North Atlantic Oscillation - Fog Electric
Should a Scritti Politti and Mogwai co-headlining tour ever materialise, they need look no further for the perfect opening act.
Label: Kscope
Latest Reviews
-
The House On Paradise Street by Sofka Zinovieff
Athens-based author and journalist Sofka Zinovieff has turned to fiction for her third book, which traces Greek twentieth century history through a compelling family saga. Paddy Kehoe has been reading the author's brilliant first novel.
-
Eschewing the mockumentary approach of Sacha Baron Cohen's previous movies, The Dictator adopts a more traditional comedy narrative but, as with Borat and Brüno, it's not about the plot but the moments.
-
The humour is very much of the no-holds barred variety, with sex, drugs and smuggling sausages through US customs being the brand style.
-
A week on from watching this, and the adrenaline shakes are still coming.
-
A movie with a really charming cast, but which is in too much of a hurry.
-
A fresh and zesty debut from the fun-loving Dublin act
-
The family is Indian, but as Irish audiences will discover while watching this comedy-drama, the two nations have a lot more in common than just the green, white and orange of a tricolour.
-
Welcome to Burton-land. You know the score (as written by Danny Elfman) because you've seen it so many times before, says Donal O'Donoghue.
-
Made on a pile of pennies, with a cast and crew assembled from a posting on Facebook, it's a miracle that Terry McMahon's Charlie Casanova ever saw the light of day.
-
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
How I Spent My Summer Vacation makes a very good stab at originality, and its engaging cast - and at times rapier script - make for decent viewing. However, too many moments of cliché prevent it from being a success on all levels.
-
The Last Days of 1984 - Wake up to the Waves
Now that's what we call helpful: As in moniker, so in sound.
-
Torche are as expert at 10-tonne heaviness as straight-to-the-heart hooks, and the sense of joy and devil-may-care energy here are turned up as high as the amps.
-
Marina and The Diamonds - Electra Heart
She's just hit No 1 in Ireland with Electra Heart but somehow Marina doesn't sparkle like before on her second album
-
The Lucky One is certain to find its audience, who have come to swoon over Zac and his newly muscular frame, but this sweeping romance lacks that bit of magic to really draw you in.
Must Watch TV
-
- The Apprentice
As Alan Sugar continues his search for his next business partner, the candidates are called to meet him on a rooftop overlooking the City of London, where countless financial deals are done on a daily basis. For one day only, the teams will be representing an online daily deals website that offers Londoners exclusive deals in hotel stays, beauty treatments, posh dinners and premium products. It's a test of the teams' negotiation skills; they must strike the right deal, get a good discount and deliver their offers to the website by close-of-business that evening. In the boardroom, there is a landslide victory, and the losers mount a desperate bid to stay in the running, but it seems that no one is safe from those fateful words, 'you're fired'.
-
- Lewis
Another week, another suspicious death to be explained. This time, a lovelorn professor is found dead a day after her internet dating video is posted on a subversive media blog. All the evidence points to suicide, but Lewis is convinced there's more to it than meets the eye. But when a second body turns up, a new problem arises - the officers' own lives are laid bare for the world to see on the internet, and it seems ancient college history may have something to do with the case.
-
- The Killing
Finally back in touch with Holder, Sarah reviews the case with him. They question why Rosie's backpack was dropped at the Larsen house two weeks after the murder. Was it the killer intending to torture the family, or was it a witness who felt remorse for not having come forward? Is it the same individual as the person with the Ogi Jun tattoo who was with Rosie on the Super 8 footage and who was also caught on the security camera at the Beau Soleil fire? Sarah and Holder stake out Janek's place and realise that Stan has apparently renewed his connection with the Polish mob. Still partially working outside the system, Sarah calls on a friend at the FBI to get more information about Janek and comes up with a new lead.
-
- Green is the Colour
This second programme in the series about the history of football (the English kind!) examines life after independence as the FAI found itself with a mountain to climb to earn the right to call the national team 'Ireland'. The struggle was marked by the uneasy relationship between politics and sport, but the pain and heartbreak of failing to qualify for a major tournament was eased by a booming domestic league, which entered a golden era but would eventually see a decline as eyes turned towards the English game.
|
