M83 Announces "Knife + Heart" Soundtrack Out Digitally Tomorrow; Listen to "Karl"

M83 ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF KNIFE + HEART SOUNDTRACK OUT DIGITALLY MARCH 8 ON MUTE LISTEN TO “KARL” CINEMA SCREENINGS THIS SPRING WITH YANN GONZALEZ Q&A IN SELECT MARKETS

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M83 today announces his third feature film soundtrack, Knife + Heart, will be released digitally March 8on Mute. Knife + Heart, a French film directed by Yann Gonzalez – the brother of M83 frontman Anthony Gonzalez – premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. This is also the first time Anthony Gonzalez has reunited with original M83 member Nicolas Fromageau since the group’s first two full-length releases, 2001’s self-titled studio album and 2003’s Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts. Knife + Heart represents the first new collection of original M83 music since 2016’s Junk with more to come in the near future. Listen to new song “Karl” here. The Knife + Heart soundtrack will be available on digital services beginning March 8 with physical formats to follow on April 26 including a blood red double vinyl edition. Pre-order physical formats here. Knife + Heart is a noir-tinged erotic slasher that explores the seedy underbelly of Paris in the 1970s. Vanessa Paradis stars as Anne, the producer of third-rate gay pornography who strives to win back the affections of Lois – her editor and erstwhile lover – by shooting her most ambitious film yet. But events take a violent and dark turn when one after another, Anne’s actors fall prey to a masked killer whose bloodlust knows no bounds. Watch the trailer for Knife + Heart here. Reflecting on the inspiration for Knife + Heart’s soundtrack, Yann Gonzalez says, “We wanted to recapture the Gialli ambiance of the ‘70s, to feel that sinister yet sentimental tone. Anthony and I are both poetical and even sentimental, in a certain way. We wanted to dive in headlong, particularly as melancholy and poetry are found in numerous ‘70s horror film soundtracks, from films by Lucio Fulci to those by Mario Bava. I’m thinking in particular of the harrowing soundtracks of Don’t Torture a Duckling or Twitch of the Death Nerve.” Commenting on the source material, he adds, “This principle of pleasure came rushing back. I got Anthony to listen to some old soundtracks from straight and gay porn films. He quickly gathered the musical codes and finally, the most beautiful tracks in Knife + Heart – the most pleasurable ones – are probably the ones he recreated for the film’s fake porn movies.” M83 previously provided the soundtrack for Yann’s debut full-length feature, You And The Night. Knife + Heart will be screened at select theaters in the United States. See below for a listing of confirmed engagements including those screenings featuring a special Q&A with director Yann Gonzalez.   Knife + Heart Tracklisting 1. Thrash Me (by Malaria!) 2. Corridor 3. Karl 4. Mercedes (by La Maison) 5. Vision 1 6. La Flicaille 7. Filature 8. Malaguena (by Pico) 9. Vision 2 10. Tu M’as Tuée 11. Sauna 12. Voyance 13. Un Couteau Dans Le Coeur 14. Sombre Vision 15. Pyramides 16. Lettre Lois 17. Detective Rachid 18. La Caverne 19. Le Tueur Homo 20. Sauna Cheap Version 21. De Sperme et d’eau Fraiche 22. Hicham 23. Cinéma Kill 24. Vision Finale 25. Love’s Refrain (by Jefre Cantu-Ledesma) 26. Un Couteau Dans Le Coeur – Reprise 27. End Credits Knife + Heart Screenings March 15-21 – New York, NY – The Roxy Cinema Tribeca * March 15-21 – Brooklyn, NY – Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn * March 22-28 – Los Angeles, CA – Landmark’s Nuart Theatre + March 23 – Boston, MA – Boston Underground Film Festival March 27-April 4 – San Francisco, CA – Alamo Drafthouse Mission * March 28-29 – Cleveland, OH – Cleveland International Film Festival March 29 – Boston, MA – WickedQueer March 29-April 4 – Los Angeles, CA – Arena Cinelounge March 29-April 4– Yonkers, NY – Alamo Drafthouse April 3 – Washington, DC – Alamo Drafthouse Woodbridge April 5-6 – Detroit, MI – Landmark’s Main Art Theatre April 5-11 – Chicago, IL – Music Box Theatre ^ April 5-11 – Philadelphia, PA – Landmark’s Ritz at The Bourse April 5-18 – Grand Rapids, Michigan – Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts April 12-19 – Austin, TX – Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar ^ April 13 – Bethlehem, PA – Frank Banko Alehouse April 19-25 – Denver, CO – Sie FilmCenter ^ April 19-25 – Phoenix, AZ – FilmBar April 19-25 – Tucson, AZ – The Loft Cinema April 23 – Winchester, VA – Alamo Drafthouse Winchester April 26 – Pittsburgh, PA – PUFF/Reel Q April 28 – St. Louis, MO – QFest May 2 – Milwaukee, WI – Union Cinema ^ May 8 – Iowa City, IA – FilmScene ^ 35mm screening April 5-7 at The Music Box Theatre, April 12-14 at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, April 19-21 at Sie FilmCenter and May 2 at Union Cinema * 35mm screening and Q&A with Yann Gonzalez on March 15 at The Roxy, March 16 at Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn and March 27 at Alamo Drafthouse Mission + 35mm screening and Q&A with Yann Gonzalez and co-writer Cristiano Mangione on March 22 and 23 at Nuart Theatre M83: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | SPOTIFY | APPLE MUSIC MUTE: FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM

M83 Announces "Knife + Heart" Soundtrack Out Digitally Tomorrow; Listen to "Karl"

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Fishbone @ Observatory 8/30

All photos taken in Santa Ana by Bradley Dupray.

Fishbone @ Observatory 8/30

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All Things Must Pass coming to DVD on 9/13

All Things Must Pass

coming to DVD on September 13th

Documentary examining Tower Records' explosive trajectory, tragic demise, and legacy

Established in 1960, Tower Records was once a retail powerhouse with 200 stores, in 30 countries, on five continents. From humble beginnings in a small-town drugstore, Tower Records eventually became the heart and soul of the music world, and a powerful force in the music industry. In 1999, Tower Records made an astounding $1 billion. In 2006, the company filed for bankruptcy. What went wrong? Everyone thinks they know what killed Tower Records: The Internet. But that's not the story. Directed by Colin Hanks, and featuring music icons like Dave Grohl, Elton John and Bruce Springsteen, All Things Must Pass is a feature documentary film examining this iconic company's explosive trajectory, tragic demise, and legacy forged by its rebellious founder Russ Solomon. For seven years, Hanks took on the documentary that lamented and celebrated the Sacramento-based record store that grew from his hometown into an American retail powerhouse. "I remember buying 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik' by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was the informative record for me on my musical path, which I bought at Tower Records," he said. Variety validated the efforts of Hanks saying the film was "soundly constructed, briskly paced and, in the end, affectingly wistful."  The DVD can be ordered now at the MVD Shop

All Things Must Pass coming to DVD on 9/13

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Dog Food Trilogy (1985)

Dog Food Trilogy (1985)

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Billy Idol, Flea and Jerry Jemmott added to JACO Ace Hotel event 11/22

BILLY IDOL, FLEA and JERRY JEMMOTT

TO ROCK JACO FILM PREMIERE & 
CONCERT SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22

OFFICIAL THEATRICAL TRAILER FEATURING

JONI MITCHELL, FLEA, HERBIE HANCOCK, JONAS HELLBORG STREAMING NOW

ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY TO BE CELEBRATED WITH RED CARPET EVENT,

SLATED FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND AT THE THEATRE AT ACE HOTEL DTLA

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ROBERT TRUJILLO & FUNK ROCK COLLECTIVE MASS MENTAL HEADLINE

(featuring COREY GLOVER, BROOKS WACKERMAN, STEVIE SALAS,

ARMAND SABAL-LECCO and WHIT CRANE)

HIPSTER ASSASSINS FEATURING FELIX PASTORIUS WILL ALSO PERFORM

TICKETS ON SALE NOW, INCLUDING LIMITED VIP WITH EXCLUSIVE MEET & GREET

DVD/BLU-RAY AND SOUNDTRACK ARRIVE NOVEMBER 27TH

IN ASSOCIATION WITH RECORD STORE DAY & BLACK FRIDAY 2015

JACO AVALABLE ON THE iTUNES STORE FROM DECEMBER 1ST

 

JACO, the critically acclaimed, award-winning documentary chronicling the brief but extraordinary life of the great American musician/composer Jaco Pastorius, will be celebrated with a very special premiere event, slated for Sunday, November 22nd at The Theatre at Ace Hotel DTLA. The film will be followed by a red carpet party and concert, highlighted by an exclusive performance from JACO executive producer and world-renowned Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo with rock collective Mass Mental (featuring Corey Glover, Brooks Wackerman, Stevie Salas, Armand Sabal-Lecco and Whit Crane) and newly announced special guests Billy Idol, Flea and Jerry Jemmott. Hipster Assassins, featuring Felix Pastorius, Mike Bendy, John Bendy, Chris Ward and Kenny Grohowski, will also be performing. Tickets for the JACO: Film Premiere & Concert are on sale now, among them limited $120 VIP tickets that include a special Meet & Greet with the filmmakers and musicians following the screening. For complete information, please visitwww.acehotel.com/calendar/losangeles/jaco-documentary-film-and-concert.

JACO, which was executive produced by Trujillo in association with Passion Pictures, and directed by Mr. Paul Marchand and Stephen Kijak, will be available via VOD, streaming services, and digital download on Friday, November 27th. That same day will also see the film's official DVD/Blu-ray release - in association with Record Store Day and Black Friday 2015 - as well as the long anticipated JACO: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK, Sony/Legacy's official musical companion to the film. JACO will be available on the iTunes Store from December 1st.

JACO tells the remarkable and tragic tale of Jaco Pastorius, a self-taught, larger-than-life musician who single-handedly changed the course of modern music by redefining the sound and the role of the electric bass guitar. Never-before-seen 8mm film, photographs, and audio recordings unveil the true story behind Pastorius' all-too-brief life, his music, and heartbreaking end.

JACO follows Pastorius' beginnings and ascent, from his era-defining work with jazz-fusion pioneers Weather Report to crossover collaborations with Joni Mitchell and Ian Hunter to his own inspired solo career as bandleader and composer. Highlighted by exclusive material from the Pastorius family archive, the film features memories and encomiums from a spectrum of Jaco fans and followers, including Joni Mitchell, Sting, Flea, Herbie Hancock, Geddy Lee, Bootsy Collins, Carlos Santana, Wayne Shorter and many others.

The official JACO theatrical trailer featuring Joni Mitchell, Flea, Herbie Hancock, Jonas Hellborg Streaming Now was released online earlier this month and is streaming now at the JACO Facebook page. In addition, the trailer can be viewed - alongside a number of other exclusive clips - via the JACO: The Film YouTube channel.

The official Record Store Day film of 2014, JACO had its world premiere earlier this year at Austin, TX's SXSW Film Conference & Festival, accompanied by a panel discussion featuring filmmakers Trujillo and Marchand as well as longtime Pastorius collaborator Peter Erskine (Weather Report, Word of Mouth) and JACO Executive Producer John Pastorius. The session can be viewed now at www.sxsw.com/music/news/2015/video-spotlight-jaco-2015-sxsw-music-conference. In addition, SXSW ON's Studio SX interview with Trujillo, Marchand, and Pastorius is streaming at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm7CSf6rQeU.

JACO has since earned applause at a number of major international festivals, including the 21st Athens International Film Festival, where it received the "Golden Athena" prize for "Best Film (Music & Film)" and the first ever Asbury Park Music in Film Festival, taking home the inaugural "Foundations" award. Other festivals include Filmfest München and the Montreal International Jazz Festival, earning acclaim from the Montreal Gazette: JACO "(captures) the essence of what made Jaco such an influential artist," adding "the glowing words of Marchand's interviewees and the many recorded and live musical excerpts that he lets speak for themselves" and hailing JACO as "an enlightening introduction to a groundbreaking musician."

For more, please visit jacothefilm.com, twitter.com/JACOFilm, www.facebook.com/jacodocumentary, andinstagram.com/jacofilm.

 

Billy Idol, Flea and Jerry Jemmott added to JACO Ace Hotel event 11/22

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Arrow Video US to release Wake Up And Kill and What Have You Done To Solange?

New from Arrow Video US Wake Up And Kill (2-Disc Special Edition) (November 24)   and  What Have You Done To Solange?(December 15)  via MVD Entertainment Group

MVD Entertainment Group furthers the distribution of Arrow Video in the US with two new titles... Wake Up And Kill (2-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray + DVD] coming November 24 "An important step in the evolution of Lizzani's crime cinema." - Giallo Fever During the 1960s Luciano Lutring committed more than one hundred armed robberies in Italy and on the French Riviera. To the media he was the 'machine gun soloist', a name he'd earned as he kept his weapon in a violin case. To the public he was a romantic figure, one who only targeted the wealthy, stealing more than 35 billion lire during his criminal career.   Wake Up and Kill was the logical extension of such fame. It became the first feature to commit Lutring's story to celluloid, shooting having begun mere months after his eventual arrest. Capitalizing on the breakthrough success of his performance in French television's The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Robert Hoffmann is perfect as Lutring, bringing just the right amount of charisma and youthful exuberance to his first major big screen role.   Directed by Carlo Lizzani (Requiescant), scored by Ennio Morricone, penned by the future screenwriter of Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, and featuring that film's star, Gian Maria Volonté, in a key supporting role, Wake Up and Kill's true-crime thrills serve as an enthralling dry run for the poliziotteschi movies that would follow a few years later.   SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: * Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negative * High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray and Standard Definition DVD presentations of two versions of the film: the original full-length Italian release, and the shortened English-language cut * Italian and English soundtracks in uncompressed PCM mono sound on the respective versions of the film * Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian version * Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English cut * Theatrical trailer * Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Reinhard Kleist * Illustrated collector's booklet containing new writing on the film by Robert Curti, author of Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980 Format: BLU-RAY + DVD SKU: AV035 UPC: 760137793397 Street Date: 11/24/15 Label: Arrow Video  Genre: Cult Run Time: 124 mins Number of Discs: 2 Audio: STEREO Year of Production: 1966 Director: Carlo Lizzani Actors: Robert Hoffman, Lisa Gastoni, Gian Maria Volonté Territory: US Language: English/Italian Amazon pre-order: http://amzn.to/1Ky9DL0 What Have You Done To Solange? [BLU-RAY + DVD] coming December 15 "An accomplished film that should keep even the most hardened of giallo fanatics guessing until the very end." - Flickering Myth From director Massimo Dallamano, cinematographer on both A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More, comes giallo classic What Have You Done to Solange?, the debut feature of actress Camille Keaton (I Spit on Your Grave). A sexually sadistic killer is preying on the girls of St. Mary's school. Student Elizabeth witnessed one of the murders, but her hazy recollections of a knife-wielding figure in black do nothing to further the police's investigations. Why is the killer choosing these young women? And what does it have to do with a girl named Solange? Also starring Cristina Galbo (Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue) and Fabio Testi (I Spit On Your Grave), What Have You Done with Solange? features all the hallmarks of classic gialli - the amateur detective, the black-gloved killer - as well as a lush score from Ennio Morricone.  SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: * Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negative * High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations * Original Italian and English soundtracks in mono audio * Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack * Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack * Brand new audio commentary with critics Alan Jones and Kim Newman * What Have You Done to Decency? A conversation with Karin Baal - the actress shares her thoughts on Dallamano's classic giallo in this brand new interview * First Action Hero - a newly-edited 2006 interview with actor and former stuntman Fabio Testi, including a look at his role in Solange * Old-School Producer - a newly-edited 2006 interview with producer Fulvio Lucisano * Innocence Lost: Solange and the "Schoolgirls in Peril" Trilogy - a brand new visual essay by Michael Mackenzie, exploring the themes of Solange and its two semi-sequels * Original theatrical trailer * Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Malleus * Collector's booklet featuring a new article on the giallo scores of Ennio Morricone by Howard Hughes, alongside a Camille Keaton career retrospective from Art Ettinger, comprising interview excerpts with the Solange actress, all illustrated with original archive stills and posters Format: BLU-RAY + DVD SKU: AV028 UPC: 760137802891 Street Date: 12/15/15 Label: Arrow Video Genre: Horror Run Time: 107 mins Number of Discs: 2 Audio: DTS-HD MA MONO 1.0 Year of Production: 1975 Director: Massimo Dallamano Actors: Fabio Testi, Cristina Galbó, Camille Keaton Territory: US Language: English/Italian Amazon pre-order: http://amzn.to/1MGQ8FV

Arrow Video US to release Wake Up And Kill and What Have You Done To Solange?

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Adam Ant "The Blueblack Hussar" doc coming 10/16

Adam Ant "The Blueblack Hussar" In-depth documentary coming to on DVD and digital platforms in the US on October 16th  "Jack Bond's intriguingly unguarded fly-on-the-Ant-wall doc finds Adam himself a mite stomped-on by mental health issues and music-biz vagaries." - The Guardian

This Sunrise Pictures production was described as, "Amazing and wonderful", by Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and, "Up there with Pennebaker and the Maysles Brothers", by Sam Dunn, BFI. The film's Director, the renowned Jack Bond, captures this true icon's extraordinary and brave comeback, after years of mental health problems. The 99 minute film comes packaged with bonus features like rare live performance footage, and a Q&A with Jack Bond hosted by journalist John Robb. The trailer can be seen here:http://youtu.be/lZ2d3TwWVLo  The Blueblack Hussar is Adam's latest persona and, so emboldened, he embarks on his first tour for 15 years with a new backing band, 'The Good, the Mad and the Lovely Posse'. For the first time since his Punk roots, Adam is captured playing with a young, hungry band, and collaborating with the likes of Boz Boorer (Morrissey, The Pole Cats, etc). The film includes electrifying live performances, starting at London's 100 Club and culminating at Hyde Park, before an audience of 55,000. Jack Bond's 'fly on the wall' direction includes intimate scenes of Adam at home, backstage and even getting a new tattoo. The film exposes Adam's complex personality through the characters he interacts with on his journey, who include Amy Winehouse producer, Mark Ronson, Jamie Reynolds of The Klaxons and the legendary Pop Artist Allen Jones ('A Clockwork Orange'), Adam's art student days' mentor. The film takes in the atmosphere pervading Adam's life in London, including that explosive show at the 100 Club. The Blueblack Hussar also follows his escape to Paris to record with his 'Bardoesque' backing singer, Twinkle and the enigmatic film star, Charlotte Rampling, who inspired his first album, 'Dirk Wears White Sox'. Jack Bond, one of Britain's most innovative directors, returns to the Cinema Verité roots of his ground-breaking 1965 film, 'Dali in New York' to portray the creative talent of Adam Ant, another 'mad genius'. Jack Bond himself is an English Director/Producer of feature films and television documentaries, including films on Salvador Dali, Roald Dahl, Patricia Highsmith, Werner Herzog and The Pet Shop Boys. Three of his feature films: 'Separation', 'Anticlock' and 'The Other Side of the Underneath' have been re-released on DVD and Blu-ray by the BFI. Jack Bond is to be the subject of a biography by Kirk Lake ('There Will Be Rainbows', a biography of Rufus Wainwright) and is currently working on a new feature film. The Blueblack Hussar is an honest - at times excruciatingly so - portrait of a troubled, but ultimately triumphant natural talent. The years may have marched on but Adam Ant, as this unflinching film proves beyond doubt, remains a true star. Bonus Materials include: Live performance of 'Whip in My Valise' at The Scala, London Live performance of 'Young Parisians' duet with Boy George Live performance of 'Deutsche Girls' at the Electric Ballroom, London Q&A Jack Bond and journalist John Robb Pre-Order: http://mvdshop.com/products/adam-ant-the-blueblack-hussar-dvd Amazon: http://amzn.to/1KlNtM5 Hi Res Cover Art:  http://mvdb2b.com/i/300dpi/SUNRISE002.jpg

Adam Ant "The Blueblack Hussar" doc coming 10/16

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I Need A Dodge: Joe Strummer On The Run

I Need A Dodge: Joe Strummer On The Run Coming to the US on October 16th "Poignant doc... A snapshot of a man - not a rock star -  looking for catharsis in the most unlikely of places." - NME

Produced and Directed by Nick Hall, this is the story of Joe Strummer's self-imposed exile in Granada in 1985/6. It will be released on DVD by MVD on October 16th and comes packaged with a cassette of a Spanish radio interview with Strummer, a postcard, sticker, and pin.  "This is Joe Strummer at a crossroads in his professional and personal life. Initially his trips to Spain seemed to be little more than an anecdote but this story says so much about Joe coming to terms with life after The Clash," said Hall. Johnny Green, The Clash's legendary road manager said of the film, "I glowed - I felt uplifted. Once again, it was as if I had spent a little time with my dear lost friend, Joe Strummer. I was hooked all through - the story is compulsive. More to the point, you have perfectly captured the brooding melancholia, that shy underside, which was a compelling component of Ol' Joe. I Need A Dodge is fabulous." The film also received a special mention at the In-Edit Festival in Barcelona. Heading to Spain in 1985 to flee the disaster that was the implosion of The Clash version two, the band formed in the wake of Strummer firing Mick Jones and aftre Topper Headon left the band. The new line-up's Cut The Crap album had largely been shunned by both critics and the public alike andStrummer needed space. Telling a Diario De Granada interviewer that he had come "to feel the pain of the wound," upon arrival in Granada, Strummer found himself firmly subsumed into the city's musical and cultural fabric. He was welcomed with open arms by local acts 091 and bigger-fish Radio Fortuna, who all met up at the Silbar. "When we met Joe it was like a miraculous apparition," said Jose Ignacio Lapido, 091's guitarist. It was Radio Fortuna who facilitated the purchase of a set of wheels for Strummer. Tracking down a Barreiros, essentially a European edition of the Dodge-Dart, became a mission. As Santiago Auseron, the Radio Fortuna singer said, "It looked cool, it just looked a bit mad. Which at that time suited Joe very well." Strummer was delighted with the huge car which he thrashed around the streets of Granada and Madrid. However, having parked the car in the capital when he flew back to the UK for the birth of his daughter Lola, he forgot where it was and never saw it again. I Need A Dodge! Joe Strummer On The Run is partly the story of the search for the car, and partly the story of Strummer's own search for meaning and redemption in those wilderness years.  Strummer  launched an unsuccessful attempt to find the car, making an appeal for information on Spain's Radio 3 in 1997. With witnesses disagreeing on the colour and style of the car - agreeing only that it was registered in Oviendo - and some claiming never to have seen it, filmmaker Nick Hall's quest seems unlikely to succeed, yet his investigation does unearth the truth about this period of Strummer's life that has largely been ignored. Installing himself in the producer's chair for the recording of 091's album, Strummer's micro-management led, rather than to the boost these star-struck musicians were hoping for, to a growing sense of disquiet and wasted studio time. The album eventually surfaced, having finished off to the record label's specification rather than the band's, and was disappointing. The Dodge is an emblem for Strummer's time in Spain, his ambition, personal style and, in a way, the nature of those troubled days in general. When he is pulled over by the police, it is revealed that he doesn't even have a license to drive. Drawing on the recollections of his friends in London and in Spain, his partner Gaby Holford, and the members of 091 and Radio Fortuna, this a revealing story of a search for much more than just a car. "It was an escape. He was a man on the run. He was getting away from the tension in London," saysSantiago Auseron. Joe Strummer did, indeed, need a Dodge.  The DVD package can be pre-ordered directly through MVD here, or on Amazon here. # # #

I Need A Dodge: Joe Strummer On The Run

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MICHELLE HANDELMAN | THE HENRY ART GALLERY | JULY 11 - OCT 11, 2015

Irma Vep, The Last BreathJuly 11 – October 11, 2015 The Henry Art Gallery University of Washington 15th Ave. NE & NE 41st St. Seattle, Washington 98105 The Henry presents the West Coat premiere of the multichannel video installation Irma Vep, The Last Breath (2013) by Michelle Handelman. Irma Vep – an anagram for vampire – is the lead female character of Les Vampires (1915, dir. Louis Feuillade, 1915 – 16), a French silent, serial film about a gang of thieves that terrorizes the upper class of Parisian society. In Handelman’s contemporary reconsideration of Feuillade’s classic, the legacy of screen criminal Irma Vep comes alive in the body of transgender artist and performer Zackary Drucker (Transparent). A non-linear narrative and psychological portrait unfolds as Irma Vep exchanges dialogue with her therapist and encounters the real-life actress who played her, Musidora, in the form of drag icon Flawless Sabrina (The Queen). Starkly illuminated projections and a dramatic audio score envelop viewers in a story of queer identity, criminal anxiety, and a life within the shadows of society. Irma Vep, The Last Breath features a score by Quentin Chiappetta (Christian Marclay's The Clock) and costumes by Garo Sparo and award- winning fashion collective threeASFOUR. This marks the 100-year anniversary of Les Vampires,and in celebration the Henry will host a series of screenings and talks, ranging from a profile of the film’s female lead, Musidora, to the cultural history of the catsuit. Interrupted Dialogues Series July – October, 2015: Vicki Callahan with Les Vampires (episodes 3 & 6) July 24, 2015, 6-8:30pm - Jennifer Bean with Les Vampires (episodes 8 & 10) July 31, 2015, 6-8:30pm Michael McCann with To Catch A Thief August 14, 2015, 8:30-11pm - Jessica Burstein with Irma Vep October 8, 2015, 6-8:30pm Irma Vep, The Last Breath – Cast & Crew Director: Michelle Handelman; Cinematographer: Ed David; Composer: Quentin Chiappetta; Editor: Michelle Handelman; Costume Designer: Garo Sparo and threeASFOUR; Makeup Designer: Michael Gwaltney; Production Designers: Michelle Handelman, Nadja Verena Marcin; Choreographer: Tori Sparks; Still Photographer: Laure Leber; Production Manager: Dominic Cloutier; Performers: Irma Vep: Zackary Drucker; Musidora: Jack Doroshow a.k.a. Flawless Sabrina; Therapist: MIchelle Handelman; Rooftop Irma Veps: A.K. Burns, Zackary Drucker, Marti Domination, Tori Sparks. Michelle Handelman is a Brooklyn-based artist who has exhibited and screened her work internationally. She has had solo shows at the Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing (2014); Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, Texas (2011); and Participant, Inc., New York (2009). She was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship for research toward Irma Vep, The Last Breath and has received grants from the New York Foundation for the Arts and Art Matters. She is an associate Professor in the Film and Media department at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York.

MICHELLE HANDELMAN | THE HENRY ART GALLERY | JULY 11 - OCT 11, 2015

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Soaked In Bleach, comes to DVD, re-examines the death of Kurt Cobain

Soaked In Bleach coming to DVD on August 14th Benjamin Statler's groundbreaking docudrama explores the controversial death of Kurt Cobain

Soaked In Bleach , a docudrama by  Benjamin Statler , reveals the events behind Kurt Cobain's death as seen through the eyes of Tom Grant, the private investigator that was hired by Courtney Love in 1994 to track down her missing husband (Kurt Cobain) only days before his deceased body was found at their Seattle home. Cobain's death was ruled a suicide by the police (a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound), but doubts have circulated for twenty years as to the legitimacy of this ruling, especially due to the work of Mr. Grant, a former L.A. County Sheriff's detective, who did his own investigation and determined there was significant empirical and circumstantial evidence to conclude that foul play could very well have occurred. The film develops as a narrative mystery with cinematic re-creations, interviews with key experts and witnesses and the examination of official artifacts from the 1994 case. Statler says, " Half of the film is cinematic recreations of Tom Grant's investigation in 94' incorporating actual audio recordings, while the other half of the film is interviews with Tom Grant and some of the world's top experts in the respective areas of the case. The recreations served the purpose of helping people to see how the investigation actually unfolded and to better appreciate the context of certain situations.  The interviews provide the objective scientific facts involved in the case of Kurt Cobain's death and back up what Tom Grant has been saying for 20 plus years." Soaked In Bleach  is Benjamin Statler's directorial debut. He also wrote and produced the film under his production company Montani Productions He has been the executive producer on such projects as fan favorite Comic Con Episode 4: A Fan's Hope and the fact-based Navy Seal thriller Act Of Valor.  Soaked In Bleach , is the first in a trilogy of docudramas to be produced by Montani Productions. Ben will also be producing and directing other projects with Montani, which primarily will be based on true life stories. Complete Production Notes: http://mvdb2b.com/i/press/MVD7702D/   Press Photos: ftp://ftp.mprm.com/SoakedInBleach  Hi Res Cover Art:  http://mvdb2b.com/i/300dpi/MVD7702D.jpg DVD Pre-Order:  http://shop.seeofsound.com/products/soaked-in-bleach-dvd Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Soaked-Bleach-Daniel-Roebuck/dp/B00YAZNBTI

Soaked In Bleach, comes to DVD, re-examines the death of Kurt Cobain

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Inland Empire Screening of SEEDS Doc 'Pushin' Too Hard' (TOMORROW June 6th)

Vicky and the Vengents  will be performing at the official screening party for Pushin' Too Hard, the amazing documentary about 60's rock band The Seeds, at Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside, CA on June 6th.  A bit about the film: A Seeds long form 110+ minute movie documentary THE SEEDS “Pushin’ Too Hard,”directed and produced by Neil Norman for GNP Crescendo that had a theatrical premiere on August 16th 2014 at The Egyptian Theater at the American Cinematheque in Hollywood, screened in Brooklyn, New York on December 6, 2014 at the Bell House and on March 7, 2015 it was shown in Carpenteria, California on March 7th.   On May 9th, it will play in San Luis Obispo at the Fremont Theater, On June 6th at the Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside the movie will screen followed by local area rock bands, including Vicky and the Vengents.   The movie is narrated by author Miss Pamela Des Barres. “Of all the Nuggetarian bands that came to psychedelic light in the Gar Age, the Seeds brought rock back to its most hypnotic elementals,” proclaimed writer, musician, Patti Smith group member, and Nuggets box compiler/producer, Lenny Kaye in March 2015. “This docu-drama provides a heartfelt insight into the band's inner universe, their time and place, a behind-the-scenarios look at a group whose impact would resonate throughout the coming of punk and beyond.  We are truly up in their room, and it feels so good....” Documentary trailer can be seen HERE.  A bit about Vicky and the Vengents: Born in the Summer of 2008, Vicky and the Vengents are a self-proclaimed “Maltshop Punk” group hailing from sunny Southern California. With two full-lengths and a single under their belt, their latest bundle of tunes can be found under the Burger/Wiener Records banner! On their newest single, entitled You Used To Be My Baby, Vicky and the gang flex their genre-bending ways on three new tunes resulting in some “Punk Wop” nuggets that really show off the groups’ love for the Ramones, Doo Wop, and those wonderful 60’s girl groups. You Used To Be My Baby was released on Wiener/Burger Records on May 27th and you can download it (but please don't share) for review HERE.

Inland Empire Screening of SEEDS Doc 'Pushin' Too Hard' (TOMORROW June 6th)

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