Manda Rin

Manda Rin
Born
Amanda MacKinnon

(1977-03-22) 22 March 1977 (age 47)
OccupationMusician
PartnerStuart Memo

Manda Rin (real name Amanda MacKinnon,[1] born 22 March 1977) is a Scottish singer, artist and songwriter. She is the singer, drummer and keyboardist of the Scottish indie rock band Bis,[2] later fronted the Kitchen and also released a solo album. She also co-hosted a radio show on BBC Scotland called Air.[3]

Rin was the only person ever to appear in three of the line up rounds on Never Mind the Buzzcocks: twice on the original run on the BBC, and once on the revival on Sky. Her first appearance initially unaired; one of the contestants on the programme was Russell Brand who, shortly after taping, became embroiled in a tabloid row after leaving messages on the answerphone of Andrew Sachs for his radio programme, resulting in Brand being banned from the BBC.[4]

  1. ^ Suarez, Jessica (2 March 2009). "Manda Rin: My DNA Album Review". Pitchfork. Condé Nast.
  2. ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All music guide to rock: the definitive guide to rock, pop, and soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 100–. ISBN 9780879306533. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  3. ^ "MANDA GETS DOWN TO BIS-NESS". NME. 10 November 2000.
  4. ^ The programme was aired several years later, though Rin was invited back for a second appearance before it aired.Iai. "Every artist that has ever appeared in the identity parade of Never Mind the Buzzcocks". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 13 April 2019.