..::Skin News::..

New Song - Tear Down These Houses

2008-01-21T19:45:00.001Z

It's been a long time since we've had any proper news about Skin but here's something to get excited about. Skin recently recorded a song for Italian film 'Parlami d'amore'. The song, entitled 'Tear Down These Houses' is taken from the soundtrack to the film directed by Silvio Muccino.

The video to the song is below.

Skin's Guitar up for Charity Auction

2007-10-24T20:35:00.000+01:00

On the 20th November, 2007 at The 02, London, Skin's Red Energy Gibson SG Guitar will be put up for auction. The charity auction, held by Gibson Guitartown, is in aid of Robbins Music Therapy, The Prince's Trust and Teenage Cancer Trust. The striking red guitar features a silhouette of Skin and was created by Dan Savage. Currently the guitar is up for pre-auction before going to the actual auction in November. The pre-auction on eBay can be seen by clicking here. More images of the guitar also appear on the eBay page.

Skin features on R&B Album from Boundzound

2007-10-11T18:20:00.000+01:00

It recently emerged that Skin is featured on two tracks on a German artist's album. She contributed to the album from 'Boundzound', an R&B/hip-hop offering from Berlin. The album, also called 'Boundzound' was released in Germany on April 27th, 2007.

Skin contributes vocals to the tracks 'Every Day' and 'All Times'. Clips of these tracks can be heard on the German version of shopping website Amazon by clicking here (scroll down to the Hörbeispiele section and select Reinhören next to the appropriate track).

The lyrics to the songs can be found at the band's official website, boundzound.de.

Thanks to Skin forum member Julia for this discovery.

More to come.

Skin on Channel 4 - Transmission with T-Mobile

2007-10-05T23:51:00.001+01:00

Its been almost 3 months with no real news about Skin but tonight, Friday 5th October, 2007, Skin was featured on Channel 4's 'Transmission with T-Mobile'.

She is featured in three separate parts of the show. In the first part she takes Turin Brakes, a band from London, on a mini-tour of Brixton, telling us that she used to be a bouncer in a club in her student days. In the second part Skin interviews the band as part of the shows 'Street Gig' segment. In the final part she takes Turin Brakes to Clapham Picture House, leaving before the band go on stage to perform.

The show is re-broadcast on Channel 4 (one hour later on Channel 4+1) on these dates:

Friday 05 October 11:35pm
Saturday 06 October 11:50am
Thursday 11 October 3:30am

It will also be aired on E4 (and 1 hour later on E4+1) on:

Sunday 07 October 12:35am E4

The shows synopsis is:

Steve Jones and Lauren Laverne host a series that travels across the country to present the best in music and entertainment. The dynamic duo return to London to catch the Coral, Roisin Murphy, Gabrielle and Paul Weller.

You can also watch the show, when available, by clicking here. The show Skin features in is the London one (not present on the website at the time of this post).

New songs recorded

2007-07-24T21:46:00.000+01:00

On her official forum, Skin recently announced that she has "five songs recorded so far" and hints that the new album will move in a different direction to her previous ones. Skin also confirmed that she has recorded a studio version of "Squander", a song which she previewed on her previous mini-tour.

The full message was as follows:

got five songs recorded so far, i'm getting on with it but doing stuff different way this time so its taking a while but its sounding incredible, got a new style going on, very exciting!!!

skinny xx

A clip of Squander can be seen here.

Condolences to Gianfranco Ferrè

2007-06-20T20:44:00.000+01:00

As you may know Skin recently worked with fashion desiger Gianfranco Ferré, also known as "the architect of fashion". Sadly, Gianfranco suddenly passed away on Sunday, 17th June 2007. Condolences go out to Gianfranco's family and the fashion world as a whole. Skin has also left a heart-warming message on her website expressing her condolences.

Click here to read the message from Skin.

Bonus Track Treat!

2007-05-02T19:31:00.000+01:00

Since Skin is currently working on new material and not doing much in the public eye, here's a bit of a treat to prevent withdrawal symptoms! Fake Chemical State's Japanese release came with a bonus track "Cheating On Myself". Well, here is the chance to hear this track. Simply click the play button below. Enjoy!

Skin back in the Studio

2007-04-27T00:54:00.000+01:00

Although news has been limited in the world of Skin, it has been reported that she is back in the studio with Gordon Raphael working on new material. This was conformed on her official forum and also from a message she left on a fan's MySpace page. Watch this space...

Fake Chemical State Goes Gold!

2007-04-02T00:22:00.000+01:00

Although Skin is relatively quiet in her music career at the moment, venturing into modelling, Fake Chemical State has recently been declared "Gold" in Italy. This means the album has sold over 40,000 copies. Congratulations, Skin!

Here is the link confirming this (Italian).

More Ferré Photos

2007-02-19T15:33:00.000Z

As previously reported, Skin recently did modelling for Italian designer Gianfranco Ferré. On Ferré's website there is a range of photos of Skin modelling Ferré's range. Check it out at www.gianfrancoferre.com - Clicking a link to a section (such as "Accessories") will bring up a link for "Advertising" and/or "Photo" - Click these to see.

Skin in Vanity Fair - Italy

2007-01-12T22:36:00.000Z

Skin recently posed in a photoshoot for Italian magazine Vanity Fair. The photoshoot, for Italian designer Gianfranco Ferré, features Skin sporting a sexy black outfit. Thanks to Skin forum member mnasidika, the photos from the magazine are available to see (click an image to see a larger version):

Beautiful!

Nothing But - Video

2006-12-03T21:31:00.000Z

It's finally here! The beautiful new video from Skin - Nothing But.

The video is available on the new Italian version of Fake Chemical State with bonus DVD. You can also watch the video on Skin's MySpace page.

Skin on TV in the UK - Sunday 19th November

2006-11-19T16:00:00.000Z

Tonight, Skin will feature on a short programme on ITV1 in the UK. The show, titled 'Faith and Music', runs for 55 minutes and features Skin giving her story about her journey through Skunk Anansie, her solo career and her new life outside of the UK.

The programme synopsis is as follows:

As the striking front woman of Skunk Anansie, one of the biggest UK rock bandsof the 90s, Skin has sold over 4 million Records. Tonight she reflects on the band's journey and talks about her solo career and her new life in Ibiza.

You can watch this tonight on ITV1 at 12:20am, Sunday 19th November, 2006 (technically Monday, but who's picky ;-))

Skin Cancels Being Celebrity Judge at RoleModel

2006-11-08T19:29:00.000Z

Skin recently left a message on her official website which said that she can not attend the RoleModel competition (see here) at Café de Paris, London on 12th November, 2006. The event will still go ahead, but Skin will not be on the judging panel. Skin's message was as follows:

I am very sorry that I can't be with you all! I was really looking forward to being a judge @ the Role Model Event but important work I have to do in the early hours of the next day make it impossible to fit it in.
I wish all the participants lots of luck, success and fun at I'm sure what will be the party of the year! My sincere apologies for not being able to attend also go out to the brilliant Kim Lucas and G3 Magazine!
Have a great time. Skin

John Blackburn to Leave Skin's Band

2006-11-05T15:34:00.000Z

At Skin's last gig of her recent tour (Modena, Italy, 4th November, 2006), it was announced that John Blackburn, Skin's bass player, will leave the band. John has decided to move, making it no longer possible to tour with Skin and the rest of the band.

A big thanks to John for being a part of Skin's band, providing our ears with some of the best music around. Good luck in the future, John!

Fake Chemical State Re-Release Details

2006-11-04T18:43:00.000Z

As previously reported, Fake Chemical State will be re-released in Italy on November 17th, 2006. The V2 Italy website now confirms this and gives details of the content of the bonus DVD. The album tracklisting will remain the same, but the artwork will change. The DVD will feature the following:

Alone In My Room (Video)
Just Let The Sun (Video)
Purple (Video)
Nothing But (Video)
EPK (30 Minute Documentary)

The re-release will, as of yet, only be released in Italy.

Gig Setlist - 3 New songs

2006-10-23T17:53:00.000+01:00

Skin embarked upon her new tour on Saturday night (21st October, 2006). The first gig was performed in Warsaw, Poland where the crowd heard three new songs as well as many regulars. The set-list was as follows (new songs in bold):

Only Vultures
She's On
Alone In My Room
Faithfulness
Born Again Girl
Movin'
Don't Need A Reason
Charlie Big Potato
Hedonism
Nothing But
Just Let The Sun
Game
Take Me On
Getting Away With It
Trashed
Purple
I Can Dream
Squander

Tour Begins Today!

2006-10-21T12:34:00.000+01:00

Skin's new tour of Europe kicks off today, Saturday 21st October, 2006 in Warsaw, Poland. The tour will commence as follows:

Paladium - Warsaw, Poland - Saturday, 21st October, 2006
Orpheum - Graz, Austria - Sunday, 22nd October, 2006
Oosterpoort - Groningen, The Netherlands - Monday, 23rd October, 2006
Effenaar - Eindhoven, The Netherlands - Wednesday, 25th October, 2006
Vredenburg - Utrecht, The Netherlands - Thursday, 26th October, 2006
Batschkapp - Frankfurt, Germany - Friday, 27th October, 2006
AB Box - Brussels, Belgium - Saturday, 28th October, 2006
X-Tra - Zurich, Switzerland - Monday, 30th October, 2006
Les Docks - Lausanne, Switzerland - Tuesday, 31st October, 2006
Teatro della Concordia - Turin, Italy - Thursday, 2nd November, 2006
Teatro Tendastrisce - Rome, Italy - Friday, 3rd November, 2006
Vox Club - Modena, Italy - Saturday, 4th November, 2006

Check back for a set-list when it becomes available.

Fake Chemical State Re-Release with DVD?

2006-10-18T21:56:00.000+01:00

According to V2 Italy, 'Fake Chemical State' will be re-released in Italy on the 17th November, 2006. The catalogue for Skin on the website states that this release is a "CD Album with Bonus DVD". There are no further details available about this release yet. Similarly, there are no details about a release outside of Italy listed on sister V2 sites. Check back for more information as it becomes available.

Click here to see the catalogue listing (Italian).

Video to Nothing But

2006-09-27T17:03:00.000+01:00

As previously reported, V2 Netherlands stated that 'Nothing But' will be the next single from 'Fake Chemical State'. Skin has confirmed that the video to the single will be shot next week (today is the 27th September). Check back for more details when they emerge.

Skin to be Celebrity Judge

2006-09-24T21:05:00.000+01:00

RoleModel is an event in which lesbian and bisexual women participate to be the next lesbian/bisexual supermodel in the UK. Skin will be a guest judge for the final which takes place at Café de Paris, London on 12th November, 2006. The night kicks off at 7:30pm. For more details, click here.

Tour Support Announced

2006-09-23T17:31:00.000+01:00

Joining Skin on her forthcoming tour around Europe is Green Lizard, a rock band from The Netherlands. The band will support Skin at all of her gigs with the exception of the Warsaw one. This means they will begin their support in Graz, Austria and conclude in Modena, Italy.

Green Lizard's official website can be found here, and their MySpace here.

Skin's Personal MySpace

2006-09-20T18:09:00.000+01:00

Skin recently created her own, personal page on MySpace. This page will allow her to communicate with fans, whereas the other page exists for promotional purposes and is controlled by fans.

To visit her new MySpace page, click here. Be sure to add her to your friends list if you are a member of MySpace.

2006-09-18T06:51:00.000+01:00

A new remix for 'Purple' has been released in Germany. This remix is by German duet Velten Meyer. The dance song is quite distant from the original version of 'Purple', containing only a few lyrics from the song. It can he heard at the groups' MySpace page here. The commercial release of 'Purple' across Europe as a single is somewhat a mystery but versions of the single are available in The Netherlands and limited numbers in Italy, where is has been getting quite a lot of radio play. It can also be purchased on iTunes and other download stores. As previously reported, 'Nothing But' is likely to be the next release from 'Fake Chemical State'

Skin Re-enters Italian Album Chart

2006-09-15T19:27:00.000+01:00

This week, 'Fake Chemical State' re-entered the Italian chart at #50! Without compilation albums included, the album reached #41. The album was released almost 6 months ago. A likely reason for this re-entry is Purple's current popularity on radio stations in Italy.

Nothing But - New Single?

2006-08-27T19:48:00.000+01:00

According to V2 Netherlands, Skin will release 'Nothing But' as her next single. This will coincide with her forthcoming tour of Europe and will be the 4th single to be taken from 'Fake Chemical State'. Purple was apparently going to be released in Europe, but so far only a handful of copies appeared in the Netherlands.

The site states:

...Rond de concerten zal de nieuwe single Nothing But uitkomen.

Which translated means:

...Around the concerts, the new single Nothing But will be released.

Link to article (Nederlands)

Italian Dates Confirmed

2006-08-25T15:18:00.000+01:00

As announced previously, Skin is about to embark upon another European tour beginning in October. The Italian dates are now confirmed.

Teatro della Concordia - Turin, Italy - Thursday, 2nd November, 2006
Teatro Tendastrisce - Rome, Italy - Friday, 3rd November, 2006
Vox Club - Modena, Italy - Saturday, 4th November, 2006

No more dates have been announced.

Autumn tour - Dates Revealed

2006-08-15T22:02:00.000+01:00

Some of the dates to Skin's forthcoming tour have now been revealed, with more dates to follow.

Paladium - Warsaw, Poland - Saturday, 21st October, 2006
Orpheum - Graz, Austria - Sunday, 22nd October, 2006
Oosterpoort - Groningen, The Netherlands - Monday, 23rd October, 2006
Effenaar - Eindhoven, The Netherlands - Wednesday, 25th October, 2006
Vredenburg - Utrecht, The Netherlands - Thursday, 26th October, 2006
Batschkapp - Frankfurt, Germany - Friday, 27th October, 2006
AB Box - Brussels, Belgium - Saturday, 28th October, 2006
X-Tra - Zurich, Switzerland - Monday, 30th October, 2006
Les Docks - Lausanne, Switzerland - Tuesday, 31st October, 2006

More dates for November will be announced soon. These will be for Turin, Rome and Modena in Italy.

New Autumn European Tour

2006-08-08T20:51:00.000+01:00

It has been confirmed that Skin will tour parts of Europe in Autumn. Although no dates are confirmed, she will be playing in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland beginning in October. Check back for the dates when they are announced.

Happy Birthday Skin!

2006-08-03T05:25:00.000+01:00

Today, August 3rd, 2006, marks Skin's 21st, oops, 39th Birthday (shh, don't let her know we know her age!)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SKIN!

New Italy and Portugal Festival Dates

2006-07-17T17:49:00.000+01:00

It was recently announced that Skin will play another date in Italy in August. The MTV Italia Sunset Big Event festival will see Skin perform on the 4th August, 2006 in Igea Marina (near Rimini). Joining Skin on this day will be Zero 7, Soulwax and 2manydjs. Click here for more details (Italian).

A day later, in Portugal, Skin will perform amongst the likes of Daft Punk, Madness and The Kooks at the Festival do Sudoeste in the village of Zambujeira do Mar. Skin will be performing on the 5th August, 2006. More details can be seen here.

Watch Skin's set at Arezzo Wave Love Festival

2006-07-17T17:41:00.000+01:00

On 16th June, 2006, Skin graced the stage at Italy's Arezzo Wave Love Festival and performed a set lasting more than an hour. The official Arezzo Wave website now allows you to watch this performance online for free. Click here to see Skin perform at the festival.

Skin in Short Film

2006-07-11T22:50:00.000+01:00

Hideous Man, a short film from fashion designer Bella Freud, written and directed by John Malkovich, features an all star lineup including Skin. Released in 2002, the film can now be viewed on Bella Freuds' website by clicking here. Many thanks to Skin's forum member 'Ludo' for tracking down the film.

Skin Media - Festival Updates

2006-07-04T04:58:00.000+01:00

Listed below are TV, radio and Internet dates which will feature Skin's recent performances on her solo tour.

Skin's recent appearance at Alcatraz, Milan for All Music will be repeated tomorrow, Wednesday 5th July, 2006, at 21:00 (Italy). All Music can be viewed online by visiting this link and clicking on "Play Now" close to the top.

After her performance, Skin did an interview at Southside Festival, Germany for Das Ding. Click here to see the interview (Real Media). Skin's show at Southside will also be broadcast (via radio) on the 16th July, 2006 on Das Ding. You can listen to this on the Das Ding website at www.dasding.de - Click on Dasding Webradio.)

DRS3 (radio) in Switzerland, will broadcast the Gurtenfestival live on the 14th July, 2006. this will be broadcast from 20:03 until 23:59. Link... - Click on Webradio on the righ thand panel. In the pop-up window, select your preferred method of listening (either Real Media or Windows Media, then click "Speichern").

Skin still has several festivals lined up, which are:

07 July 2006 (Friday) - Heineken Open'er - Gdynia, Poland

12 July 2006 (Wednesday) - Island of Light Festival - Hermitage Garden, Moscow, Russia

14 July 2006 (Friday) - Gurtenfestival - Berne, Switzerland

15 July 2006 (Saturday) - Arezzo Wave Love Festival - Arezzo, Italy

21 July 2006 (Friday) - Openair Val lumnezia - Vella, Switzerland

22 July 2006 (Saturday) - Noborders Music Festival - Tarvisio [Udine], Italy

30 July 2006 (Sunday) - Das Fest - Karlsruhe, Germany

26 August 2006 (Saturday) - Rock en Seine - Paris, France

Any help needed, or if you have any more information on TV, radio and internet appearances, please leave a comment.

Skin's performance at the Cornetto Free Music Festival cancelled at Last Minute

2006-06-25T22:07:00.000+01:00

Today, 25th June, 2006, Skin was set to perform in at the in Cornetto Free Music Festival in Naples. Due to unknown circumstances (to us), Skin said she was "put in a rediculous situation" so was unable to perform. In crazy Skin style, it appears that she trashed the dressing room, too ;-)

A message from Skin left on Skinmusic.net reads:

Firstly I would like to appologize to everybody disappointed at not being able to see me perform at Naples this evening. I tried everything I could to be able to go on stage but this was made impossible at the last minute and I was put in a ridiculous situation. I am bitterly upset and angry especially as we had rehearsed special songs exclusively for my Napolitan fans who have always been close to my heart. I also would like to appologize to whoever has to clear up my dressing room - I kind of lost my temper! I do look forward to my gig at Arrezzo Wave where I will have a proper chance to rock out! All my Love Skin

Festival Update

2006-06-22T18:26:00.000+01:00

After successfully performing at the likes of Festival des Papillons de nuit and Pinkpop, Skin still has a series of festivals she'll appear at.

Here is the current list (new festival announcements are in bold):

23 June 2006 (Friday) - Southside Festival - Neuhausen ob Eck, Stuttgart, Germany

24 June 2006 (Saturday)- Hurricane Festival - Scheessel, Hamburg, Germany

25 June 2006 (Sunday) - Cornetto Free Music Festival - Naples, Italy

30 June 2006 (Friday) - Rock Werchter - Werchter, Belgium

01 July 2006 (Saturday) - TRF Festival - Bratislava, Slovak Republic

07 July 2006 (Friday) - Heineken Open'er - Gdynia, Poland

12 July 2006 (Wednesday) - Island of Light Festival - Hermitage Garden, Moscow, Russia

14 July 2006 (Friday) - Gurtenfestival - Berne, Switzerland

15 July 2006 (Saturday) - Arezzo Wave Love Festival - Arezzo, Italy

21 July 2006 (Friday) - Openair Val lumnezia - Vella, Switzerland

22 July 2006 (Saturday) - Noborders Music Festival - Tarvisio [Udine], Italy

30 July 2006 (Sunday) - Das Fest - Karlsruhe, Germany

26 August 2006 (Saturday) - Rock en Seine - Paris, France

Purple - Video

2006-06-21T17:48:00.000+01:00

Skin recently shot the video to her new single Purple. MTV.nl broadcast the video online for all to see. The video sees Skin returning to her darker self, showing similities to those from the Fleshwounds era.

Here are some screenshots of the video:

The video can be seen below, or by clicking here (Dial Up users click here)

New Italian Festival Date

2006-06-21T17:41:00.000+01:00

As well as gracing the Stages of Arezzo Wave Love and Cornetto Free Music festivals. Skin will also perform at the Noborders Music Festival in Tarvisio, which is from the 21 to the 24 July, 2006. Skin will perform on the 22nd July at around 21:15.

Skin cancels Roskilde

2006-05-19T14:46:00.000+01:00

Unfortunately, Skin has cancelled her appearance at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. The festival's website states that 'Skin will not play this years Roskilde festival after all'. (link...) There is no reports to why she has cancelled.

Purple - UK Release and Video Shoot

2006-05-19T14:36:00.000+01:00

A member of Skin's forum (Theo) recently received an email from the V2 UK team. The email said the video will be shot this week and Purple may be released in a couple of months time.

Hi Theo,
this will get a UK release but no date has been confirmed yet and I dont have details of the B sides yet.
Video will be shot tomorrow so I guess it wont be released for a couple of months yet
Sorry I cant tell you more at this time.

This could signal release for all of Europe.

Purple Tracklistings

2006-05-17T23:36:00.000+01:00

As previously reported, Purple will be released as a single in the Netherlands. The CD single will contain 4 tracks and the download EP will contain an extra track; a live acoustic version of Nothing But.

CD Tracklisting:

Purple
Just Let The Sun (Live Acoustic)
Purple (Live Acoustic)
Hedonism (Live Acoustic)

Download EP Tracklisting:

Purple
Nothing But (Live Acoustic)
Just Let The Sun (Live Acoustic)
Purple (Live Acoustic)
Hedonism (Live Acoustic)

More Festival dates Announced

2006-05-17T22:41:00.000+01:00

As well as dates such as Pinkpop in the Netherlands and Hurricane/Southside in Germany, Skin has announced even more festival dates. New dates have neem confirmed in Turkey, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.

This means the festivals she will be playing so far are (new dates in bold):

Unimayfest - Turkey - 27th May, 2006
Festival des Papillons de nuit - France - 3rd June, 2006
Pinkpop - Netherlands - 5th June, 2006
Caribana Festival - Switzerland - 9th June, 2006
Southside Festival - Germany - 23rd June, 2006
Hurricane Festival - Germany - 24th June, 2006
Cornetto Free Music Festival - Italy - 25th June, 2006
Rock Werchter - Belgium - 30th June, 2006
Roskilde - Denmark - (Date cancelled)
Open'er Festival - Poland - 7th July, 2006
Gurtenfestival - Switzerland - 14th July, 2006
Arezzo Wave Love - Italy - 15th July, 2006
Openair Val Lumnezia - Switzerland - 21st July, 2006
Das Fest - Germany - 30th July, 2006
Rock en Seine - France - 26th August, 2006

More soon...

'Purple' being released in The Netherlands

2006-05-09T22:00:00.000+01:00

According to V2 Netherlands, Purple will be the third single to be released in the Netherlands. The single will be released with 3 extra acoustic-live tracks: Just Let The Sun, Purple and Hedonism which were recorded on a live session for 3FM on the 22nd of April, 2006. It is not clear whether the single will be released elsewhere; the V2 site claims that it is a special release for the Netherlands only. The cover featured is on the left. The release date in the Netherlands is May 29th, 2006.

Purple is de opvolger van de hit Just Let The Sun en, inclusief de download-only track Alone In My Room, de derde single van het album Fake Chemical State. Deze single is speciaal voor Nederland gemaakt en bevat naast de albumversie van Purple de drie akoestische live-tracks Just Let The Sun, Purple en de Skunk Anansie-klassieker Hedonism. Deze werden op 22 april jl. opgenomen tijdens de That’s Live sessie van BNN/3FM. Op maandag 5 juni is SKIN te zien op het hoofdpodium van Pinkpop.

Roughly translated, that means:

'Purple' is the follow up to 'Just Let The Sun', and including the download only track 'Alone in my Room', it is the third single to be taken from 'Fake Chemical State'. The single has been specially produced for the Netherlands featuring the album version of 'Purple' and includes three live-acoustic tracks; 'Just Let The Sun', 'Purple' and the Skunk Anansie classic 'Hedonism'. These are taken from the That's Live session for BNN/3FM on the 22nd April. On Monday, 5th June, Skin will head the stage of Pinkpop.

Skin Announced to Play Roskilde

2006-04-21T19:05:00.000+01:00

It was recently announced that Skin will be playing Roskilde Festival in Denmark, one of the two biggest festivals in Europe. She'll join the likes of The Happy Mondays and Guns n' Roses at the festival which takes place between June 29th and July 2nd, 2006. The schedule won't be ready until close to the event, though.

The full list of acts can be seen here.

Chart Update

2006-04-18T02:32:00.000+01:00

'Just Let The Sun' has reached it's highest position yet. In the Netherlands, the single reached number 4 in the singles chart. The album, on the other hand, is still outside the top 50 at number 53, rising from number 56 last week.

Other chart positions for 'Fake Chemical State':

Italy: Fell from 29 to 43.

Switzerland: Fell from 18 to 27.

More Festival Dates Announced

2006-04-14T20:31:00.000+01:00

Skin will be performing in Poland at the Heineken Open'er Festival which takes place between July 6th to the 8th, 2006. her perfomance date isn't confirmed yet, though. (link...)

She has also been booked for a festival in France. The Festival des Papillons de nuit will see Skin perform on the 3rd June, 2006.

More soon...

Watch Skin Perform in Italy.

2006-04-12T18:34:00.000+01:00

Tonight, Skin's performance at Alcatraz in Milan, Italy will be broadcast on All Music at 21:00 CET (20:00 GMT)

You can watch this performance from the All Music webstream. Click here for the stream (scroll down to "Italy" click the 242K button listed next to "All Music". You may want to close the pop-up page when the stream opens in Windows Media Player)

Chart Update.

2006-04-09T02:17:00.000+01:00

In the Netherlands, 'Just Let The Sun' climbed a massive 41 places from number 48 to number 7 this week (Starting 9th March)

The album, on the other hand, fell from number 43 to number 56 this week. Similarly, in Germany it fell to number 81.

Chart Update.

2006-04-06T15:15:00.000+01:00

Fake Chemical State Chart Update

Netherlands - Rose from 47 to 43, and is expected to climb after recent support from major radio and TV stations. Just Let The Sun has moved up to number 48 this week, too.

Switzerland - Fell from 13 to 18. Peaked at Number 8, so far.

Italy - Fell from 21 to 29. The single, however, climbed to number 18 in the Air Play charts.

In France, the album fell from the top 200.

In the European Charts, the album climbed from number 97 to 73.

More soon...

Just Let The Sun a "Mega Hit" on 3FM in the Netherands

2006-03-31T11:12:00.000+01:00

As previously reported, 'Just Let The Sun' was recently promoted to a Superclip on TMF in the Netherlands. This week, the single has been given support of 3FM and is now a Mega Hit, which means it is the song 3FM play the most often for a week.

Skin on Dutch TOTP and TV in Italy

2006-03-31T10:34:00.000+01:00

On Sunday, April 2nd, 2006, Skin will feature on Top Of The Pops in the Netherlands. The show will be on Nederland 2 at 18:10. The show will feature Skin's performance of 'Just Let The Sun', recently broadcast for TOTP Italy.

In Italy, Skin's performance at Alcatraz in Milan will be broadcast on the 12th April, 2006 on All Music at 21:00.

LINK BELOW FIXED

Viewers anywhere can watch this performance from the all music webstream. Click here for the stream (scroll down to "Italy" click the 242K button listed next to "All Music")

Chart Update

2006-03-30T03:43:00.000+01:00

Here's a small chart update for 'Fake Chemical State' and 'Just Let The Sun'.

In Switzerland, 'Fake Chemical State' fell a meer 5 places from number 8 to number 13 this week (link). Just let the sun crept up the singles charts from number 92 to number 88. (link)

Skin is at number 21 in the official Italian album charts (artists only) this week as a new entry (link).

In Germany, the album rose to number 67 this week after being outside the top 100 last week.

'Just Let The Sun' getting more play!

2006-03-27T18:29:00.000+01:00

'Just Let The Sun' has recently been added to MTV Italy's SuperHot Rotation playlist, changing from Hot Rotation. This means the video will be played a lot more often.

In the Netherlands, TMF (MTV's station in the Netherlands) has placed the song in it's Superclip playlist, which means it wil be played (almost) every hour on the channel.

Remember, you can still vote for 'Just Let The Sun' on TV and radio by contacting your local networks.

Update: 'Just Let The Sun' is now on Heavy Rotation on MTV Italy.

Chart Update

2006-03-26T18:37:00.000+01:00

'Fake Chemical State' has recently climbed from number 30 to number 26 in the Italian album charts.

In the Netherlands, the album entered at number 47 and is likely to climb up the charts. 'Just Let The Sun' moved 17 places from number 92 to 75, which, again, may climb over time.

In the European Charts, 'Fake Chemical State' entered at a rather low number 97. This is only the first week the album appeared in the charts and will not include sales of previous weeks sales from the likes of Italy and Germany where the album was released earlier than elsewhere.

As for the UK, the album has failed to make it into the top 100, entering at a very disappointing number 176. It did, however, make number 18 in the UK Indie charts. France's also saw a rather low position for the album, entering at number 153.

Please remember to leave a comment if you have any other news on chart positions where you are!

Skin XFM Session

2006-03-22T22:21:00.000Z

Skin recently recorded a session for UK based (London, Manchester and Scotland) radio station XFM. To listen to this podcast, click here. The podcast features live performances of 'Alone in My Room', 'Purple' and 'Movin'', interview sound bites with Skin and commentry from XFM.

Fake Chemical State Chart Update

2006-03-21T12:32:00.000Z

'Fake Chemical State' has began to chart across Europe. In Switzerland, it entered the top 10 in it's first week at number 8! In Italy, it recently climbed 16 places from number 46 to number 30.

In the UK, Skin is currently outside the top 40.

Anymore chart updates? Please leave a comment!

Gig Setlist

2006-03-20T13:29:00.000Z

Skin is currently giging across the UK. Last night (March 19th, 2006) she performed in Sheffield's Lead Mill and the set list for that was as follows:

Only Vultures (This is a B-Side to Just Let The Sun)
She's On (Fake Chemical State)
Alone in my Room (Fake Chemical State)
Faithfulness (Fleshwounds)
Weak (Skunk Anansie - Paranoid & Sunburnt)
Movin' (Fake Chemical State)
Don't Need a Reason (Fake Chemical State)
Charlie Big Potato (Skunk Anansie - Post Orgasmic Chill)
Hedonism (Skunk Anansie - Stoosh)
Just Let the Sun (Fake Chemical State)
Take Me On (Fake Chemical State)
Getting Away With It (Fleshwounds)
Purple (Fake Chemical State)
I Can Dream (Skunk Anansie - Paranoid & Sunburnt)

The set list will, more than likely, be the same or very similar for every venue. Rememeber, 'Fake Chemical State' is out now!

Fake Chemical State - OUT NOW!

2006-03-20T10:59:00.000Z

Skin's amazing new album, 'Fake Chemical State' is OUT NOW across Europe. It has already been released in some areas, and other countries will expect the release sometime this week.

Be sure to pick up a copy!

Reminder of the tracklisting (Taken from actual release):

Tracklisting

1.	"Alone In My Room"	2:38
2.	"She's On"	3:15
3.	"Movin'"	3:56
4.	"Just Let The Sun"	3:44
5.	"Purple"	3:40
6.	"Don't Need A Reason"	3:45
7.	"Nothing But"	3:50
8.	"Take Me On"	4:06
9.	"Fooling Yourself"	3:07
10.	"Falling For You"	3:39

Fake Chemical State - Out Now in Germany!

2006-03-17T13:39:00.000Z

'Fake Chemical State' is out now in Germany. Released Friday 17th March, 2006, it's release is slightly ahead of most of Europe (with the exception of Italy, who's release was the 10th March).

Skin's 'Fake Chemical State' tour kicks off in the UK!

2006-03-17T10:23:00.000Z

Tonight, March 17th, 2006, Skin will embark on her UK leg of her 'Fake Chemical State' Tour in Glasgow, Scotland. Here is a reminder of the the dates for her tour:

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
Saturday 22nd April: Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
Sunday 23rd April: Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
Tuesday 25th April - Paris, France - La Trabendo
Wednesday 26th April: Bourges, France - Printemps de Bourges
Saturday 29th April: Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
Sunday 20th April: Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Den Atelier
Tuesday 2nd May: Vienna, Austria - Szene Wein
Thursday 4th May: Milan, Italy - Rolling Stone
Friday 5th May: Treviso, Italy - New Age Club
Saturday 6th May: Rimini, Italy - Velvet Club
Sunday 7th May: Munich, Germany - Kleine Elserhalle
Tuesday 9th May: Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle

Remember, 'Fake Chemical State' is out on, or around, the 20th of March, 2006 in most of Europe (It's already released in certain areas).

Rock on Skin! \ , , /

Pale3 feat. Skin - Video

2006-03-13T15:07:00.000Z

Another rarity in places. Pale3 released a song in Germany in 2000 which featured Skin. 'You Can't Find Peace' was on the soundtrack to 'Der Krieger und die Kaiserin'. Well, it appears that the video (and song) was not released elsewhere, so here it is for all who haven't seen it.

Click here for a bigger version.

Skin on TV in France This Week

2006-03-13T14:45:00.000Z

Skin will grace the screens in France every day this week from 18:10. The show will begin today (Monday 13th March) on Canal+ and will feature a live performance plus an interview with Skin.

Programme synopsis (French)

Album de la semaine

"Skin - Fake Chemical State". Skin, l'ex-chanteuse de Skunk Anansie, se lance à nouveau en solo et livre un second album où les.

Programme synopsis (English)

Album of the Week

"Skin - Fake Chemical State". Skin, the ex-singer of Skunk Anansie launches her solo career again and delivers a second album.

The show is repeated on Canal+ Décalé at 18:50 each day, too.

Just Let The Sun - Number 9 in Italian Singles Chart

2006-03-12T23:04:00.000Z

Skin has successfully entered the Italian top 10 with her new single, 'Just Let The Sun'. Elsewhhere in Europe, the single failed to make an impresion. It never reached the top 100 in the Official UK Singles Chart after poor circulation in highstreet music shops. The single was also a rarity elsewhere in Europe, too.

The single did, on the other hand, enter the UK Indie Charts at number 27.

Skin confirmed to play Rock Werchter in Belgium

2006-03-11T18:44:00.000Z

Another confirmation for a festival has been announced. Skin will be playing the main stage at Werchter in Belgium on June 30th, 2006. She previously performed at Werchter in 2003. The line-up for the main stage on this day includes Muse, The Who and Anouk.

For more information click here to go to the festival's official website.

Skin confirmed to play Pinkpop in the Netherlands

2006-03-10T20:38:00.000Z

Skin will be playing one of the dates at Pinkpop in the Netherlands this year. Skin will be playing on Sunday 4th June, 2006. Joining Skin on this day are bands such as Tool and dEUS. She performed at Pinkpop with Skunk Anansie in 1996 and 1999 and as a solo artist in 2003.

Click here for the Pinkpop website (Nederlands)

Skin confirmed to Play Southside and Hurricane Festivals in Germany

2006-03-10T19:56:00.000Z

Skin has been confirmed to play two festivals this year in Germany.

She will be joining the likes The Strokes and The Cardigans of for Hurricane festival in Scheeßel (which is between Hamburg, Bremen and Hanover).

In South Germany, Neubiberg will play host to the Southside festival which features a very similar line up to the Hurricane festival.

Both festivals run alongside each other from June 23rd until June 25th.

The timetable for the bands has not yet been set but Skin will play both festivals (on different days, assumingly).

Click here for the Hurricane website with full information (Deutsch)

Click here for the Southside website with full information (Deutsch)

Listen to Previews of Fake Chemical State

2006-03-10T17:35:00.000Z

Amazon.de now have 30 second previews of every track on 'Fake Chemical State' in Real Media format. Click here to go to the page. Simple click on the tracks to listen to them; you will need Real Player to hear them.

Skin Album Playback Party - 16th March, Trash Palace, Soho, London

2006-03-10T00:52:00.000Z

London's Trash Palace will be playing Skin's album, 'Fake Chemical State', in full and offering freebies such as singles, t-shirts and Q-Jump tickets for "Ghetto". The night kicks off at 7:30pm on Thursday 16th March, 2006. Trash Palace is on Wardour Street in Soho.

Kill Everything - Music Video

2006-03-09T21:41:00.000Z

Last year Skin recorded a song for the soundtrack to L'Empire des Loupes called 'Kill Everything'. The music video to it is featured on the limited edition 3 DVD set of the film. The video is seemingly quite rare, so it has been placed on this site for all those who haven't seen it. Click the play button on the video below.

Enjoy!

To see a bigger version of the video, click here.

Main Tour Support Confirmed

2006-03-09T10:39:00.000Z

The support act for Skin's UK leg of her upcoming tour has been announced. Lostalone are a 3-piece indie-rock band from Derby compiled of members Mark Gibson, Steven Battelle and Tom Kitchen.

The band will be support for the following dates:

17th March - King Tuts, Glasgow
18th March - Liquid Rooms, Edingburgh
19th March - Leadmill, Sheffield
21st March - Academy 3, Manchester
22nd March - Fleece, Bristol (note, this gig is all but sold out!)
24th March - Academy, Newcastle
24th March - Fez, Reading
27th March - Cockpit, Leeds
28th March - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
29th March - Koko, London
30th March - Wedgewood Room, Portsmouth

You can check out Lostalone's website here and their MySpace page here.

Skin on TV in The Netherlands

2006-03-09T03:13:00.000Z

Skin will be on four shows in one week in the Netherlands. One, which has already aired, was a live appearance on TMF's Re:Action on March 7th. Another show featuring Skin, which has already aired, too, is RTL Boulevard, which was on at 18:35, March 8th, RTL4.

The next one will be on MTV's Brand New on Sunday 12th March, 2006 at 17:00 (MTV).

There will also be an interview and a playing of 'Just Let The Sun' on Jensen! on RTL5, Tuesday 14th March, 2006 at 22:30.

'She's On' - Free CD from HMV.

2006-03-08T21:27:00.000Z

If you buy certain CDs from HMV's stores this week you will receive a free playlist CD which features 'She's On', track 2 on 'Fake Chemical State'.

Tracklisting of the free CD:

1. Exclusive Cuban Brothers Intro
2. Ok Go - Invincible
3. Skin - She's On
4. Bell X1 - Reacharound
5. Ladyfuzz - Monster
6. Nightmare of You - I Want to be Buried in Your Backyard
7. Stellastarr - The Diver
8. The Concretes - Grey Days
9. Death Cab For Cutie - Summer Skin
10. Josh Rouse - It Looks Like Love
11. Four Day Hombre - Don't Go Gently
12. The Knife - Neverland
13. Nathan Fake - The Sky was Pink
14. Layo & Bushwacka! - Isn't it a Lovely Day
15. The Cuban Brothers - A Million Stories
16. Ne-Yo - Sign Me Up
17. Dilated Peoples - Satellite Radio
18. Martha Redbone - From Now On

Just Let The Sun - Out Now!

2006-03-06T11:51:00.000Z

'Just Let The Sun' is now available on CD single across Europe*. Skin's first CD release from Fake Chemical State features two amazing bonus tracks, 'Only Vultures' and 'Petrol Station Flowers'. Remember, if you buy more than one copy buy them seperately. Buying more than one copy at the same time only counts as one sale for the chart. You can also legally download all the tracks from this release.

'Only Vultures' was written by Skin, Elliot King, John Blackburn, Mark Kulk and Mark Richardson (who was the drummer for Skunk Anansie). It was produced by Gordon Raphael and Skin.

'Petrol Station Flowers' was written by Skin and Len Arran. This track was also produced by Gordon Raphael and Skin.

* Note: Release dates vary depending on your country. It has been suggested that the single has not yet been released in Germany and France. Italy's release was last week.

Fake Chemical State - Released in Italy on March 10th

2006-03-06T11:47:00.000Z

Again, those lucky Italians can enjoy even more of Skin when Fake Chemical State is released 10 days before it is released elsewhere in Europe. The release date is set for March 10th, 2006, whereas elsewhere it is scheduled for March 20th, 2006. 'Just Let The Sun' was also released early in Italy, on February 24th, 2006.

German Fans - Win a Trip to London to see Skin!

2006-02-27T09:09:00.000Z

Fans in Germany have the chance to win a trip to London to see Skin's gig on March 29th. The prize will include flights, overnight accommodation, entrance to the gig and you also get to meet Skin!

To enter the competition, tune into 'Dasding' on February 28th at 19:00. To check out how you can receive this station in your area, click here. Alternatively, listen online from here.

Listen to Previews of Just Let The Sun's B-Sides

2006-02-26T18:39:00.000Z

As previously reported, Just Let The Sun will be released with two b-sides, which are Only Vultures and Petrol Station Flowers. 7Digital, a legal music download website, has short previews of these tracks which you can listen to by clicking the links below.

Only Vultures

Petrol Station Flowers

You will need Windows Media Player to listen to these samples. The single is released on CD in most places on or around the 6th March, 2006.

Fake Chemical State - Bonus Track in Japan

2006-02-22T12:46:00.000Z

As previously reported, Japan's release of Fake Chemical State will include a bonus track. According to V2 Japan's website, this track will be called 'Cheating Myself'. Click here to see the listing. HMV Japan list the track as being called 'Cheating On Myself'

This means that, so far, three non-album tracks will be available. 'Only Vultures' and 'Petrol Station Flowers' will feature on the 'Just Let The Sun' CD Single.

Having problems watching Just Let The Sun's video?

2006-02-21T06:47:00.000Z

As some people have been having difficulty in viewing the Just Let The Sun video on the Kerrang site, I have uploaded it to YouTube, which allows you to view the video in your browser using Flash. Most people have this installed as standard. Click here to see this version (recommended for people who cannot see the embedded versions on various websites. Various other Skin and Skunk Anansie videos are here, too).

Note: the embedded video on this page (Skin News) has been removed to speed up loading times.

Just Let The Sun - Out Now (Digital only)

2006-02-20T01:05:00.000Z

Just Let The Sun is now available to download from most online retailers, such as iTunes and 7Digital. The CD single will still be released on the 6th March, 2006 on the highstreet, but it has been released digitally on February 20th, 2006.

Skin's European Tour and Performance in London

2006-02-18T04:26:00.000Z

After Skin's Fake Chemical State tour in the UK, she embarks upon a tour around the rest of Europe. Dates are shown below:

Saturday 22nd April: Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
Sunday 23rd April: Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
Tuesday 25th April - Paris, France - La Trabendo
Wednesday 26th April: Bourges, France - Printemps de Bourges
Saturday 29th April: Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
Sunday 20th April: Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Den Atelier
Tuesday 2nd May: Vienna, Austria - Szene Wein
Thursday 4th May: Milan, Italy - Rolling Stone
Friday 5th May: Treviso, Italy - New Age Club
Saturday 6th May: Rimini, Italy - Velvet Club
Sunday 7th May: Munich, Germany - Kleine Elserhalle
Tuesday 9th May: Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle

Tickets are on sale very soon.

For fans in the UK, Skin will be performing at Gaydar Girls' official launch party at Café de Paris, London on Thursday 2nd March, 2006. The night starts at 10:30PM until 2AM. Prices for tickets are £9 normal/£5 with an NUS card.

Skin on the Culture Show - BBC2, 7.30PM, Feb 23rd

2006-02-17T00:32:00.000Z

Tonights edition of the Culture Show on BBC Two (16th Feb), mentioned that Skin will feature in next weeks edition of the show, which is broadcast on Thursday, February 23rd, BBC Two at 7.30pm. Skin will be presenting a feature on Tomb Raider (Lara Croft), as part of the shows Great British Design Quest. The show is repeated at 11:20PM the same night.

Skin on TRL on MTV Italia - March 9th, 2006

2006-02-14T20:31:00.000Z

Those lucky Italian fans are in for another doseage of Skin. She will be appearing on MTV Italia's version of TRL on the 9th of March, 2006. TLR is broadcast from the balcony of 'Piazza Duomo' in Milan between 14:00 and 15:00 (Local time), so fans in the area may catch a glimpse of Skin when she appears on the show.

You can also vote for Skin's new video, Just Let The Sun, to be played on MTV Italia's TRL by clicking here. It doesn't matter where you are from in the world, you can still vote. Simply click the link, scroll down to Skin's video and click "vota".

Fans in the UK can request 'Just Let The Sun' on Kerrang TV, by calling 09056 525 666 (£1 per call) and selecting number 564.

German fans can also vote for Skin on MTV Deutschland's version of TRL by emailing trl@mtv.de and asking for her video to be played.

Remember, you can also email, phone and text your local and national radio stations and ask them to play 'Just Let The Sun'.

Download 'Just Let The Sun' - FREE and Legally!

2006-02-13T18:02:00.000Z

'Just Let The Sun' has been released as a limited time, FREE download to entice fans. The download is protected and will expire on Feb 22nd. The single will still be released in shops on March 6th and online on March 20th.

To download the single, click here (you need to create an account or sign in to 7Digital in order to do so).

Album Details

2006-02-07T09:15:00.000Z

The release date of Fake Chemical State is approaching, so here are details of the album in full. All the tracks were produced by Gordon Rapheal (The Strokes producer) and Skin except where stated with *.

1. Alone In My Room

Length: 2:39
Written by: Skin/Paul Draper
* Produced by Skin and Paul Draper

2. She's On

Length: 3:16
Written by: Skin/Paul Draper

3. Movin'

Length: 3:58
Written by: Skin

4. Just Let The Sun

Length: 3:46
Written by: Skin/Paul Draper

5. Purple

Length: 3:42
Written by: Skin/Gary Clarke

6. Don't Need A Reason

Length: 3:47
Written by: Skin/Elliot King/Ben Christophers/John Blackburn/Wayne Riches

7. Nothing But

Length: 3:50
Written by: Skin

8. Take Me On

Length: 4:08
Written by: Skin/Paul Draper
Note: Recorded with Marlene Kuntz

9. Fooling Yourself

Length: 3:09
Written by: Skin/Len Arran

10. Falling For You

Length: 3:41 (note the difference from the V2 stated time)
Written by: Skin/Len Arran

Total length: 35:59

Photograph by: Derrick Santini. Art direction by Stylorouge London (They also produced the Fleshwounds re-release by Skin and designed her official website.)

Catalogue number: VVR1036222

The album is appearing on most major online retailers, but remember to buy from the shops, as this will count towards the chart position (whereas several online retailers do not). The lyrics can be seen in a previous post.

Note: This information is taken from the promotional version of Fake Chemical State.

Just Let The Sun - Two B-Sides

2006-02-01T20:20:00.000Z

Listed on the V2 Netherlands' official website, Just Let The Sun contains two B-Sides. As speculated previously, Only Vultures and Petrol Station Flowers will be included on the single. The tracklisting is as follows:

1.	"Just Let The Sun"
2.	"Only Vultures"
3.	"Petrol Station Flowers'"

Single and Album Date Confirmed - 6th and 20th March

2006-02-01T20:06:00.000Z

A member of Skin's team recently announced that the single, Just Let The Sun, will be released on March 6th, 2006. Although some release schedules said Fake Chemical State will be released on April 3rd, 2006, it will in fact be released during Skin's tour on March 20th, 2006. This means that the album is released before Skin's gig in Manchester, but after her gigs in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Sheffield.

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

2006-01-31T00:45:00.000Z

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

2006-01-29T13:30:00.000Z

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

2006-01-28T01:28:00.000Z

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

2006-01-27T14:42:00.000Z

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

2006-01-26T22:39:00.000Z

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

2006-01-26T22:14:00.000Z

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?

2006-01-25T13:39:00.000Z

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

2006-01-25T10:55:00.000Z

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

Click here to see them.

**********

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

2006-01-21T18:03:00.000Z

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

2006-01-20T11:17:00.000Z

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

2006-01-20T08:02:00.000Z

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!

2006-01-17T16:22:00.000Z

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