Whilst the attention of music press has been firmly focussed on the antics of The Coral and the assorted Bandwagon posse of in the bedrooms and bar-rooms of Liverpool.

Zombina and the Skeletones are one group keeping the freakflag flying every fortnight at Zanzibar on Seel Street. Recent highlights of their Useless nights include a twisted reinterpretation of Santa’s Grotto – vile elves and bad Santa in attendance – and two escaped/resurrected Harold Shimans, rapping about Freudian criticism and para-psychology.

The Skeletones, skeleton-suited and plastered in fright make-up, make punk/doo-wop/horror-pop that soundtracks one of the finest, and cheapest, club nights around. More Satans Ball than Rocky Horror camp, find out about their latest appearance at www.zombina.com

Nick Holloway