The Ruts were a real band that played real punk music and real reggae crossover. I have argued with other Clash fans are numerous occasions that where The Clash embraced reggae, they never recorded anything that remotely touched the awesome Jah War. Come to think of it, not many groups released anything quite as [...]

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Martin Scorsese’s latest film release will be Shine a light, a rockumentary featuring rock stalwarts The Rolling Stones.
The film was shot over two nights at New Yorks Beacon Theatre during the bands Bigger Bang tour in 2006. Ironically the gig is played to an audience of just a few thousand rather than the tens of [...]

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For those of you that were otherwise occupied on New Year’s Eve and wasn’t able to view the latest Radiohead webcast. Scotch Mist is a film by Radiohead which was first broadcast at midnight on New Year’s Eve, 2007.
The film features Radiohead playing live every song on their new album In Rainbows, and was suggested [...]

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This week Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood releases his haunting soundtrack to the highly acclaimed Paul Thomas Anderson film There Will Be Blood.
Greenwood’s debut film score is a true departure from his rock guitar and experimental keyboard work with Radiohead; a wonderfully dramatic and haunting orchestrated affair, from what I have heard. It is released on Nonesuch [...]

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Anton Corbijn’s mesmerising film debut Control won five awards at last night’s prestigious British Independent Film Awards including Best British Independent Film and Best Director.Corbijn’s film is based on the short life of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, who committed suicide in May 1980 at the tender age of 23 on the eve of the [...]

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