Skank & Shake The Long Road Ahead: Part 1

April 18, 2016April 18, 2016 Jim Steps

In the middle of the country in Alice Springs, surrounded by the ancient and devastatingly beautiful Central Australian landscape, live two best mates: Skank & Shake. Constantly creating and collaborating on new sounds, the duo have become the much-loved heroes of NT Hip Hop in Alice, Darwin and beyond. After sharing the stage with Aussie luminaries the Hilltop Hoods, they know full well that hard work and determination are crucial elements in becoming all that they can be. After the success of Skank’s debut EP I’m Only Hugh… Man, Skank & Shake set out together to create an LP, The … Continue reading Skank & Shake The Long Road Ahead: Part 1

Skank & Shake The Long Road Ahead

March 4, 2015 Jim Steps

Hugh Winterflood, aka Skank & James Shakeshaft, aka Shake are revelling in the afterglow of an awesome couple of years. This time saw Skank support massive acts including Horrorshow, Obie Trice, Drapht and The Tongue. He played Big Day Out in Perth, then after joining musical forces with Shake, the duo performed at Stand Up Hip Hop Festival Brisbane, Bass in The Grass NT and Wide Open Space fest. They supported Briggs and played at both Territory shows on The Cosby Sweater Tour supporting the Hilltop Hoods in Alice Springs and Darwin. Recently, they were selected to receive a mentoring … Continue reading Skank & Shake The Long Road Ahead

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SkankMC & Babashake The Long Road Ahead: Road Diary

June 2, 2014 Jim Steps

SkankMC and his best mate Babashake recently drove to Darwin to play at the Bass In The Grass music festival. A 3000km* round trip to play a 20 minute set. Film maker Brad Hapke (NT Hip Hop: The Documentary) came along for the ride to document the trip up to Darwin and back. This is the third time Skank has made the drive to Darwin to perform, a fair few kilometres to drive just to play a gig but as he spits’ in his track ‘Skank N Flim Flam‘ a song written about the original trip to Darwin* in 2012, … Continue reading SkankMC & Babashake The Long Road Ahead: Road Diary