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Nether Regions 10.04.11: Saxon - Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie

4798 days ago
411 ManiaThis week's rarity is relatively new documentary about a British heavy metal group that always had trouble “cracking America” as Lars Ulrich put it…. more info

Taking Over Your TV, Pt 1: The Seeds, Rip Rig & Panic, Wolf Eyes, and Christian Marclay

4802 days ago
WFMU's Beware of the BlogThe late Sky Saxon and The Seeds stop by this now-forgotten sitcom entitled The Mothers-In-Law to deliver a particularly...errrmmm...."gassy" performance. Tolerate the awful jokes, come for the enthusiastic miming of one of the best garage jams of th... more info

Benji B: 'Notting Hill Carnival offers a reflection of what it is to be a Londoner'

4836 days ago
Guardian MusicAs Carnival comes round again, Radio 1's Benji B reminisces about raving under the Westway with Tim Westwood, Norman Jay and RampageI was seven the first time I went to Carnival; my dad was living in Notting Hill Gate and I remember him putting me on... more info

Shara Nelson: a rare talent who needs help not condemnation

4839 days ago
Guardian MusicMental illness is so often mistaken for genius in pop – unless the sufferer is female, when the world queues to condemnA friend of mine recently posted a Facebook link to a 90s documentary on former Radio 1 DJ Mike Read's stalker, the intimidating ... more info

Bloodstock runs thicker than water

4851 days ago
Guardian MusicThe corporation that runs the Bloodstock metal festival in Derbyshire is of the very oldest kind. Meet Paul Gregory and his kids Vicky, Rachael and Adam – Britain's first family of metalWhile Download and Sonisphere slug it out for supremacy in the... more info

Porpora: Passio – review

4851 days ago
Guardian MusicStile Galante/Aresi (Pan Classics)Nicola Porpora (1686-1768) was a Neapolitan composer, predominantly of operas, who enjoyed a long, itinerant and fashionable career. He famously gave Handel a run for his money during a stint in London, from 1733 to ... more info

SAXON VS. EDGUY: A LESSON IN CHEESE

4854 days ago
MetalsucksWhen I saw that Edguy had made a video for the song “Robin Hood,” I got really, really excited. Not because I’m an Edguy admirer — I’m not a virgin, and am therefore ineligible for their fan club — but, rather, because I assumed the video... more info

Bret Saxon: Unlucky producer or Hollywood fraud?

4870 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentBret Saxon's movies — when released — have sold few tickets. Investors sue, claiming he lives a life of luxury using their money. He says he's done nothing wrong.Bret Saxon's movies -- when released -- have sold few tickets. Investors sue, claimi... more info

Saxton: The Wandering Jew – review

4907 days ago
Guardian MusicWilliams/BBC Singers and SO/de Ridder(NMC, 2 CDs)Robert Saxton's "radio opera" took a long time – more than 20 years – to reach fruition. Commissioned by the BBC, it was assembled in the studio and first broadcast on Radio 3 last year, and this i... more info

King Arthur – review

4907 days ago
Guardian MusicShoreditch Church, LondonThis performance of Purcell's King Arthur opened with its conductor, Robert Hollingworth, requesting that the audience talk through the overture. In the 17th century, people didn't shut up until someone appeared on stage, so... more info

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