Film Interviews

Sound For The Future: a chat with filmmaker Matt Hulse

Most films about bands aren’t made by its own members. But there again, Sound For The Future isn’t your average music film or documentary. Much like artist/photographer/filmmaker and performer Matt Hulse himself – it’s a hybrid. Or, as Matt recently put it, “A part animated, kaleidoscopic, queer, musical docu-drama that takes its name from the…
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[Film Review] L7: Pretend We’re Dead – UK Premiere at Doc ‘n Roll Film Festival

Director Sarah Price’s crowdfunded L7 documentary is a “rags to riches to rags” tale of the LA Grunge band from 1985-2001 and subsequent reformation in 2015. L7: Pretend We’re Dead is a fairly standard chronological rock-doc made up of talking heads, tour footage and backstage antics. Price had over 100 hours of footage to go…
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Film Music news

Doc’ n Roll Film Festival returns to London in November

The fourth edition of Doc’ n Roll Film Festival, the UK’s Music Documentary Festival will take place in London from 2nd-19th November. The programme kicks off with A Winding Road: A Ramble with Richard Thompson at Picturehouse Central, featuring a Q&A with Thompson and director Edmond Deraedt. The rest of the line up includes the London Premiere…
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Music news

[News]Call to Delays fans – last push to get the song ‘Valentine’ back in the charts for Valentine’s Day, download the song before midnight tonight (9th February).

Guest post by Zara Woodward. Just days before Christmas, a GoFundMe campaign was launched for singer Greg Gilbert after it was revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer, which has spread to his lungs, and that the NHS were limited in what they could do for him. The initial target of…
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Eat That Question – Frank Zappa in His Own Words: UK Premiere @ Doc ‘n’ Roll Film Festival

The last few years have seen a shake-up of the music documentary format, having moved on from the traditional talking heads and (arguably navel-gazey studio tours). While this one doesn’t attempt to reinvent any wheels, it does present a frank (pun fully intended) and entertaining  account of a complex artist and composer. Full disclosure, I’m…
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Doc ‘n’ Roll Festival returns to London November 2nd-13th

The UK Music documentary film festival returns to London for a 3rd year at various venues across the city, including the BFI Southbank, Hackney Picturehouse, Picturehouse Central, the ICA, Moth Club, The Social and Rich Mix.This year’s line includes documentaries about Parliament/Funkadelic, The Orb, The Melvins, Frank Zappa, Sid and Nancy, Bonnie Prince Billy, Bad…
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Record reviews

[Album review] Reverieme – Straw Woman

  Reverieme is the alter ego of Scottish singer-songwriter Louise Connell. She has toured with Emmy The Great, and occupies a similar territory in storytelling pop, with strong lyrics and pretty vocals. The cover of Connell’s new album, Straw Woman features one half of her face in normal makeup, the other in heavier a Day…
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[Live Review] Courtney Barnett + Big Scary @ The Forum, London 25.11.15

It’s a Melbourne rock ‘n’ roll residency as Courtney Barnett brings her local pals Big Scary with her. Kicking off the first of two nights at London’s Forum. Definitely worth arriving early for, Big Scary are fitting opener for this sell out show. Officially they’re a duo comprised of Tom Isanek and singing-drummer Jo Symes,…
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[Video] Big Scary ‘Organism’

Melbourne Duo Big Scary release their debut single Organism on One Little Indian, on 27th November.   The pair will bringing their twisted pop and (hopefully) interesting dance moves to the UK this Autumn. They will be supporting Courtney Barnett on tour, and have just announced two headline shows in London. November 25 Wed LONDON…
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