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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MusicRush - Snakes and Arrows
Honed songwriting lustre that only comes with over three decades in the game. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Music
Bonde do Role - With Lasers
...this relentlessly dumb ear-strike loses its charm very quickly Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Film
Ocean's 13 - Unlucky For Us?
The Ocean's movies are as much about the style, the soundtrack and the clothes as anything else. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Film
Thrice Upon A Time
It's hard to see how this latest instalment will be anything but good family fun. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Clubs
Don Cash - Disco Wreck
A mish-mash of genres which doesn't quite work Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Books
The Lying Tongue by Andrew Wilson
Freudian advocates will have a field day. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007
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Books
Overexposure by Hugo Rifkind
Rifkind's protagonist is likeable, despite his annoyances; he is a shallow, caddish screw-up, but also has his bad points. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Books
My Father's Notebook by Kader Abdolah
Abdolah's subtle depiction of Ishmael's political exile is empathic in the extreme. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Film
Paris Je T'Aime
A welcome exception to the usual mediocre quality of portmanteau films. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Film
Jindabyne
Nowhere near as involving or profound as it thinks it is. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Film
Paradise Lost
Offers nothing more than titillation and exploitation. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Music
The Go! Team @ Mansfield Traquair
Mind your balls! is the warning from the crowd. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Music
Terry Riley @ Usher Hall
Broadly acknowledged as the seminal piece for the minimalist movement of modern classical music. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Music
Elliot Smith - New Moon
His hushed voice and melancholic melodies are often breathtakingly beautiful. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Music
The Lemonheads - The Liquid Room, 8 May
even an intimate rendition of The Outdoor Type sounds strangely flat Read more »| 10 Jun 2007