Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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Clubs
B-Burg - Beats, Rhymes & Pudding
Sampling is an amazingly free way to make music. Its like taking someone else's colours and painting your own picture. Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
MusicLords of Bastard: Forget your angst and be stupid
Remember that Hullabalooza Simpsons episode where two teenagers are down front and one says to the other "well that guy's cool", his friend asks "are you bei... Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
ClubsKobra Audio Labs - Sparse, Elegant Aural Dystopias
"I think I'm Scottish hip-hop, but a lot of B-boys might disagree" Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
Film
Manderlay
A blatant assault on the ideal of freedom in America. Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
Music
Mudhoney - Endless Yesterdays
Dave Kerr asks Mark Arm what elixir his Seattleite quartet been guzzling to remain so raw and invigorated? Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
Film
The World's Fastest Indian
Bankable Hollywood Brit plus triumph over adversity equals decent Sunday afternoon watching Read more »| 17 Mar 2006
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FilmSyriana
Does an excellent job of using the personal relationships of those on the multiple frontlines to try and make sense of the out-of-control freight train that is the West's love of cheap oil from the Middle East. Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
FilmDate Movie
A truly unpleasant experience which you'll soon want to forget. Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
Music
Placebo Take Their Meds
They've decided to stop showing off their 'technical expertise' in the studio - much to the relief of almost everyone else. Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
Clubs
Found record in Abbey Road: Exclusive
"I will be hyping this story up on press releases for years to come!" - Tommy Perman, Found Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
Clubs
DJ Chart - Club Michigan DJs
1. Galaxy 2 Galaxy - Hi Tech Jazz Compilation (UR) Brand new but already a classic from Mad Mike and the Underground Resistance crew.2. Starski - Love Camera... Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
Music
The Young Knives
We didn't have a sport, so this gave us something to do Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
Music
Roots Manuva: Slight Return
The album is another chance to clamber within the weed-cratered psyche of one of the most interesting figures in the music industry at the mo Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
Music
Nick Cave's Fresh Propositions
A beautiful, somewhat unsettling body of work that combines the progressive leanings of his music with a sense of place evoking the desolate setting of the film Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
Music
Josh Ritter - The New Norah Jones!?
"I wanted to write about America. Things are weird there now" Read more »| 17 Mar 2006