Mike Skinner

Apr 15, 2024 | journalofmusic.com | Mike Skinner |Culture Ireland |Other Voices Cardigan |Dingle. Finally

Scustin are purveyors of "Post - Funk". Which they create by blending humorous storytelling with a jazzy funk take on indie rock. Their sound was created by imagining what would happen if Blindboy, Mike Skinner, Jamiroquai and Viagra Boys went for a boozy night out in Bray and wrote an album about it2023 was a whirlwind for the band.

Apr 1, 2024 | vnews.com | Mike Skinner

When my friends recently turned-on “Jeopardy” to test their academic skills, I felt so embarrassed when I couldn’t come up with any correct questions; it’s like the shame I felt in high school after being threatened with a sonic wedgie in gym class. As any episode of “Jeopardy” can painfully illustrate, I continue to be a cultural numbskull. Here are some examples of my long-standing cultural dumbing-down, which I hope to rectify.

Jan 26, 2024 | vnews.com | Mike Skinner

Mike Skinner. Copyright (c) Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to [email protected]. By MIKE SKINNER For the Valley News Published: 01-26-2024 5:38 PM Let me tell you about one winter in Massachusetts decades ago, when I first tried to ski. Mt. Watatic was a little, and I mean little, ski area in northern Massachusetts.

Dec 16, 2023 | vnews.com | Mike Skinner

We were flying a little Cessna 150 at 5,000 feet on a black-as-ink night flight from Lebanon Airport to Rutland, Vermont and back. It was 1991, and I was building time toward my private pilot’s license. Chris, my flight instructor, was building his own hours to fly for the airlines. He was perhaps 15 years younger than me, tall, quiet, and never fearful. I admired him. But, being a non-valedictorian, I still hadn’t figured out when not to ask stupid questions.

Nov 17, 2023 | vnews.com | Mike Skinner

I was in the DHMC Imaging Center not long ago being prepped for a CAT scan. The waiting room is large, with perhaps 50 or more seats. As often happens, some of the seats are filled with sad looking middle-aged men waiting for their name to be called by a technician. A few of them wore baseball hats with insignias that identified which military branch they proudly served in decades ago. Navy. Marines. Air Force. Coast Guard. Vietnam Vet.