Tag Archives: Twin Atlantic

Art/Design Twin Atlantic Inks Up

by Barbie Brady and Sidney Bensimon
June 16, 2009 - 10:26 am

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Maybe, if you guys aren’t too busy, perhaps later, would you like to join us for a drink at the Verdugo? This was the offer made nightly by an unassuming studio engineer at the studio where Twin Atlantic recorded in Eagle Rock. The Verdugo is a neighborhood bar that the boys in Twin Atlantic never quite made it out to. I know right? Then why would drummer Craig Kneale get Verdugo? tattooed on his arm forever. Honestly, if you have to ask that, you simply don’t know Craig.

The quiet drummer has a quirky sense of humor to say the least. Craig’s first tattoo is a bar he’s never stepped foot in, and yet it speaks volumes about his experience in Los Angeles. The boys in Twin Atlantic hit The Tattoo Lounge to make some memories, and for Craig this kind request that went unanswered reminds him of the hours of work and dedication that faced the band while hard at work 5,000 miles from Glasgow, Scottland where they call home.

Let’s hear it straight from the man himself….

Words by Barbie Brady, photos by Sidney McMullen, Video by Moving Images
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Art/Design Twin Atlantic Breaks the Skin

by Barbie Brady
June 15, 2009 - 10:26 am

Twin Atlantic Gets Tattooed

Sam McTrusty looks nauseous. He’s about to commit an act that is essentially irreversible and permanent. The lead singer for rock band Twin Atlantic has burned a lot of brain cells contemplating this tattoo and the final verdict…a triangle. That’s right, one solitary triangle on the wrist. Its entirely loaded with meaning, and yet a basic shape that every child 2 and up can identify.

And that’s the beauty and the art of the tattoo. At its best it should mean the most to the one who wears it. Its so personal as a form of expression that it should be thought through and slept on for many many moons. Sam wanted to remember this place and time, and the triangle is a powerful symbol throughout history. It stands for the symbol for god, or the trinity, for power, danger, math, astrology and so much more. Those three little lines are loaded.

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Art/Design Twin Atlantic Scratches the Skin

by Barbie Brady and Sidney Bensimon
June 9, 2009 - 9:29 am

Twin Atlantic Get L.A. Tattoos


The truest way to set a memory is to mix it with a little of both pleasure and pain. Scottish rock band, Twin Atlantic, broke virgin skin in the service of remembering their time recording in Los Angeles. For singer Sam, and drummer Craig, it was their very first tattoo. Bass player Ross already has a few mementos of his own from previous encounters with inkslingers abroad. While Guitarist, Barry, just watched it all unfold.


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Music Twin Atlantic Plays the Viper Room

by Barbie Brady and Sidney Bensimon
June 8, 2009 - 8:35 am

Twin Atlantic at the Viper Room

One of ChinaShop’s favorite new bands is Twin Atlantic.  They play the rock-n-roll and all the little girls scream. Traveling all the way from Scotland to Los Angeles to record their first full length LP, they played an impromptu set at the world famous Viper Room. Since we first met up with Twin Atlantic in Austin, and since we have sentimental feelings for the Viper room it turned out to be a fortuitous happening.

The Viper Room

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Gallery interview Tacos With Twin Atlantic

by Roemer
April 12, 2009 - 11:30 pm

Glasgow, Scotland’s newest musical export, Twin Atlantic,  arrived in Austin, TX on their first trip to the good ole’ USofA.  And you could tell, too, by the way everything seemed so damn wonderful to them.  Having dinner with them was like having dinner with 5 musically virtuosic children in the way that children are sweet little sponges, eager to learn and experience everything around them.  That’s about the only way these guys are like kids.  Well that and the fact that they were drunk after two margaritas.  We took time out of their busy gigging schedule to sit down for the lads’ first-ever authentic Mexican meal, which they absolutely relished.  The venue was Austin foodie staple Gueros, home to the best Mole’ in TX.
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