Archive for September, 2009

‘Limits of Control’ is Jarmusch’s pinnacle

(Sep 30, 2009) I’m generally not much of Jim Jarmusch fan but Limits of Control really turned things around for me. The film kind of made f...

Garage Bands getting their act back together

(Sep 30, 2009) The Almighty Defenders After the very disappointing “ressurgance” of psychadelic pop (mgmt, empire of the sun, animal ...

Most Evil to No Reservation via Barefoot Contessa

(Sep 30, 2009) I like watching things about crime, cookery or animals. We go from watching Most Evil to Two Fat Ladies to Taxi Cab Confessions t...

Musings on travelling

(Sep 30, 2009) I love London (I live in East London) and I couldn’t live anywhere else but I write this from Manhattan and I have to say I’...

Late night fun at Klubb 55

(Sep 30, 2009) Klub 55 is located in the Stalin’s Palace of Culture in the middle of Warsaw. Possibly the best club in Warsaw. This is where So...

Red lipstick. Red Dress. Red is back

(Sep 30, 2009) Red. Red lipstick. Red dress. Red is back. Golden jewelry works with everything. Even if you’re wearing simple American Apparel ...

Mixed feelings over ‘Inglorious Basterds’ – it’s no ‘Rushmore’

(Sep 30, 2009) I have mixed feelings over Tarantino’s version of history in “Inglorious Basterds,” but def recommend to watch it. H...

Sneaker fetishes taken to new heights

(Sep 30, 2009) Young German men, particular Berliners, seem to fall into two general groups: those who wear sneakers, and those who do not. The ...

Alain Finkiel Krautrock

(Sep 29, 2009) Alain Finkiel Krautrock is my beloved music blog. Simply the best. Weloveyouso.com is the collective-backstory-production-commenta...

Cult comedy brings back the memories and laughs

(Sep 29, 2009) “Alternatywy 4” is a cult Polish comedy series. The show is all about a communist residential complex inhabited by eccentric f...

CGI is crap

(Sep 28, 2009) With the aid of Leo Leigh (son of Mike), I’m making films for a series called Rule Britannia which is a warts and all love lette...

Milky Ways and Holy Ghosts

(Sep 26, 2009) I am looking forward to hearing the new Joakim’s album “Milky Ways” on !K7. Last one, Monsters and Silly Songs, was one of ...

No-Strings attached downloads

(Sep 25, 2009) As a DJ, I’m a big fan of rcrdlbl.com who offer no-strings-attached downloads of exclusive tracks and remixes by a huge array o...

From punk to pansy (and back again)

(Sep 25, 2009) Aside from the tumultuous three years when I had really long hair, was living in Camden and going through an exploratory phase, I...

Back to the bars

(Sep 25, 2009) Drugs aside, fuck disco bolus (disco bolus? – ed), in times of financial turmoil everybody is back to their roots.  Drinks ...