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Skinner: 'Record deal was like prison stretch'

5230 days ago
Yahoo! Music UKworld entertainment news - Rapper Mike Skinner is relieved his record contract is coming to a close - because walking away from a major label is like "ending a long prison stretch". more info

The Streets - Skinner: 'record Deal Was Like Prison Stretch'

5230 days ago
ContactMusicRapper MIKE SKINNER is relieved his record contract is coming to a close - because walking away from a major label is like "ending a long prison stretch".The star shot to fame in 2002 with the release of The Streets' debut album Original Pirate Mater... more info

The Streets - Skinner's Daughter Turned His Life Around

5230 days ago
ContactMusicTHE STREETS star MIKE SKINNER has credited his young daughter with helping him keep out of trouble following years of hard partying.The Fit But You Know It hitmaker, who has previously admitted to dabbling in drugs, dotes on young Amelia, who was bor... more info

wednesday noon updates

5232 days ago
Totally FuzzyG O D said... VOIVOD -Live !! -please anyone who can help,leave the track listing in my comments box for this post!thanks a lot! SOCKEYE -A Year In The Live -Compiled from live gigs recorded in 1989,with a buncha wacky songs,some you may have never h... more info

New band of the day – No 967: Jensen Sportag

5234 days ago
Guardian MusicThe aural equivalent of satin sheets in a boudoir, this Nashville duo's immaculate electro-pop puts the sin into SynclavierHometown: Nashville.The lineup: Austin Wilkinson, Benji Craig.The background: It's just as well that Mike Skinner sat in as gua... more info

The Streets - Puzzled By People (Zoo Kid Remix)

5237 days ago
Abeano Earlier this week Mike Skinner announced that he was retiring from music, making this track kind of like the passing of the UK Music baton. Moving away from his usual style of gritty guitar pop, London boy Zoo Kid remixes the Streets ‘Puzzled ... more info

Sleeve Notes: Streets takeover

5237 days ago
Guardian MusicOur site got a Mike-over this week as the Streets man delivered podcasts, pictures and the news that he was going to quit10 things we learned from the Streets editing our website•It's really not a good idea to retire on the day you start a new jobâ... more info

New band of the day – No 966: Engine-Earz Experiment

5237 days ago
Guardian MusicFor his final New Band as this week's guest editor, Mike Skinner has chosen these purveyors of, er, tablatronic bhangrastep?Hometown: London.The lineup: Prashant Mistry (synths, sequencers, keyboards), Paul Hemani (guitars), Chiranjiv Kainth (tabla, ... more info

The Streets takeover presents ... Matt Calderwood's Scraps

5237 days ago
Guardian MusicCommissioned as part of the Streets' takeover, here's a video shot in east London by one of Mike Skinner's favourite artists more info

New band of the day – No 965: Kito

5238 days ago
Guardian MusicFor his fourth New Band this week, guest editor Mike Skinner has chosen Australia's 'queen of dubstep'Hometown: Perth, Australia.The lineup: Maaike Kito (vocals, music).The background: No 4 of guardian.co.uk/music guest editor Mike Skinner's New Band... more info

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