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We are the Best: how to feel like a 13 year old punk and change the world
I find it’s hard to put into words the experience I had from watching Live Theatre’s production of We are the best by Rebecca Glendenning. Which, when thinking back about graphic novels I’ve read, kind of fits for me. When walking into the world that has been created for us in Live Theatre’s main stage, you find yourself in a 1980s youth centre, with skate ramps and music room all lovingly created out of chipboard. It smacks of youth centre and ‘getting the job done’ through any means.
Red Ellen: something for everyone
Bettrys Jones and Helen Katemba as Ellen and Annie Wilkinson in Red Ellen Photo by Pamela Raith When going to see this production of ‘Red Ellen’, be prepared to be immersed in the romanticised life of a North East champion. Although her personal accounts and papers were lost after her death, the impact this woman had on the North East and the nation as a whole should not be forgotten.
The Odysseus Suite, by Don Rendell Sextet
Live studio session recorded in London, October 1970. Previously unreleased. Stereophonic sound. Based on Homer's Odyssey. Those already familiar with the classic Lansdowne Recordings 1970 British jazz album Greek Variations & Other Aegean Exercises by Neil Ardley, Don Rendell and Ian Carr will immediately recognise the four compositions on this EP from the closing segment of that collection.
Gaze: do we still need theatre about women's rights?
Share EmailTwitterFacebook Gaze shows us the two worlds of two women, Alice Guy Blaché and Rose, spanning from the 1890s until now. We see the rise and fall of Alice’s career as the first female film maker, facing the challenges of betrayal and misogyny. Cut between this story we see our other protagonist, Rose, a modern day film student who is struggling with mental health issues and trying to find out who she really is and wants to be.
Worlds Within Live, by Raphael Weinroth-Browne
/ Streaming + Download Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Purchasable with gift card $8 Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album Physical copy of the brand-new, full-length album, "Worlds Within Live," housed in a sleek digipak containing a 4-panel insert booklet with full artwork, photos, and credits. Comes signed and hand-numbered by RWB. Also includes a 4" square Worlds Within artwork sticker and personalized handwritten note.
VERSUS ME Release Official Music Video for “Give Me a Reason"
Wisconsin based Metalcore band VERSUS ME has released the official music video for “Give Me a Reason,” the third single off of their upcoming LP, CONTINUOUS, due out 9/13/2019. “From the first time we demoed out ‘Give Me A Reason’ we knew that it was going to be a special one. Instrumentally that song just had a way of capturing your attention and we wanted to make sure that we put vocals to match. The song is about an having an addiction and needing to separate yourself from that.
Ven Scott (Runescarred) Announces Screening Dates for Debut Horror Short, DATE FROM HELL
Austin, Texas heavy metal frontman, Ven Scott(Runescarred) has announced screening events and the official release for his debut horror short, Date from Hell. The first screening will be September 13th at GAS MONKEY Bar & Grill in Dallas, TX, as part of their CORPSEPAINT SHOW PARTY benefiting FOUNDATION 45 Powered by FANGORIA, where the film can be viewed alongside “Satanic Panic” and “Road Trash“.
STRENGTH BETRAYED Release Official Music Video for "War Torn"
Christian Hard Rock Band STRENGTH BETRAYED has released the official music video for their new single, “War Torn,” the title track off of their upcoming EP, due out 9/28/2019. “The word ‘War-Torn’ evokes images of battle and ruin. Of bloodshed and death. The word also evokes the human element of emotion, brother against brother, human against human.
Overo
We're Overo, a new band from Houston, Texas. Featuring members of football, etc., Perfect Future, and Rose Ette, we've got pretty melodies and screamy bits.
Lords of Acid: March 1, 2019 @ The Complex in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The sexual circus also known as the “Pretty in Kink” tour featuring the Lords of Acid made a stop in Salt Lake City on Friday March 1, 2019 at The Complex. The bands on the tour brought fetishes new and old with them. Starting off the night was Gabriel and Apocalypse who are not new to the scene but may be one of the bands you may not have heard before. You will soon. They are amazing live and bring energy to the stage that is refreshing and intense.
ANOTHER DAY DAWNS Release Official Music Video for “Psycho”
Lehighton, PA Hard Alternative Rock Band ANOTHER DAY DAWNS has released the official music video for “Psycho,” off of their upcoming EP, A Different Life. “As an unsigned band with this being our first video, we are glad we waited till now and did it right. It’s our hope this video coupled with our song writing will put us up top with the higher end bands that we all aspire to be like.” – Dakota Sean Track List: 1. Rage 2. Psycho 3. All of Me 4.
MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT Release Hotly Anticipated New Album, 'In The House Of Strange Affairs'
Happy Valentine’s Day from “America’s Most Dangerous Kult”! Wax Trax! legends MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT have released their sexy new LP, In The House Of Strange Affairs, a 12 track masterpiece celebrating all that is deliciously decadent and craven with their uniquely scintillating lyrics and addictive sound.
Matt Wake, Set Yourself Free (Black Moon Records)
Crunchy guitars are great. However they do not make a record. Matt Wake's Set Yourself Free is collection of riff heavy blues complete with all the requisite wah-wah and fuzz tones we have come to associate with young white blues revivalists such as the North Mississippi Allstars and the Black Keys but it lacks the other necessary component of the genre, a voice.
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