Few comedy icons make me cackle like the late, wonderful Catherine O’ Hara and her Schitt’s Creek character Moira Rose. Where to start ? Her high fashion, bordering on Gaga ridiculous; her feral wigs, her quasi- European accent and arcane euphemisms and language, the many levels of delusional that she was… She’s simply one ofContinue reading “Moira Rose Forever🌹”
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Sunday Hymn
How’s this for a Sunday banger? I’m not crazy about the whole album ‘The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte’ from which this song came. But this is one of the few tracks I really like. It’s classic Sparks. Who else but the Mael brothers could craft a song about a newborn baby, sensing life’sContinue reading “Sunday Hymn”
Overlooked Classic: Lydia Lunch and Mars – The Drowning Of Lucy Hamilton
Noise music and no-wave are just two facets of Lydia Lunch’s oeuvre. This minimalist album from 1985 for the still controversial Richard Kern film ‘The Right Side Of My Brain’ has an uncanny calm, but is no less dark or disturbing for that. Small blood tricklings of piano ostinatos merge with tapering bass clarinet andContinue reading “Overlooked Classic: Lydia Lunch and Mars – The Drowning Of Lucy Hamilton”
Goodbye Keir
Overlooked Classic: Wonder Boys (2000)
Curtis Hanson ‘s adaptation of the Michael Chabon’s novel is just glorious. It’s wise, charming and bittersweet, and Marilyn Monroe ‘s small black coat becomes a metaphor for nostalgia, the souring of the American Dream, and a multitude of missed chances. Michael Douglas is Grady Tripp, a stoner professor of creative writing at a university,Continue reading “Overlooked Classic: Wonder Boys (2000)”
They’re Back! Sniffany and the Nits Return
Rejoice, fans of snotty punky eccentricity, for the mighty Sniffany & The Nits are back. Forget Charli XCX, it’s gonna be a punky brat summer. I love the galloping tempo and snarky vocals. It’s a bit old school, a bit forward-facing, and altogether wonderful. It’s always exciting to see what they do. https://sniffanyandthenits.bandcamp.com
New Old Release: The Cramps- TV Set
Henry Rollins and Ian Mackaye have, as lifelong fans of The Cramps, managed to unearth some lost gems from the band’s back catalogue and are releasing them through the band’s Vengeance Records. It’s a dream come true, and a real passion project for the pair. All hail the mighty Cramps, gone, but now resurrected. Huzzah!Continue reading “New Old Release: The Cramps- TV Set”
Social Media Is The Latest Scapegoat
Sir Keir Starmer has followed Australia and today implemented a blanket ban on social media for anyone under the age of sixteen. A group of parents who had lost their children spearheaded the campaign. Whilst I obviously feel for the families who lost their children, social media is not the issue- there are many problemsContinue reading “Social Media Is The Latest Scapegoat”
Album Review : Horse Lords- Demand To Be Taken To Heaven Alive!
Originally from Baltimore and now based in Germany, Horse Lords cut an experimental swathe through the indie music scene. This new album sees them expand their sound even further. The title track is as though Battles got together with Steve Reich, and created alien funk. Blips and beeps build into looping percussion and vocals. It’sContinue reading “Album Review : Horse Lords- Demand To Be Taken To Heaven Alive!”
The Ultimate Puppet Show: White Rabbit, Red Rabbit
Nassim Soleimanpour’s peerless, hugely acclaimed 2010 show White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, could be the ultimate puppet show, in spite of no marionettes on the stage. Instead, one single performer- either a well-regarded actor or comedian- stands alone on a bare stage with a table and script, penned by Soleimanpour.There are no distractions like complex scenographyContinue reading “The Ultimate Puppet Show: White Rabbit, Red Rabbit”
Hit The North 