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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Film
We Own The Night
Never quite achieves the reach of its ambition. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Music
The Winchester Club - Britannia Triumphant
Not a bad post-rock album in the slightest, nor is it anything that Mogwai or Oceansize haven't already made a much better job of Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
MusicThe Libertines - Time For Heroes
Best of' is a little misguided, Time For Heroes is like a 'most of'. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
MusicSilje Nes - Ames Room
More intriguing than essential.
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Music
Roy's Iron DNA - Men In Wax Jackets
Could've been a winner without some foot-in-mouth vocal choices. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Music
Le Loup - The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly
Press a 'noisenoisenoise!!' button for 45 minutes and this album comes out Read more »| 07 Dec 2007
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MusicJaymay - Autumn Fallin'
Like a black and white movie, typewriters and cold hands in Central Park paint the scenes. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Music
My Little Problem - Elephants
The only problem with My Little Problem is a slight lack of personality . Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Music
múm - Marmalade Fires
Lush orchestration, a generous dollop of baroque and an underlying thread of glitchy electronica. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Music
Kevin Drew - Safety Bricks
The one where he coos ""woo-oo, woo-oo, woo-oo"" like a courting bird of paradise. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Music
Correcto - Joni
There's nothing to really hate here, but nothing to fall in love with either. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Clubs
Mama Cass Family Singers @ Tron 27th Oct
An implausible, yet perfectly evoked adventure of abduction, faked death and singing children Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Music
Dashboard Confessional - The Shade of Poison Trees
Characters are culled from the pages of Fitzgerald with all their beauty and mystery intact. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Music
Stars - The Night Starts Here
As sweet as melted marshmallow, and as sickly too. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Music
The Ads - Maybe Tonight
A powerhouse rock tune in the grand 'three chords and the truth' tradition. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007