Seafarers
II (Self-released). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Tag: London
Sweeny Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Vengeance is a dish best served in London.
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer gets the capitalism scared out of him in this holiday classic.
D. O. A.: A Right of Passage
Sid is dead and Nancy’s not much better in this low-res doc on the Sex Pistols and their disastrous 1978 US tour.
Bedside Bowie – The Mick Ronson Story
The great Ronno - Mick Ronson - shines in this loving look at the glam-rock pioneer.
Beans on Toast
The Grand Scheme Of Things. Review by Carl F Gauze.
The Skints
FM (Easy Star Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Dom Hemingway
Safe cracker Dom Hemingway is out of jail, but still can’t crack success in either his personal or professional life.
Four Lions
Bumbling Jihadists narrowly avoid defeat in a very dark comedy about terrorism.
The Walker Brothers: No Regrets
Acolytes David Bowie and Jarvis Cocker may have a vested interest in maintaining the Walker mythos, but No Regrets is under no such obligation.
X-Ray Spex
Live @ the Roundhouse London 2008 (Year Zero/Future Noise). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Nitin Sawhney
London Undersound (E1 Entertainment). Review by Kiran Aditham.
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Julien Temple puts together a sweet requiem for Joe Strummer of The Clash.
Trencher
When Dracula Thinks “Look At Me” (Southern Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Punk 365
Matthew Moyer is glad that Holly George-Warren and the other compilers of this coffeetable-riffic collection of punk photos fetishize image as much as he does.
Panic Attack! Art In The Punk Years
Despite decades of punk being neutered by the media and the marketplace, Matthew Moyer is heartened to find that the artwork collected in this retrospective still has the power to outrage and inspire.
End Of The Century
Alright kids, take your seats and listen up, because Carl F Gauze is going to be screening a Very Important Film about a Very Important Band. onetwothreefour…
Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man
Portishead’s sultry, chain-smoking singer hit London for an intimate outdoor gig. Dan Stapleton was there to wave/offer his lighter…
Bertrand Burgalat
Bertrand Burgalat with AS Dragon at The Metro Club in London, UK on March 23, 2002. Concert review by Matthew Damascus. Photos by Heather Lorusso.
Mortician
Mortician, with Carnal Forge at Camden Underworld in London, England on January 8, 2002. Concert review by Matthew Moyer. Photos by Heather Lorusso.
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