Leftover Links: Senegal
The latest edition of Leftover Links is all about Senegal, with articles featuring Myamy, MC Solaar, and the history of griots.
Tag: films
Preorder ‘Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus’
‘Curated and sequenced by Sakamoto himself, the twenty of his pieces played in the film wordlessly tell the story of his life and his wide-ranging oeuvre.’
When Dune met Jamiroquai
Faster than a speeding bullet
Wes Anderson slow-mo shots but set to Ja Rule
Ja Rule should have done more movie soundtracks, honestly.
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Basquiat (1996)
Our Saturday Matinée movie this week is Basquiat, starring Jeffrey Wright as Basquiat and David Bowie as Andy Warhol. I recommend you visit the Basquiat: Boom for Real exhibition at the Barbican. I went last month and it broadened my mind to his life and work. Downtown 81 wasn’t available online for this week’s Saturday Matinée …
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Panther (1995)
Panther is our Saturday Matinée feature presentation. Black Panthers are pretty popular in the cinemas right now but back in 1995, a movie about the BPP was released. Directed by Mario Van Peebles and based on his father’s novel and screenplay, the film chronicles the Black Panther Party. The film is notable for its strong …
808: A Documentary On "The Heart Of The Beat That Changed Music"
808: The Music features music from Public Enemy, Beastie Boys and 808 State.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: RuPaul Is: Starbooty!
In this week’s Throwback Thursday, drag queen icon RuPaul stars as crime fighting federal agent in low-budget trilogy “RuPaul Is: Starbooty!”. The budget was minimal, the camera work was abysmal and acting would make Z-list celebs blush in embarrassment but “RuPaul Is: Starbooty” offered a glimpse into the vibrant and iconic lifestyle of drag icon …
7 Music Biopics You'll Never See
With Miles Davis being the latest musician to have a biopic made about him, we choose 7 music biopics Hollywood probably won’t make. We’re in the era of the music biopic. In the past couple of decades, we’ve had the likes of Ray, Walk The Line, Notorious, Gainsbourg, I’m Not There, amongst many others to …
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Happy 30th To Michael Jackson's Thriller Video
Today marks 30 years since the video for Michael Jackson’s Thriller debuted. We couldn’t let a landmark date like this go, despite the fact Michael Jackson has dominated our Throwback Thursdays for the past few weeks. Today is the 30th anniversary of the video debut of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, arguably the most famous music video …