Your enjoyment might depend on if you’re a fan of BBC6Music or if you remember The Family Cat…. Continue reading
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All I Can Say review: Dirs. Shannon Hoon, Danny Clinch, Taryn Gould and Colleen Hennessy
This documentary is a fully functioning time machine – Out on 8 April, let yourself go into the world of Shannon Hoon Continue reading
Rebel Dread review: Dir. William E. Badgley (2022)
Rebel Dread comes to UK cinemas from 4 March Continue reading
Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché review: Dirs. Paul Sng and Celeste Bell (2021)
A beautiful, gentle film that treats its subject matter with respect and kindness. Celeste talks of feeling closer to her mother through looking into her archive of things years after her death. She did the miles, lived the life and suffered at the will of her mother’s condition. Continue reading
Always Fast Hardly Accurate review: Dir. Milton (2021)
FlasyD and The Mystery Lights are bands I’d happily stand somewhere near the middle of the room getting the odd lick of beers spilled on me while they thrash about. Continue reading
Schemers DVD review: Dir. Dave Mclean
If you seek the thrill you felt with Trainspotting, you’ll have an absolute ball with Schemers. Continue reading
The New Music review: Dir. Chiara Viale (2021)
A lot of heart but The New Music doesn’t quite break through onto the scene… Continue reading
White Riot review: Dir. Rubika Shah (2020)
Unsurprisingly contemporary, considering this was 40 years ago, but ultimately brilliantly informed and fascinating to witness. Continue reading
Burning Man: Art on Fire review – Dir. Gerald Fox (2020)
2018 looks like it was pretty special, especially when I’m sat here in the less than splendid isolation of 2020. Continue reading
The Shock of the Future review: Dir. Marc Collin (2019)
Synthetic musical journey has real heart … The Shock of the Future on 13th September. Continue reading
The Cure – Anniversary 1978 – 2018 Live In Hyde Park, London review: Dir. Tim Pope (2019)
Every track in this 2 hour 15 minute tour-de-goth is a black gold nugget from The Cure, it comes to UK cinemas on 11 July! Continue reading
Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock n Roll review: Dir. Tom Jones (2019)
An overdue docu of a moment in rock and roll history where black and white, rock and soul, gospel and blues all mixed in an all-night unlicensed venue for what could have been the first time – It opens on 22 May. Continue reading
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