Back in the Sixties, he was nicknamed 'The Godfather Of Ska' - and with good reason. Laurel Aitken was one of the most successful Jamaican musicians and writers of his day, with a prolific output. Ranging from R&B, Ska and Rocksteady to the Skinhead Reggae of the late 60s
Mick Ronson’s version of Slaughter On Tenth Avenue has been chosen to appear in the upcoming film The Souvenir Part II. Originally a ballet with music by Richard Rodgers, Mick chose the name as the title track to his debut solo album of the same name. The former lead guitarist
Pioneers of the early 90s Indie sound labelled 'Shoegaze', Creation Records band Slowdive are just about to release their first new album in over two decades. Meanwhile, Cherry Red Songs represent their publishing and have just secured a sync deal for the Slowdive song 'When
All-female band The Raincoats were a key part of Rough Trade Records' post-punk roster in 1979/80. The lead song on their debut EP, 'Fairytale In The Supermarket', has been covered for the soundtrack to a forthcoming independent film, 20th Century Women. Directed by Mike Mills
The Phenom is a upcoming American sports drama film starring Ethan Hawke, about a talented young baseball pitcher who struggles to throw strikes. The major league club sends him to a sports psychologist, where memories of his abusive father come to light. The soundtrack includes
Due out in February 2016, Mikhael Hers’ new film Ce Sentiment D’été (That Summer Feeling) is a French independent drama set across three summers in Berlin, Paris and New York, in which a woman’s boyfriend and sister mourn her passing, driven by her memory. The
First screened back in the spring, new film Punk is a tour-de-force through West Berlin's zeitgeist of the 80's - colourful and in black and white, romantic and shrill, loud and witty, paired with the era's alternative musical heroes and laced with black humour. Alien
Due to be released this autumn, Norwegian indie film Louder Than Bombs portrays a fractious family of a father and his two sons, who confront their different feelings and memories of their deceased wife/mother, a famed war photographer. Within the movie soundtrack is Medium Medium's
Nos Arcadies is a forthcoming French art-house film by celebrated director Arnaud Desplechin. Just recently screened at Cannes, this independently-produced period drama is set in the present day but laced with the key character's memories from the 80s and 90s. The soundtrack will include an
The Moody Blues’ No. 1 hit single from 1965, 'Go Now!', graces the soundtrack to British director Andrew Haigh's poignant drama, 45 Years. Based on a short story by David