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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Various - Best Seven Selections 2
The album succeeds in creating an effortlessly relaxed vibe Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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The Ace of Clubs - Benefist
In the same way that nu-metal was pretty much identical to old metal but with a bit more jackass behaviour, nu-rave is fooling no-one Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Tales of Ignorance - MANASYt
He is the Man With No Shadow, and his mission here on Earth - in the Land of the Fee and across the Urals, Eurasian Sector #60659 - is one of galactic importance Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Manta Electrica - Manta Electrica
What frustrates the most is that a quick visit to their MySpace reveals that they are capable of producing work more worthy of their ambitions, but there is little to no sign of it here Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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M. J. Medeiros - of gods and girls
There's an old adage that money talks, and nowhere is this more true than in the world of hip-hop; a place where P. Diddy's classic P-boppin ventures the theory that throwing the GNP of a medium-sized African republic at a stripper's rear end is akin to sexual gratification Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Kokolo - Love International
A super-funky, hyper-groovy release Read more »| 10 Jul 2007
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Jahcoustix & Dubious Neighbourhood - Grounded
Spiritual unity's great, but musical unity's not always so assured Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Deepchord presents: Echospace - The Coldest Season Vols. 1-3
With the over-cooked Pirates of The Caribbean franchise being shamelessly flogged about the place, it seems everyone's trying their hand at a little high seas robbery Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Darien Prophecy - Natural Vibes
These tracks exemplify how Darien has got the right mix of humble reverence and upbeat old school vibes, making the album a great debut release Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Daniel A.I.U. Higgs - Atomic Yggdrasil Tarot
Unfortunately, in the quest for art he has sacrificed melodic sounds for experimental banjo licks and prolonged mouth harp interludes Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Beverley Knight - Music City Soul
Amazing voice, great talent, unmissable album Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent
Wouldn't sound out of place in some idealised 1950s American high-school dance. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Manic Street Preachers - Autumnsong
Immediate and stripped of any past pomposity... Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Parka - If You Wanna
The record wears its idols on its sleeve, with the mod-tastic name of the band lettered in the ransom-note cut-up style made famous by the snotty three-chord thrashers of years gone by. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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The Coral - Who's Gonna Find Me
Psychedelic guitars swirl and screech while lavish vocal harmonies recall àoddly enough à70s super-groups like The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac Read more »| 10 Jul 2007