New documentary ‘Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché‘ is out next month, and will screen nationwide in theaters and rock clubs just before it hits streaming/VOD on February 4.
This week in Indie Basement: reviews of Velvet Underground tribute 'I'll Be Your Mirror,' albums by The Connells, Cold Beat and Absolutely Free, plus Pixies' 'Trompe Le Monde' turns 30 and lots more.
The Orb, De La Soul, Billy Bragg, The Mountain Goats, Jenny Lewis, Steve Albini, Mark Stewart, Subatomic Sound System, Geoff Barrow, Ryley Walker have also paid tribute to the pioneering artist.
DJ, filmmaker, Big Audio Dynamite member Don Letts brings his impeccable taste to ‘Version Excursion‘ featuring 20 dub covers; his new memoir ‘There and Black Again‘ is fantastic.
The Orb will release their 17th album, Abolition of the Royal Familia, on March 27 and it features appearances by Roger Eno, Youth, Steve Hillage, and more.
As previously mentioned, the 2012 BAMcinemaFEST kicks off tonight (6/20) with a screening of Mike Birbiglia's Sleepwalk with Me. This year's fest includes 22 features with 20 of those being New York premieres and, as usual, there are a few music-related films as well...