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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Rollerskate Skinny| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = Dublin , Republic of Ireland|Ireland | genre = Indie rock , Dream Pop , Noise Pop | years_active = 1992–1996| label = Showbiz, Placebo, Warner-Elektra-Atlantic|WEA | associated_acts = Kid Silver Favourite Sons The Radio Wounded Knees | website =| current_members =| past_members = Ken Griffin Ger Griffin Jimi Shields Steve Murray Rollerskate Skinny were an Republic of Ireland|Irish Musical band|band that enjoyed their greatest success during the 1990s.
History
Ken Griffin, Ger Griffin (no relation) and Steve Murray had been in The Hippyshakes in the 1980s. Later the band became "Shake" and was characterized by a strawberry logo. In 1991, Jimi Shields (younger brother of My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine 's Kevin Shields ) joined the band and suggested a name change to Rollerskate Skinny, chosen from a line in The Catcher in the Rye , by J. D. Salinger :Ankeny, Jason "Allmusic|class=artist|id=p44916/biography|pure_url=yes Rollerskate Skinny Biography", allmusic.com, Macrovision Corporation
"She's quite skinny, like me, but nice skinny, rollerskate skinny."
The band relocated to London and released their debut Extended play|EP , Novice in September 1992.Strong, Martin (1999) "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1 They were named in the NME 's "Top Ten New Bands of the Year" in 1992. They were signed to Beggars Banquet Records|Beggars Banquet offshoot label Placebo, who released their Trophy EP in April 1993: awarded single of the week in the NME. The following month, the band recorded a session for John Peel 's BBC Radio 1 show, http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/r/rollerskateskinn/ Rollerskate Skinny at the BBC 's Keeping It Peel site and their debut album Shoulder Voices (awarded CMJ New Music Monthly|CMJ Magazine's album of the month), was released in October that year. Another EP, Threshold , was issued in early 1994. The band toured with bands such as Mercury Rev , Smashing Pumpkins , Mazzy Star , Hole (band)|Hole and Pavement (band)|Pavement . They were also invited by Perry Farrell to join the 1994 Lollapalooza tour. The increased media coverage as a result of the tour saw the band sign a major-label deal with Warner Music Group|WEA .
Shields left the band and moved to Chicago . The band's first release on WEA was their second album, 1996's Horse Drawn Wishes . This was followed by the "Speed to My Side" single, but the band split up before any further releases.
Legacy
All of the members of Rollerskate Skinny have gone on to other musical projects. Ken Griffin moved to New York City and formed the band, Kid Silver, releasing the album Dead City Sunbeams in 1999.Robbins, Ira & Reno, Brad " http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php? a=rollerskate_skinny Rollerkate Skinny", Trouser Press In 2004 Ken, along with former members of Philadelphia band, Aspera (band)|Aspera , formed Favourite Sons who signed to Vice Records . Since the demise of Rollerskate Skinny, Ger and Steve worked on the project, Walker. Stevie since started the band Empire, now known as The Radio, which released its debut album in 2005. Jimi Shields went on to form Lotus Crown, and then later Wounded Knees with Suzanne Thorpe formerly of Mercury Rev.
Ger Griffin has recently began recording again under the name of Super Electric, and in a recent interview http://spoiledmetropolis.blogspot.com/search? q=ger+griffin he admitted that there is a third, unreleased, Rollerskate Skinny album that may yet see the light of day, and stated that although the members have all put their past differences behind them and remain friends, that a reunion isn't on the cards.
Rollerskate Skinny remains influential on the Irish music scene. In 2004, Hot Press (magazine)|Hot Press magazine readers voted Horsedrawn Wishes #14 on a list of the 100 greatest Irish albums, and The Irish Times named it #7 in a similar list in 2008 (with MBV's Loveless taking the #1 spot).
