With bonus ‘Antonin Artaud ‘ and an extremely unresponsive “too cool for school” audience live at the ‘Oxford Road Show ‘, this is Bauhaus at their most feral. Who else could reference The Theatre of Cruelty, the Devil, and Leopold von Sacher-Masoch? Compare and contrast with the conceptual, very eighties video and ask yourself, whyContinue reading “Lost In Music: Bauhaus- Largatija Nick”
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Jennifer, Oh Jenny
Rest in peace, beautiful Jennifer Finch, bass player with L7, punk icon and artist/designer in her own right. She was just 59, and aggressive brain cancer cruelly stole her from us. I will forever remember seeing L7 live in Edinburgh in 1992. She had a brilliant sense of humour and was such an icon forContinue reading “Jennifer, Oh Jenny”
Overlooked Classic: Plan 9 From Outer Space
Ah, pity poor misunderstood Ed Wood Jr. He was a man with a dream, a love of pink angora, and a movie camera. No matter that he barely scraped a storyboard together: in his head IT ALL MADE SENSE. Let’s ignore his dreadful nudie cutie film nonsense and zoom in on his masterwork, For thereContinue reading “Overlooked Classic: Plan 9 From Outer Space”
Arab Strap Are Fighting…The Seven Signs of Ageing
Rejoice! For arch Falkirk indie satirists Arab Strap are back, and on fighting form. The new single, ‘Glamour Magick’, is excellent, taking a pop at quick -fix solutions for the truly vain and vacuous. It’s a nice antidote to the uptake in cosmetic surgery, weight loss jags and skin remedies across the world. Trust AidanContinue reading “Arab Strap Are Fighting…The Seven Signs of Ageing”
Film Review: Misericordia (2024)
When Jeremie (Felix Kysl) comes to pay his respects to his now deceased boss, for whom he once had a thing, it seems he may now have designs on the widow, Martine ,(Catherine Frot) too. He’s a strange presence, Jeremie, with darting eyes and a twisting mouth. Later, he gets drunk and pursues the slobbish,Continue reading “Film Review: Misericordia (2024)”
Album Review: Josh da Costa- New Wave Graveyard
“Welcome to the US, 80s, 90s”, Mark E Smith once chanted. We’re firmly entrenched in both decades in Los Angeles singer-songwriter and musician Josh da Costa’s rather charming debut solo album. Easy breezy jangle like ‘Proving Me Right’ and ‘Cordelia’ shimmer like cinematic Cadillacs on hazy highways, and ‘Skygirl’ and ‘Hospital Clown’ bounce like 90sContinue reading “Album Review: Josh da Costa- New Wave Graveyard”
Lost In Music: Richard Dawson- Two Halves
Richard Dawson, the cherubic neo-folk Geordie singer, could bring eloquence to a song about peeling paint on a kitchen wall. His witty, deeply humane slice of life material is why he’s one of my favourite songwriters around. His album ‘2020’ (recorded in 2019 before you- know -what ruined everything) took on pub flooding, racist neighbours,Continue reading “Lost In Music: Richard Dawson- Two Halves”
Every Generic Animated Sitcom
You’ve seen them, broader than Broadway, written by manatees, lacking humanity, and punching down. Alasdair Beckett- King’s parody absolutely nails it. *Cue canned laughter, disproportionate whooping and applause*
It’s All A Bit Rainbow Rhythms
‘Peep Show’ created by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, was always brilliant for capturing the zeitgeist. Now, looking back, it’s an accurate time capsule, and we can remember exactly where we were when Mark and Jez were making total dicks of themselves with their latest unsuitable crush, or ridiculous scheme. One episode, though, remains goldContinue reading “It’s All A Bit Rainbow Rhythms”
RIP Bonnie Tyler
The Welsh singer songwriter, born Gaynor Hopkins, we found out this morning, has passed away at seventy five. She seemed like a sweetheart, really funny and vivacious, like your favourite auntie. Here’s her first hit single, ‘Lost In France’, recorded before the operation on her throat that left her with that trademark raspy voice. SheContinue reading “RIP Bonnie Tyler”
