Indy Star (Free subscription) | yesterday
The top of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points standings is a graveyard of former Sprint Cup drivers. But the three former Cup racers in the top five -- Johnny Benson, Ron Hornaday and Mike Skinner -- say the switch to trucks has helped revive their careers instead of ending them.
There Goes The Fear (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The Streets have announced a string of dates for October, as Mike Skinner prepares for the release of his forthcoming long player, ‘Everything Is Borrowed’. Tickets go on sale on Friday (25th July) at 9am. Saturday 4th October - Glasgow Barrowlands Sunday 5th October - Manchester Academy Monday 6th October - Sheffield Plug Thursday 9th October - Birmingham Academy Friday 10th [...]
The Finish Line (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
51-year-old Mike Skinner wheeled his Toyota Tundra to win the Keystone Light Pole Award for The Built Ford Tough 225 presented by the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers. Skinner ran a lap of 31.487 seconds at 171.499 mph to get his 45th career pole in his 167th career Craftsman Truck Series start. This is Skinner’s third pole [...]
Full Throttle (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Mike Skinner captured the pole for tonight's Built Ford Tough 225 at the Kentucky Speedway. The #5 Bill Davis Racing Toyota driver rounded the 1.5-mile speedway in 31.487 seconds (171.499 m.p.h.).
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Mike Skinner captured the pole for Saturday night's Built Ford Tough 225 at the Kentucky Speedway. The No.5 Bill Davis Racing Toyota driver rounded the 1.5-mile speedway in 31.487 seconds (171.499 m.p.h.).
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Mike Skinner has finished recording The Streets fourth album, 'Everything Is Borrowed'.
Exitfare (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Myspace I suppose by now you either like The Streets (aka Mike Skinner) or you don't. I'll admit, it's not something that hits you right away, but once it hit me, I was sold for life -- Skinner's second disc, A Grand Don't Come For Free , ranks as one of my favorite albums of all time. While his last record was good, it left me wanting more, which is something that is bound to happen when you raise...
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Mike Skinner has provided the first listen to new songs from the Streets' fourth album.Heading to the Birmingham MC's MySpace page provides one-minute samples of ...
IndieBlogHeaven (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
It looks like Mike Skinner will call the new Streets record Everything Is Borrowed, and is expected to drop in the fall. The titles for the album are to include the title track, "The Sherry End," "On the Flip Of...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
THE Streets' Mike Skinner is on a roll.
prefix (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Mike Skinner's been out of the news for far too long. The Midlands' smartest rapper has put 4 of the ...
Vulture (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Photo: WireImage 1. The Streets, Everything Is Borrowed snippets Mike Skinner has posted clips from his upcoming album on his MySpace page to prove that he's actually working on one. [ Stereogum ] 2. RZA feat. U-God, "You Can't Stop Me Now" The Wu-Tang leader remakes the best track on 8 Diagrams with an extended, possibly unnecessary gunshot-enhanced introduction, making us even more excited for his...
Stereogum (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
A medley of four tracks from the Streets' forthcoming Everything Is Borrowed is up at MySpace . A note from Mike Skinner identifies the songs as "The Escapist," "The Way Of The Dodo," "The Sherry End," and "On The Flip Of A Coin." It also identifies his hope that you like it.
caffeine-headache (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Awhile back Mike Skinner announced that The Streets’ fourth album Everything Is Borrowed would be coming soon, he also stated that the album would be the last. Now The Streets are offering all a chance to stream samples of...
The Finish Line (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Driver of the number 5 Toyota Tundra, Mike Skinner, set the pace for the final practice session at The Milwaukee Mile for the Camping World RV Sales 200 with a time of 29.969, a little over one-tenth of a second faster than second fastest — Jack Sprague. Ron Hornaday Jr., who was fastest in the first [...]
