Given five minutes and a rock orchestra, which David Bowie would you be? Jake Shears dashes and gyrates across the Festival Hall stage in a glittery jumpsuit to “Watch That Man”, every inch the glam-pop starman. Anna Calvi, the grand dame, expands into the austere Gallic elegance of “Lady Grinning Soul”. Battersea’s Tawiah finds the plastic soul of vaudevillian oompah classic “The Prettiest Star”. And Lynks – sashaying through the moral detritus of “Cracked Actor” in fashionista head-mask and a sci-fi outfit that could only be described as glam-gimp – sets out to encapsulate Bowie the alien art god.
It’s only the rock orchestra, really, that holds them back. This full performance of Bowie’s sixth album has been reinterpreted by the Nu Civilisation Orchestra for the Southbank’s Aladdin Sane: 50 Years anniversary season, and somewhat misses the point of the thing. Bowie himself undersold the record by calling it...
It’s only the rock orchestra, really, that holds them back. This full performance of Bowie’s sixth album has been reinterpreted by the Nu Civilisation Orchestra for the Southbank’s Aladdin Sane: 50 Years anniversary season, and somewhat misses the point of the thing. Bowie himself undersold the record by calling it...
- 4/23/2023
- by Mark Beaumont
- The Independent - Music
Standon Calling 2023 has added Rick Astley, The Big Moon, We Are Scientists and 37 other acts to its line-up.
The boutique music and arts festival is returning to the Hertfordshire countryside for its 17th year later this summer. The four-day event will run from 20 to 23 July.
It was announced on Tuesday (28 February) that 40 acts have been added to the previously publicised line-up.
Joining Astley, We Are Scientists, and The Big Moon are fellow new additions Scouting For Girls, The Muder Capital, Bear’s Den, Django Django, Wamduscher, and more.
In December last year, it was announced that Years & Years, Bloc Party, Self Esteem, and pop band The Human League will headline the event.
Anastacia, Confidence Man, Dylan, Squid, Groove Armada, Katy B, KT Tunstall, Melanie C, Sad Night Dynamite and Lynks are also due to perform.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased on Standon Calling’s website.
In addition to live music,...
The boutique music and arts festival is returning to the Hertfordshire countryside for its 17th year later this summer. The four-day event will run from 20 to 23 July.
It was announced on Tuesday (28 February) that 40 acts have been added to the previously publicised line-up.
Joining Astley, We Are Scientists, and The Big Moon are fellow new additions Scouting For Girls, The Muder Capital, Bear’s Den, Django Django, Wamduscher, and more.
In December last year, it was announced that Years & Years, Bloc Party, Self Esteem, and pop band The Human League will headline the event.
Anastacia, Confidence Man, Dylan, Squid, Groove Armada, Katy B, KT Tunstall, Melanie C, Sad Night Dynamite and Lynks are also due to perform.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased on Standon Calling’s website.
In addition to live music,...
- 2/28/2023
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - Music
A celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of David Bowie’s album Aladdin Sane will be hosted in London.
The Aladdin Sane: 50 Years exhibition will mark half a century since the 1973 release of the singer’s sixth studio album.
Held at the Southbank Centre, the showcase will run for two months and include artwork from the album, including the well-known lightning flash portrait.
There will also be live music and talks throughout the exhibition.
The exhibition has been curated by Chris Duffy, the son of photographer Brian Duffy who worked with Bowie to create his highly recognisable lightning flash portrait.
“My father’s image of Bowie is often called the Mona Lisa of Pop,” said Duffy about the forthcoming exhibition.
“It’s important to remember it was the result of a short studio shoot using film, which then had to be sent out for commercial processing.”
He continued: “There were...
The Aladdin Sane: 50 Years exhibition will mark half a century since the 1973 release of the singer’s sixth studio album.
Held at the Southbank Centre, the showcase will run for two months and include artwork from the album, including the well-known lightning flash portrait.
There will also be live music and talks throughout the exhibition.
The exhibition has been curated by Chris Duffy, the son of photographer Brian Duffy who worked with Bowie to create his highly recognisable lightning flash portrait.
“My father’s image of Bowie is often called the Mona Lisa of Pop,” said Duffy about the forthcoming exhibition.
“It’s important to remember it was the result of a short studio shoot using film, which then had to be sent out for commercial processing.”
He continued: “There were...
- 2/27/2023
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)
The Segment: "This House Has People In It" (2016)
The Show: "Infomercials"
Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max, YouTube, Adult Swim
The Pitch: You'll notice I added a section to our usual "Daily Stream" set-up for this one, so allow me to explain. Adult Swim — a network that is now reflexively mentioned when anyone brings up exciting surreal horror in 2022 — has an ongoing shorts series in which they give filmmakers free rein to reinterpret the infomercial style however they see fit. It's not always how you'd picture it — some of the shorts don't even resemble a conventional infomercial. But the series saw many experiments in the concept with varying results.
One of the most strangely successful of these experiments is...
The Segment: "This House Has People In It" (2016)
The Show: "Infomercials"
Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max, YouTube, Adult Swim
The Pitch: You'll notice I added a section to our usual "Daily Stream" set-up for this one, so allow me to explain. Adult Swim — a network that is now reflexively mentioned when anyone brings up exciting surreal horror in 2022 — has an ongoing shorts series in which they give filmmakers free rein to reinterpret the infomercial style however they see fit. It's not always how you'd picture it — some of the shorts don't even resemble a conventional infomercial. But the series saw many experiments in the concept with varying results.
One of the most strangely successful of these experiments is...
- 1/10/2023
- by Lex Briscuso
- Slash Film
(5th January) –– Bristol-based ones to watch DAMEFRISØR have released their new single ‘D.O.D.” – the second track to be lifted from the band’s upcoming debut EP ‘Island of Light – out 24th February via Permanent Creeps Records.
New EP ‘Island of Light’ was produced by Alex Greaves (Working Men’s Club, bdrmm, Lice) and recorded at The Nave Studios in Leeds. The EP arrives ahead of upcoming dates with Lynks and Vlure, as well as a headline tour of their own in March with stops in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Portsmouth, Bristol and London.
Harnessing the emotive power of club and dance alongside the texturally rich industrial post-rock they’re well renowned for, DAMEFRISØR (pronounced dame-eh-frizz-yuor) are a compelling proposition on all fronts.
New single “D.O.D” offers the most succinct example of their powers to date – with its lyrics zeroing in on notions of loneliness. Welding facets of...
New EP ‘Island of Light’ was produced by Alex Greaves (Working Men’s Club, bdrmm, Lice) and recorded at The Nave Studios in Leeds. The EP arrives ahead of upcoming dates with Lynks and Vlure, as well as a headline tour of their own in March with stops in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Portsmouth, Bristol and London.
Harnessing the emotive power of club and dance alongside the texturally rich industrial post-rock they’re well renowned for, DAMEFRISØR (pronounced dame-eh-frizz-yuor) are a compelling proposition on all fronts.
New single “D.O.D” offers the most succinct example of their powers to date – with its lyrics zeroing in on notions of loneliness. Welding facets of...
- 1/5/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Years & Years and Bloc Party are among the headliners for next year’s Standon Calling festival.
Returning for its 17th edition, the 2023 Boutique Music & Arts Festival nestled in the Hertfordshire Countryside will run between 20 and 23 July.
Additional headliners include Self Esteem and legendary pop band The Human League.
The four-day weekend’s lineup will also feature concerts from Anastacia, Confidence Man, Dylan, Squid, Katy B, KT Tunstall, Melanie C, Sad Night Dynamite and Lynks.
More artists will be announced in due time.
Tickets for the summer event are on sale now and can be purchased on Standon Calling’s website.
Not only can attendees expect a jam-packed weekend full of disco beats and headbanging rock, but they’ll also have the opportunity to enjoy the festival’s wholly immersive experience.
Equipped with an on-site pool, a famous dog show, a colourful parade, free well-being classes and workshops, and street food vendors,...
Returning for its 17th edition, the 2023 Boutique Music & Arts Festival nestled in the Hertfordshire Countryside will run between 20 and 23 July.
Additional headliners include Self Esteem and legendary pop band The Human League.
The four-day weekend’s lineup will also feature concerts from Anastacia, Confidence Man, Dylan, Squid, Katy B, KT Tunstall, Melanie C, Sad Night Dynamite and Lynks.
More artists will be announced in due time.
Tickets for the summer event are on sale now and can be purchased on Standon Calling’s website.
Not only can attendees expect a jam-packed weekend full of disco beats and headbanging rock, but they’ll also have the opportunity to enjoy the festival’s wholly immersive experience.
Equipped with an on-site pool, a famous dog show, a colourful parade, free well-being classes and workshops, and street food vendors,...
- 12/1/2022
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - Music
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