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
The Ironweed Project - Boom Boom Clap
Imagine Robert Johnson as a boy racer with a 1000W bass amp in his boot! Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Clubs
Rubens - Breaking Into Smile
Acoustic drums are deftly combined with layered synth melodies and electronic percussion to create a somewhat captivating track Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
MusicAthlete - Hurricane
The best music can blow you away, but Hurricane barely musters a breeze. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
Cherry Ghost - 4AM
Lyrics about washing your hair and getting the last bus home aren't going to excite anyone Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
Indigo Moss - Nature of this Town
Positively archaic, well put together, but utterly baffling Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
Lightspeed Champion - Midnight Surprise
A disappointing edit that has removed many of the best movements of the original song Read more »| 08 Oct 2007
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Music
Suns of Thunder - Gimme Some More E.P.
It also sounds like Clutch. An awful lot like Clutch. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
The Hussy's - Sunday Morning EP
The Hussy's are easy to digest, with little opportunity to become wearisome Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
The Pyramids - Hunch Your Body, Love Somebody
Raw, dirty garage rock at its best Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
The Troubadours - Gimme Love
Are you listening, Fratellis? Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
MusicThe Wildhearts - The New Flesh
Catchy in the same way as one might regard syphilis Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
The Wombats - Let's Dance to Joy Division
Ample jumpy guitar and sing-a-long choruses Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
Turin Brakes - Stalker
Falling somewhere between U2's most recent efforts and This Is My Truth… era Manics Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
Amber Souls - Devil Insida Me
Van Halen, Kasabian, Wyld Stallyns - your boys took one helluva beating! Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Music
The OK Coral
SF: James Skelly waxes lyrical to Duncan Forgan about the rejuvenation of his band and their distrust of the great southern Metropolis.
PQ: ""You look at modern popular culture these days and you can easily tell who is sucking corporate cock or not. Sometimes you just think that civilisation is going to shit."" - James Skelly Read more »| 08 Oct 2007