 Dec 2010
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In Interview: Helmet's Page Hamilton
Resurrected by the Zeitgeist, burned by label politics and abandoned by a dozen band members – a battle-hardened Page Hamilton is determined to keep Helmet alive Read more »| 30 Nov 2010 -
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Biffy Clyro: Only (New Year's) Resolutions
Biffy Clyro's Ben Johnston on why playing in front of 100,000 odd people is a bit more exciting than staying at home. Just a bit, mind Read more »| 30 Nov 2010 -
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Maple Leaves: Twee Will Rock You
Anna Miles, singer and multi-instrumentalist in melodic folk-pop three-piece Maple Leaves, tells how she found counsel in the Godfather of dodgy jumpers Read more »| 30 Nov 2010 -
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Hog the Stage winners Kitty The Lion introduce themselves
Unique Events, organisers of Edinburgh's Hogmanay festivities, have teamed up with Leith Records to find an up-and-coming Scottish band to play the street party. Hundreds of entries later, here the winners introduce themselves. Ladies and Gentlemen, it's Kitty The Lion... Read more »| 30 Nov 2010 -
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Starter For Eleven: Johnathan Rice
Jenny and Johnny's Johnathan Rice is genuinely excited about this month's Starter For Eleven, with a theme of memorable duos in music. The reason? His bandmate/girlfriend Jenny Lewis has never eaten haggis Read more »| 29 Nov 2010 -
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In Interview: The Scottish Enlightenment
Their debut album might be one of the darkest elements of our dense winter, but The Scottish Enlightenment offset it all with some lighthearted Cheryl Cole-hating Read more »| 29 Nov 2010 -
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In Interview: Ghostly International's Matthew Dear
Before bringing his new live show to Edinburgh and Glasgow this December,Matthew Dear talks gear, aesthetics, and the making of Black City Read more »| 29 Nov 2010 -
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Walking the Margins: Paul Smith interviewed
Taking a break from his frantic charge at the helm of Maximo Park, Paul Smith explains why some songs were meant to be sung solo Read more »| 29 Nov 2010 -
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Johnny, not Jenny
Scottish-American folk troubador Johnathan Rice has teamed up with his girlfriend (Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis). They're called Jenny and Johnny (very cute) and this, in Johnny's words, is their story Read more »| 24 Nov 2010