Blood Red Shoes will play some new songs in London this Wednesday [25th].
The duo will play a set at the Cro Bar in Soho and entry is on a first-come, first-served basis. They have said the new album is heavier than the last and they’re looking forward to showing it off. To remind you of what they’re about, check the video below.
It was a strange one to witness on a on a Monday night in a cold London Town but LA’s OG hardcore act Germs flew into town to the Water Rats last night and they tore the place up good and proper.
Fronted by actor Shane West playing the role of Darby Crash who died from a heroin overdose in 1980 the band fueled by the original line up of smiley guitarist Pat Smear, bassist Lorna Doom, and bonkers drummer Don Bolles. played a 40 minute set with no security people in front of a sweaty, raucous crowd.
Look out for a live review this week and of you were wondering how this all came about after so long then check out the trailer to the film What We Do Is Secret here.
Brian, Gav and the boys acting the bollix!
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Lordy:
Dom Dietrich, Kris Vile, Julien Bechet, Chris Pfanner, Bastien Salabanzi, Eero Anttila et al.
Cheeky London photographer geezer Dom Marley has a new photo exhibition coming up at Slam City Skates this month. ‘European Vacations’ will cover shots from various Nike trips over the past few years and will run from Friday 27th November (free booze party) for 6 whole weeks. Nice xmas present if you are in the Capital.
To start, Management is described as a comedy. Good you say to yourself, I could do with a laugh. Steve Zahn has been many comedies, usually as a goofy guy so that should be good. Then there is Jennifer Aniston. She has attempted comedies before creating a few laughs so she should be interesting to watch. Lastly there is Woody Harrelson, a man guaranteed to get you in stitches. However this was not the case.
To start there is the oddly boring plot. Mike (Zahn) works at his parent’s motel as a night manager. Sue (Aniston) visits, the two get intimate and Mike becomes obsessed with her. She leaves, he follows her, the two get to know each other but untimely Mike leaves. After more comings and goings as well as Sue getting back with her ex-punk boyfriend Jango (Harrelson), revealing she is getting married and is pregnant, Mike’s crush remains. When he is given the deed to the motel he decides to turn it into a homeless shelter as Sue said this was something she wanted to do. Upon hearing Sue has left Jango, Mike makes his way to her mothers house where the two declare their love for each other and probably live happily ever after.
As well as the dreary storyline there are a few other odds and ends that are unable to satisfy a viewer. The first is, if you were staying at a motel, got involved with someone, then they came looking for you at your work place, wouldn’t this freak you out? Aniston’s character however takes it all in her stride and allows the man to stay. This is beyond any rational thinking and the type of thing you hear horror stories about in the daily newspapers! The second thing to overcome while watching is the actual lack of comedy. There is nothing funny, a part from Harrelson welding a BB gun, Zahn’s face while skydiving and his attempt at singing. No funny jokes, no comical fallings over and nothing to get you laughing in stitches. It was very disappointing.
These three personalities all have what it takes to make an incredible film, not only bring out the romance (if that is what you are after) but also set the screen alight with humour. The script lacks comedy thereby these three are unable to make any true and honest forms of humour. If you are portraying characters that are tedious, have very dull careers and don’t have the ‘wow’ factor, then any attempts at making a viewer laugh will fail, just as it did here, repeatedly.
Michelle Moore
The Brian Jonestown Massacre are streaming their new album in its entirety online.
The album, titled Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?, is set to be released on January 1st 2010 and can be heard in full at the official site. The tracks are uploaded to YouTube so get set for a weird ride! Here’s a taster:
Pulled Apart By Horses have revealed dates for their new UK tour.
The band, who will be curating an “Xmas Alldayer Show” at the Cockpit in Leeds on December 5th, will hit the following dates in December:
3rd – High Wycombe, Bucks New Union
5th – Leeds, The Cockpit (Xmas Alldayer Show)(5)
15th – Glasgow, Captains Rest
16th – Edinburgh, Sneaky Pete’s
19th – Southend, Chinnerys
Always one to support Doomtree, Crossfire had to let everyone know about a new mix by Paper Tiger.
The Minneapolis producer and DJ is starting a series of mixes and has kicked things off with a 28 minute mix of 80s Electro, perfect for all the B-Boys out there. Right click and save the mix HERE and get those Ray Bans on, we’re going back in time!