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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MusicNew Blood: The Common Redstarts
It looks like it might be time for the Common Redstarts to fly the nest Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Even in their most addled moments, Kiedis and co probably never dreamed that in the year 2006 they would have their status as one of the world's biggest bands safely in the bag Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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King Biscuit Time
"It's my job to sit here and tell people I've got a label with Alan McGee, the reality is that I haven't got a clue what that involves!" Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
MusicHe Poos Clouds: Owen Pallett AKA Final Fantasy Interviewed
Is He Poos Clouds really about the eight Schools of magic in Dungeons & Dragons? "Okay, one Elf, a dark Elf, in the entire record." Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Junkbox @ Cabaret Voltaire
armed with a vicious artillery of stompy, efficient blues-punk, complete with spiky axe-attacks and slide-guitar massacres Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Archie Bronson Outfit @ Cabaret Voltaire
The band don't lack in terms of adrenaline Read more »| 16 May 2006
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MusicThe Organ - Grab That Gun
Will remind the more elderly statesman of some lost mid-eighties club night Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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The Black Keys - Chulahoma
Orgasmic glue-tight rock n' roll, in grinding, gritty and hypnotic blues Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
MusicThe Black Heart Procession - Spell
The songs begin to blend together Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Snow Patrol - Eyes Open
The world faces a far greater threat than bird flu or the US reich Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Spinto Band - Nice & Nicely Done
Like a threesome involving Stephen Malkmus, Conor Oberst and a more passive and directing Wayne Coyne Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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How To Swim - The Littlest Orgasm
A wonderful blend of dementedly twisting country burlesque that froths with fervency and zeal. Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
MusicDr. John - Mercernary
Mercernary achieves Dr John's goal of paying tribute to Mercer but also goes some distance to reaffirming his own genius Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Calexico - Garden Ruin
By far their most accessible and mass-market friendly album to date Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
Film
The Beat that my Heart Skipped
Audiard directs superbly, moving the plot forward in an organic way... Read more »| 16 May 2006