Mike Skinner

ContactMusic — 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".The star shot to fame in 2002 with the release of The Streets' debut album Original Pirate Mater... more info

ContactMusic — THE 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

Guardian Music — The 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

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

Guardian Music — Our 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

Guardian Music — For 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

Guardian Music — Commissioned as part of the Streets' takeover, here's a video shot in east London by one of Mike Skinner's favourite artists more info

Guardian Music — For 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

Guardian Music — For his third New Band this week, Mike Skinner has chosen a devil-consorting bluesman with a near-total lack of internet presenceHometown: New York.The lineup: Mr Case (voice, guitar).The background: We're doing today's New Band blind. Not literally,... more info

Guardian Music — The second of this week's artists chosen by guest editor Mike Skinner is an xXx-rated rapper set to take on Tinchy and TinieHometown: Birmingham.The lineup: RoxXxan.The background: You may already know RoxXxan, a new grime MC-cum-urban artist and the... more info