It's been five years. Let's catch up on what some of the cast has been up to. 1. Dominic West, Jimmy McNulty McNutty returned to his British accent in the acting trade, having most recently played Richard Burton in BBC42s upcoming Elizabeth Taylor biopic, co-starring Helena Bonham-Carter. 2. Andre Royo, Bubbles Royo, who was so convincing [...]
How do you approach a career in horror when your dad is the most famous horror writer on Earth? That was the issue facing Joseph Hillstrom King, who feared that publishers would print anything he wrote just to cash in on his last name. So he chose to write under a pseudonym, Joe Hill , and was able to keep his identity secret for over a decade. I had a powerful weapon on my side, and that weapon was failure,” says Joe Hill in this week’s episode of Wired’s Geek’s Guide To The [...]
With little fanfare -- at least here in America -- Kent, England-based It Hugs Back has been steadily building a formidable catalog of records and singles over the last several years. Its latest long-player, Recommended Record , is a lush, engaging and often aurally stunning marvel that gives the foursome a strong claim on a place in the vanguard of contemporary psych-pop. The set is roughly split into motorik groovers ("Sometimes") and gentle strummers that cushion persistently breathy vocals ("Teenage Drone"), although there are exciting moments that don't fit neatly into either pile, such as the blaring [...]
Since Tony Stark constructed his first armor back in 19632s Tales of Suspense #39, Iron Man has always been about the suit—and the suit has always been changing. With Iron Man 3 hitting theaters this weekend, Wired has picked out the fourteen most interesting incarnations of the armor from the last 50 years of comics, and broken down how they influenced the versions of the suit on the big screen.
By 2013, retrospectively and by today’s standards, Wire can certainly be considered a band that has been around the block in the music industry. From helping pioneer and almost pave the way for decades of post-punk to come, to even creating quite a significant, boundary-stepping sound that came out of the British punk wave in the 1970’s and 1980’s, Wire has always kept its respective place in the development of not only post-punk, but rock music in general. Groups such as R.E.M, Blur, Minor Threat, and The Cure all cite Wire as a fairly prominent influence and even inspiration for [...]
Everyone loves TV, don't they? They do. Sports are great, soap operas are staple Antipodean exports and the news is a depressing tirade of war and famine, but with politics and innuendo hidden deep within their bite-sized storylines, are television series. You get boxsets and live-tweeting, comedy and drama, but everyone's got a favourite type. Kvelertak spent the best part of three years touring their debut album around the world. As such, they had a lot of spare time on their hands, so they watched a lot of TV. Here are their favourite shows. [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Television , New Music , New Releases Jamie McCarthy, Getty Steve Earle is eating breakfast at Toronto's Drake Hotel. It's mid-morning on a weekday, but the place is packed with serious folks in sharp business attire, freelance types and baby-toting hipster moms. In this crowd, Earle is easy to spot. Sitting alone, with a blue western shirt opened to his chest, a long two-tone [...]
Larry Gilliard Jr., best known as D'Angelo Barksdale to fans of The Wire , is set to join the fourth season of AMC's The Walking Dead , according to reports. The 41-year old Gilliard will play the role of former-Army medic Roy Stark in season four and will have a regular role on the show. More details on Stark's character, via : The character is said to be plagued by his past before and after the zombie apocalypse, keeping to himself mostly, but maintaining a charming, confident and self-deprecating exterior. The original casting notice called [...]
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription . This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, selected by Morning Show host John Richards, is by legendary British post-punk band Wire . "Love Bends" hails from Change Becomes Us , the band's 13th studio album, out last month on the bands own Pink Flag . Wire - Love Bends ( MP3 ) [...]
John Shearer The era of the touring festival has by and large given way to massive destination and regional festivals - it seemingly being easier to bring a bunch of bands and tens of thousands of fans to one place than it is to bring a bunch of bands to hundreds of thousands of fans in a bunch of places - but sometimes a touring bill is so impressive that it warrants a fancy name of its own. And the bill of Bob Dylan , Wilco , My Morning Jacket , and Richard Thompson [...]
Creo que hay poco que introducir cuando sobre un grupo como Wire , uno de los grandes grupos del post-punk y que a pesar de llevar varias décadas en el cotarro siguen dejando material destacable, ese es el caso de "Change Becomes Us", su nuevo LP, que os dejo en streaming a continuación. Un disco recomendable, obviamente puede que no nos encontremos con un "Pink Flag" , aunque se respira su esencia, lo único seguro es que estos británicos están en forma. [...]
A group of quick, cursory reviews and mentions of some songs and albums that I wanted to talk about for the past week, but didn't get a chance to. So, they have wound up in this video. WATCH THE REVIEWS
Over on Sweeping The Nation, there's some lovely Wire from the late 1970s . You should - arf! - dot-dash over there to watch. -- Visit No Rock & Roll Fun to comment, complain and kvetch
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The Wire samples, digital drum machines and mesmerizing piano strokes. What can possibly go wrong when Bicep is at work. This is something to kick-back to on a lazy sunday like this. Out as B-side on Bicep - Stash EP (Aus Music April 15th)
Like Gary Numan meets early XTC on Wire’s Change Becomes Us, an album of songs recorded right after the group’s second LP Chairs Missing . Worsening tensions within and without the group prevented Change Becomes Us from being released in its original form, though most of the songs have been floating around as bootlegs since the early 80s. So what happened? Because it hasn’t just been three decades between Change Becomes Us and its stylistic predecessor, Chairs Missing ; it’s been ten albums from Wire as well. Change [...]
Bicep have done it again. On "The Game," the Irish duo take it back to the basics with a classic house sound, complemented by an on point sample of Omar Little from the hit show, The Wire. The track is both moody and reflective while remaining dance floor ready thanks to a pulsing bass line and wry hi-hat work. Support Bicep on Facebook | Soundcloud | Twitter Bicep - The Game [...]
Wire are post punk legends, but what happens when post punk gets old? Their new album, apparently. 7257_04_re-invent_your_second_ wheel.mp3 [...]
(artist - song + video link - album + purchase link :: extra info) The Boy Least Likely To - I Keep Falling In Love With You Again - The Great Perhaps :: out April 21 All Dogs Invited - Something Better - Mammals Amongst Us EP Elephant Stone - Heavy Moon - Elephant Stone Quantic & Alice Russell - Here Again - Look Around [...]
A few strong tracks can't save this album from mediocrity. Pink Flag, 2013 6.3/ 10 British post-punk band Wire have been doing their thing since 1976. They have released a grand total of...
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