The Streets’ Mike Skinner isn’t convinced on live-streamed concerts, sharing that he believes that the “technology isn’t there” for them to be a viable alternative to live music.
During an interview with Sky News, the musician delved into his thoughts on the relationship between technology and the live music experience. Explaining that though he isn’t opposed to the realms colliding, he doesn’t believe that technology can completely capture the essence of live music.
“I don’t think it’s changed people at all. It’s just helped them to communicate more, and that comes with problems and advantages,” he said, referencing the presence of phones at concerts.
“I’m not massively into live-streamed gigs, though,” he continued. “I think loud music is loud music, and loud music with people is loud music with people. I don’t think that’s changing anytime soon. I’m sure it will one day.
“But at the moment I don’t think the technology’s there to do a live show [well] over the internet.”
On Friday, July 10th, The Streets unveiled their first batch of new music in nine years in the form of mixtape, None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive.
The record is a return to glory for Mike Skinner, featuring an impressive and far-reaching roster of collaborations including Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, earnest UK punks IDLES, rap prodigy Ms Banks and G-folk trailblazer Hak Baker.
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The record offers a few choice, scathing indictments of online culture. “Our relationships with people now are filtered through WhatsApp and Tinder and Instagram, and if you’re going to be as specific about stuff as I try to be then the phone’s gonna come up a lot,” Skinner shared with NME earlier this year.
The Streets are set to play a slew of drive-in concerts this year across the UK as part of the series Live From The Drive-In. They’ll perform at 12 locations from July to August, where audiences will be able to experience Mike Skinner in all his glory from the comfort of their own automobile.
Check out None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Alive by The Streets:
