Skin's PA At Popstarz - Runner up in Boyz Magazine Awards 2005

Skin's PA at Popstarz (Scala, London) on the 25th November, 2005 was voted runner up in Boyz Magazine Awards 2005 for PA of the Year, second only to Madonna's PA at G.A.Y.

Skin performed a variety of Skunk Anansie and her solo songs at the gig, including Faithfulness, Alone in my Room, Purple, Hedonism and I Can Dream. The gig was said to be wild and crowded.

The full page article can be seen here. You need Adobe Reader to see this.

Another Treat for Italian Fans - Skin in February's Edition of XL

Skin appears alongside Marlene Kuntz in February's edition of Republic's XL Magazine. The feature talks about how Marlene Kuntz worked with Skin on Fake Chemical State. The track 'Take Me On' features Marlene Kuntz. For you information, Skin previously colaborated with Marlene Kunts on 'La canzone che scrivo per te' from their album 'Che cosa vedi'. The magazine features Charlize Theron on the cover.


Images from the magazine:


Click here for the page on XL's website explaining what is in the article (In Italian)

Click here for an English translation of that page (although not perfect).

Just Let The Sun - Video

Kerrang's website recently published an article about Skin's return. The article talks about the new single and her tour dates. Directed by The Prodigy and Muse video director, Tim Qualtrough, 'Just Let The Sun' is a wild mix of effects, producing a crazy, high energy music video.

To watch the video, click here. You need Windows Media Player to see the video.

Here are several screen captures:


Enjoy!

Skin in Top Of The Pops Italia - Saturday 28th January

For all you Italian fans, Skin will be appearing on TOTP on Saturday the 28th of January. MANDU, a member of Skin's team, posted on the official site that she will be appearing in the final 15 minutes of the show, which is broadcast between 13:30 and 15:00 (Italy time) on Italia1.

The Top Of The Pops Italia website says:

E ancora la carismatica Skin, ex leader degli Skunk Anansie, che ritrova un look aggressivo per presentare il singolo "Alone in my room", pezzo di energia pura tratto dall'album "Fake chemical state".

Which means that Skin will be there to introduce her new single, 'Alone in my Room' a piece of pure energy from the album 'Fake Chemical State'. However, Skin will be performing "Just Let The Sun". (Please correct me if my Italian translation is wrong!!)

Fake Chemical State Bonus Track - Japan

Japanese releases are renowned for their bonus tracks, and Fake Chemical State is no exception. HMV.co.jp lists the Japanese Release of Fake Chemical State as having a bonus track. There is no name for this track, yet. Perhaps it's going to be Only Vultures, which will be a B-Side to Just Let The Sun. Fleshwounds, in Japan, was released with a bonus track. 'On and On' was featured on the Trashed CD single, too.

Link*

*Note: This may appear in Japanese. If so, visit www.hmv.co.jp, scroll to the bottom, select "English", then search for "Fake Chemical State". The first result will be the Japanese Release.

Fake Chemical State - Album Cover

Since there's only been small versions of the cover available, here is a larger, more detailed version of the cover to Fake Chemical State. Clicking the image will show a slightly larger version (50px bigger).

Just Let The Sun - CD Cover - New release date?

The suspected cover for Just Let The Sun can now be confirmed. V2's website now lists Just Let The Sun and includes the cover to the right (although with slightly less of a bleeched corner). There are no more details as of yet, though.

Link to V2

More recent release schedules have Just Let The Sun listed as being released on the 6th of March, 2006. HMV.co.uk also lists it as being released on the 6th (link).

Release dates are constantly changing, but so far, this is Skin's competition on the 6th:

• Betty Boo - Wig Wam
• Black Eyed Peas - Pump It
• Boogie Pimps - I Got The Music In Me
• Kanye West - Touch the Sky
• Pink - Stupid Girls
• Shapeshifters - Incredible
• Sugababes - Red Dress
• The Rifles - Repeated Offender

V2, however, still schedule the single for release on the 20th February.

The image to the right is the version featured on the V2 website.

Promos Available - Fake Chemical State Lyrics

The official lyrics are now available on Skin's website.

Click here to see them.

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Promo versions of the album are now available, and luckily I was able to get hold of one. The album is excellent! Skin hasn't failed to impress. She described the album as "dirty indie" and that's a perfect definition. The entire album is a stretch from Fleshwounds, with perhaps only one track resembling anything on it. Fake Chemical State is an up beat, indie-rock album with some scortchers. It's a short album, but it's great nontheless. I won't give too much away; I'll let you judge for yourself. I have, however, transcribed the lyrics to the album. These may not be perfect (or official) as they are simply what I wrote down by listening closely.

To see the lyrics, click here; they were placed here in order to save the page from being too long. Note: (???) shows that I never understood this part, but I put what I thought it might be. Any corrections, please leave a comment.

Tour Update

Something I should have started with. Starting in Glasgow on March 17th, Skin kicks off her new 'Fake Chemical State' tour. Expect the gigs to be wild, full of energy and the occasional stage dive!

Dates

• Friday 17th March: Glasgow - King Tuts
• Saturday 18th March: Edinburgh - Liquid Rooms
• Sunday 19th March: Sheffield - Leadmill
• Tuesday 21st March: Manchester - Academy 3
• Wednesday 22nd March: Bristol - Fleece
• Friday 24th March: Newcastle - Carling Academy
• Saturday 25th March: Reading - Fez
• Monday 27th: Leeds - Cockpit
• Tuesday 28th March: Nottingham - Rescue Rooms
• Wednesday 29th March: London - Koko
• Thursday 30th March: Portsmouth - Wedgewood Rooms

Tickets are available now! Several of her previous shows sold out (and she had no album release at the time!) so be sure to get yours soon!

Skin on the cover of Diva Magazine - Interview

Skin features on the front cover of February's edition of Lesbian and Bixexual women's magazine 'Diva'.

The article is spread over 3 pages, one page is a large new photo.

In the article, Skin speaks about how she loves to play small gigs: "it reminds me of what I love about music, and why I'm doing it". She tells us how "love, love, love" songs are all boring; she loves music which makes her get up and do something.

Talking about Fake Chemical State, in comparrison to Fleshwounds, Skin says: "Whereas Fleshwounds was a massive internal heamorrhage, this album is more like a naughty disco child!"

"I'm a crazy bitch" - Skin

Photographs from the Magazine


The magazine is available to buy in the shops now. Issue #117, £2.99

Just Let The Sun - Second Single released February 27th, 2006

The second single to be taken from Fake Chemical State will be the indie-inspired 'Just Let The Sun'. The single will be released with, possibly, two B-Sides. 'Only Vultures', a song heard during the final few gigs of her previous tour, and 'Petrol Station Flowers'. It is not certain whether or not 'Petrol Station Flowers' will be included, though.


The single is already listed on many major online retail sites such as HMV.co.uk and Amazon, but there is no tracklisting as of yet.

The picture below is possibly the single cover to Just Let The Sun, but it has not been confirmed:

Fake Chemical State - 20th March, 2006!

Skin's amazing new album, 'Fake Chemical State', is released around Europe on Monday 20th March, 2006. The album, which is quite short being only 37 minutes long, features many of the songs heard on her 2005/6 tour. The debut single, 'Alone in my Room', can be downloaded from most official download sites as well as Skin's official site.

Tracklisting

1.	"Alone In My Room"	2:38
2.	"She's On"	3:16
3.	"Movin'"	3:58
4.	"Just Let The Sun"	3:46
5.	"Purple"	3:42
6.	"Don't Need A Reason"	3:47
7.	"Nothing But"	3:50
8.	"Take Me On"	4:06
9.	"Fooling Yourself"	3:09
10.	"Falling For You"	4:16