CRYSTAL CASTLES HEART SKINS?

I'm a massive fan of a British show called Skins, a show about a bunch of high school friends, their relationships and the trials and tribulations of teen life. It's reminiscent of The O.C., but much racier, think Larry Clark's Kids meets the O.C., and to be honest, I'm always surprised how far they push the limits concerning content (teenage sex and gratuitous nudity, language etc.).

To my surprise, while watching episode three of season two, Crystal Castles make an appearance in a scene set in a club. Someone off camera announces "Up next Crystal Castles" and there appears Alice Glass and Ethan Kath to the sound of their career-making synth heavy mess Alice Practice. It kind of weirded me out a first, kind of like when The Flaming Lips played the Peach Pit After Dark on 90210 in the 90s. But the tune worked within the scope of the plot, and it didn't seem cheesy at all. Watch the clip below.



Skins airs on E4 in the UK on Mondays at 10pm. It can be downloaded from a variety of torrent sites, or if you can a region-free DVD player, you can purchase season one on DVD here.

Crystal Castles play Circa on March 28th. Tickets on sale now at Rotate.