- Kim Sklinar
Profile
By 'eck, I'm Kim and I'm very pleased to meet you. Originally hailing from the Yorkshire backwaters of Wakefield, I'm currently residing in London via France and China, and my God I love this city. I subsist on coffee by day and have a penchant for strangely-named beer by night.
My favourite bands are Death Cab For Cutie, Radiohead, Modest Mouse and The Police (now known as Sting for you Alan Partridge fans). At the moment I'm very much into The Thirst, Tapes n' Tapes, Lykke Li, Friendly Fires, Bombay Bicycle Club, The Cinematics and anything emanating from New Yorkshire. I'd say my tastes are however eclectic and I even like Girls Aloud! When I'm not chasing down new bands or trousers, I can be found in your local Starbucks checking out the newspapers and overpriced sarnies, playing guitar badly, obsessing over bad shoes, or at a pub quiz. Back of the net!!
Recent Reviews:
- Walkin' Man - Seasick Steve Single Review
- Seasick Steve’s grainy voice could be found at almost any festival you could care to mention during the summer of 2008. His bluesy, country style was welcomed as something new, but...
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One Day All This Will Work Out - Loyal Trooper EP Review- Honest and youthful is the only way to describe Loyal Trooper.His new self-released EP, ‘One Day All This Will Work Out’, comprises of a balladic collection not indifferent to most...
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A Silent Film @ Blow Up Metro - 30/10/2008 - Live Review- Oxford’s very own ‘A Silent Film’ graced the teeny stage at Blow Up Metro, London, for the penultimate night of their first headline tour last week. ASF, with support from The Tuni...
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Matador Singles '08 - Jay Reatard Album Review- Jay Reatard’s decade-long career brings us his latest offering in short, sharp bursts of punchy music after his recent signing to Matador. Pop-punk shouty lyrics repeated over defi...
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Before The Walls Came Down - Computer Club [UK] Album Review- Computerclub: another nu-rave techie-sounding name soon to be emanating from the speakers of your local record store, or so you thought. Birmingham raw indie quartet’s first album...
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Kaki King @ ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts - 04/10/2008 - Live Review- Kaki King, American solo guitar queen, left us wide-eyed and begging for more after her gig at the trendy Institute of Contemporary Arts. The guitar-shredding Kaki, who recently to...
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