The second solo record by Mike Polizze of Philadelphia psych-squallers Purling Hiss and Birds of Maya, a rainier and more pensive affair than its predecessor—despite its playful humor and plentiful hooks affirms his status as a consummate (and now not-so-secret) craftsman of instantly memorable bucolic odes of languid beauty, deepening his fingerstyle acoustic guitar magic […]
Natalie Portman stars in this US action drama written and directed by Alex Garland. Based on Jeff VanderMeers novel of the same name, the film follows a biologist (Portman) as she sets out on a dangerous expedition to the mysterious uninhabited region known as Area X. Accompanied by a psychologist, an anthropologist and a surveyor, […]
Somber and startlingly hushed, Springsteen’s first primarily acoustic set since ‘Nebraska’ was no less unflinching or dark. Framed/inspired by its title character, it serves as a parched, narrative-driven consideration of poverty, immigration and the brittle troubles of Americans and Mexicans in the Southwest.
Having performed in front of millions of fans around the world and selling out headline shows, Bradley Simpson is now channelling that star power into his debut solo album, ‘The Panic Years’. Set to be released on Feb 28th 2024, the record is destined to establish him as one of the UK’s most exciting new […]
2 CD The latest chapter in Columbia/Legacys highly acclaimed Bob Dylan Bootleg Series takes a fresh look at Time Out of Mind, Dylans mid-career masterpiece, celebrating the album and its enduring impact 25 years after its original release on September 30, 1997. Fragments – Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series Vol.17 follows […]
The 5th studio album by Cheap Trick was released in 1980 and introduced the cooperation with Beatles producer George Martin and Geoff Emerick. These gentlemen helped Cheap Trick expand their sound and experiment with fifties rock, modern pop, ballads and even world music. It’s not surprising this album went gold in no time, peaking at […]
No. 10, Upping St.’ (joke on Downing St.) is the second studio album by English band Big Audio Dynamite. The reunited Clash members Mick Jones and Joe Strummer created an awesome mix of music and politics. The album reunited Jones with Strummer, who was a co-producer of the album and co-writer of 5 of its […]
Jan (Franciszek Trzeciak) and Maria (Anna Nieborowska) become a couple in 1930s Kraków.Jan tries to get a job as an architect but fails.They struggle with poverty and extreme humiliation.Their attempt to survive leads to a desperate crime.Remarkably filmed with precise close-ups and fragmented sound design creating a sense of unnerving dissonance, Through and Through was […]
Richard Burton (Absolution) and Elizabeth Taylor (Secret Ceremony) star in The Taming of the Shrew, a vibrant and bawdy adaptation of Shakespeare’s immortal romantic comedy from director Franco Zeffirelli (Romeo and Juliet).Nobleman Baptista (Michael Hordern, Girl Stroke Boy) seeks husbands for his two daughters.Bianca (Natasha Pyne, The Devil-Ship Pirates) has no trouble attracting suitors, but […]
After beginning a stunning musical career back in 2002 when she signed to Simon Fuller’s 19 Management, while being developed Winehouse was kept as a recording industry secret, although she was a regular jazz standards singer at the Cobden Club. However, by that time Winehouse had already recorded a number of songs, signed a publishing deal with EMI, […]
