DVD: Norbert Smith, A Life (1989) Originally broadcast on 3rd November 1989, Norbert Smith, A Life is a ‘mockumentary’ starring Harry Enfield as the titular Norbert; an octogenarian actor, who while being interviewed by Melvyn Bragg, reminisces about his long and varied career, while showing clips of him in his acting roles. Despite its lean […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Sweet Country (2017) Thematically similar to both the recently reviewed The Tracker and The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Sweet Country once again highlights the mental and physical abuse of indigenous Australians at the hands of white oppressors with their over-inflated sense of self importance and egos so big that it’s no wonder […]
More great music for you all (and in this show, all from Frontiers music). The artists and songs featured in this episode are: W.E.T.: Watch the Fire https://www.facebook.com/wetofficialpage/ Perfect Plan: In and Out of Love http://www.perfectplan.se Gioeli – Castronovo: Set the World on Fire Thank you for listening and if you enjoy any of the […]
Band featuring former Black Crowes members Rich Robinson, Sven Pipien and Marc Ford unleash the 2nd song, For The Wind. Rich Robinson about the song: “For the wind is a song that took a long way around to come to fruition. I wrote it years ago, and it took the right band to do it justice. […]
Blu-ray: Modern Romance (1981) “You’ve never heard of an unwinnable situation? Vietnam? This?” It is unsurprising in a post Generation X world filled with modern anxieties that sardonic, dry wit is an expected reaction to the world around us. Laughing in a sarcastic tone at our daily misfortunes is how many of us fool ourselves […]
In a very special ‘Spotlight’ show, I’m joined by Mike Kunda to chat about The Bleeder. Mike is in a unique position to chat about the movie, as not only is he good friends with Chuck and Linda Wepner, he is also in the process of writing Chuck’s biography. As well as chatting about The […]
Internationally acclaimed guitar hero Michael Romeo has dropped his brand new video for ‘Djinn’. The epic, theatrical rock roller coaster on which the rhythm section of John “JD” DeServio (bass) and John Macaluso (drums) provides a muscular backdrop for the guitarist’s elastic soloing and Castellano’s full-throated vocal chops comes from his upcoming solo album, War of the Worlds / Pt. 1. The album comes […]
Alan Bleasdale is an English screenwriter who has written for radio, stage and screen. Born in Liverpool, his social commentary focuses on the underprivileged working class within society, and often showing a gritty, realistic depiction of what it is like to survive from day to day. Simply Media have released 5 of Bleasdale’s Channel 4 […]
On the eve of their Rising Stage performance at Ramblin Man Fair, London based hard rock outfit, Dead Man’s Whiskey release a new single and video today. Raising Hell has had a long gestation period, as bassist James Titley explains, “Raising Hell is actually one of the oldest songs in our catalogue. Back in 2016, […]
Two-time GRAMMY-nominated blues-rock titan Joe Bonamassa returns with a brand new studio album, Redemption, which will be released on 21st September 2018 via Provogue/Mascot Label Group in Europe and J&R Adventures in North America. Redemption, Bonamassas 13th solo studio album and third in a row of all original material, sees him at his most ambitious […]
