You'd think, with all the advertising I've given 'em over the years, that I might be on a free copy one day. Oh well, I live in hope – in the meantime, there's a new Shindig! on the market. Anyway, as the cover suggests, the new issue (November/December, but out […]
Tag: cult
The Avengers book by Marcus Hearn
A new hardback book on the shelves next week via Titan Books – The Avengers: A Celebration: 50 Years of a Television Classic by Marcus Hearn. According to the pre-release write-up, this large-format book has been compiled with 'unprecedented access to the show’s official archive' and comes with a foreword […]
Ronnie Wood book – HMV exclusive
Remember we mentioned the reworked version of Rock On Wood by Terry Rawlings? Well, the Ronnie Wood biography is only going to be available online at HMV initially as an exclusive. Originally written in the late 90s, the original publishers preferred more of a straightforward Stones book than a journey […]
Dexy's debut reissued and reviewed
It's been 30 years since it first appeared, now Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexy's Midnight Runners has been reissued (appropriately) as a 30th anniversary edition. That means the original album and a bonus disc of 21 rarities recorded around the same time – demos, radio sessions, b-sides, […]
Brighton Rock 2010 – release date
It's been talked about for some time and filming was finished some months back, but you'll have to wait even longer to see the new version of Brighton Rock. Friday February 4th 2011 is the official release date for the UK, although there might be the odd preview screening beforehand. […]
The Who Live at Leeds boxset
Not everyone's favourite album by them, but if you are a fan of The Who, I'm guessing you will want the Live At Leeds 40th Anniversary Super-Deluxe Collectors Edition. Yes, as you might have worked out, this is a deluxe reissue for one of the most famous live albums of […]
Private Road at NFT reviewed
Everyone knows about Bronco Bullfrog, but what you might not know is that the same writer/director (Barney Platts-Mills) has other movies in his back catalogue, including Private Road. The Scenester went to see it at the NFT, a rare screening of this 1971 flick and a chance to meet the […]
Paul Weller – CD/DVD set incoming
Paul Weller's next release is called Find The Torch, Burn The Plans, it's a 'CD/DVD Deluxe Album' and its out on November 29th on Island Records What is it? Well, according to the label, it's a 'lavishly packaged and highly covetable DVD and CD package' mixing a 26-track live set […]
