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As this year’s Doc’n Roll Film Festival unveils a new season of revelatory music films, festival co-founder Colm Forde picks out some highlights… THE CURE, BRYAN FERRY, THE MC5, RADIOHEAD, KIM DEAL, PAUL WELLER AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER A COPY HERE GODDESS OF SLIDE: THE FORGOTTEN STORY OF ELLEN McILWAINE Advertisement (Dir. Alfonso Maiorana) Ellen’s story was a revelation for me. She passed away in 2021 and had many, many lives. Born in Nashville but raised in Japan, she worked with Hendrix in New York in the ’60s, and built a huge...
Bright Eyes Five Dice, All Threes
If you’ve never understood or attempted the Yahtzee-adjacent dice game Threes, the first 100 seconds of Five Dice, All Threes should see you more or less right. This opening fanfare, the near-title track “Five Dice”, consists of a clearly experienced Threes player explaining it to some new mark: in the background, radio static punctuates the flicking of channels between opera, rock, old-timey music and old-school radio dramas. The suspicious listener may, by this point, already be forming concerns to the effect that Five Dice, All Threes is some sort of concept album. THE CURE, BRYAN FERRY, THE MC5, RADIOHEAD,...
Bob Dylan And The Band The 1974 Live Recordings
In Toronto’s Maple Leaf Stadium on January 9, 1974, Bob Dylan and The Band delivered a concert including a brutally ugly “Lay Lady Lay” and a version of “Like A Rolling Stone” that didn’t so much end as collapse in a heap. Barely a week after making a solid and warmly received start to their reunion tour of 21 US cities, they had arrived in Canada, the birthplace of four members of The Band, and perhaps celebrated the homecoming not wisely but too well. At the next concert, in Montreal two nights later, Dylan was halfway through the first...
The Dorm’s “Don’t Start”: A Hypnotic Fusion of Energy and Emotion in House Music
Swedish electronic duo The Dorm, comprised of Jonas Svensson and Linus “Lente” Johansson, continues to redefine the boundaries of electronic music with their latest release, “Don’t Start“. Known for their inventive production and emotionally driven storytelling, The Dorm delivers two dynamic tracks that demonstrate both their mastery of sound and their evolving artistic vision. “Don’t Start”, an uplifting house track, highlights The Dorm’s ability to create infectious, feel-good music while still exploring deeper emotional themes. The track opens with an electrifying beat that immediately sets a celebratory tone, drawing listeners in with its vibrant energy. The duo expertly blends...
Exclusive! Stevie Van Zandt and Jon Landau on Bruce Springsteen’s Road Diary
As they sit side-by-side in a hotel room in Mayfair, Stevie Van Zandt and Jon Landau are a study in contrasts. These are Bruce Springsteen’s two right-hand men – his Will Scarlett and Little John – and they are dressed for their part. Van Zandt is head-to-toe in puce, with a paisley patterned shirt, silk trousers and red-pointed Chelsea boots, while Landau, Springsteen’s long-time manager, is in a fitted black T-shirt, looking more like the CEO of a tech company on dress-down Friday. THE CURE, BRYAN FERRY, THE MC5, RADIOHEAD, KIM DEAL, PAUL WELLER AND MORE STAR IN THE...
Brian Eno announces new book, What Art Does
Brian Eno has revealed details of a new book called What Art Does, created in collaboration with Dutch artist Bette A. THE CURE, BRYAN FERRY, THE MC5, RADIOHEAD, KIM DEAL, PAUL WELLER AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER A COPY HERE According to the press release, What Art Does “examines the function of fictional worlds – such as pop songs, detective novels, soap operas, shoe tassels and the hidden language of haircuts – and suggests a new theory of art. Why do we do it? How does it help us? And how does it hold us...
Jeff Lynne’s ELO to play farewell show at BST Hyde Park in July
BST Hyde Park have announced their first headliner for 2025 in the shape of Jeff Lynne’s ELO, who will play their final ever show at the London outdoor concert series on Sunday July 13. THE CURE, BRYAN FERRY, THE MC5, RADIOHEAD, KIM DEAL, PAUL WELLER AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER A COPY HERE “My return to touring began at Hyde Park in 2014,” explains Jeff Lynne. “It seems like the perfect place to do our final show. We couldn’t be more excited to share this special night in London with our UK fans. As the...
City To City: Introducing Gallus
In partnership with Marshall As they bicker genially over afternoon pints in a Glasgow beer garden, Gallus can agree on one thing. “We want to have fun,” says singer Barry Dolan. “That’s the goal for us. The best thing about live music is seeing a band having the time of their lives. We want people to come and forget their problems and let off steam for 45 minutes.” And the old friends go back to happily squabbling about which member originally wanted to name them The Alphabets, whether Frank Sinatra played Celtic Park or Ibrox, and how many songs...
Live! David Gilmour at the Royal Albert Hall October 9th, 2024
David Gilmour is someone who has made a career by letting his guitar do the talking. Rather than emerging on stage in a blaze of laser light to sing a song everyone knows – that does happen, but much later – he begins his instantly sold-out run of six nights at the Albert Hall with an arguably more characteristic motion. He shuffles slowly backwards in the dark, and plays two back-to-back instrumentals from his two most recent solo albums. If at first it seems odd, there may be more wisdom in this move than is immediately obvious. You might...Recent Posts
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