Stephen Dalton
Film
Redford Focus: Sundance London Explored
Overseen by Robert Redford, the Sundance Festival in Utah has showcased independent cinema for three decades. The inaugural UK edition, mixing film and music events, took place at London's O2 last weekend, as Stephen Dalton reports. Photo by Gareth Cattermole, courtesy of Getty Images
Film
Redford Focus: Sundance London Explored
Overseen by Robert Redford, the Sundance Festival in Utah has showcased independent cinema for three decades. The inaugural UK edition, mixing film and music events, took place at London's O2 last weekend, as Stephen Dalton reports. Photo by Gareth Cattermole, courtesy of Getty Images
Film
Wenderlust: This Must Be The Place Reviewed
A whimsical road movie anchored by Sean Penn's star turn and a David Byrne cameo, Paolo Sorrentino's English-language debut suggests that the acclaimed Italian director has, like Wim Wenders before him, entered the dread orbit of U2. Stephen Dalton muses on this cinematic Curse of Bono
Film
Wenderlust: This Must Be The Place Reviewed
A whimsical road movie anchored by Sean Penn's star turn and a David Byrne cameo, Paolo Sorrentino's English-language debut suggests that the acclaimed Italian director has, like Wim Wenders before him, entered the dread orbit of U2. Stephen Dalton muses on this cinematic Curse of Bono
A Quietus Interview
“I’m Sort Of English Melancholy”: Damon Albarn Interviewed
With an upcoming Blur show and a number of albums set for release in the coming months, Damon Albarn's 2012 looks set to be as packed as ever. He sat down with Stephen Dalton to talk Doctor Dee, the future of Blur, the Olympics, David Cameron and Alex James' cheese
A Quietus Interview
“I’m Sort Of English Melancholy”: Damon Albarn Interviewed
With an upcoming Blur show and a number of albums set for release in the coming months, Damon Albarn's 2012 looks set to be as packed as ever. He sat down with Stephen Dalton to talk Doctor Dee, the future of Blur, the Olympics, David Cameron and Alex James' cheese
Rock's Backpages
From Rock’s Backpages: Neil Tennant & Brett Anderson On Noel Coward
Today from the Rock's Backpages archive, an archive piece from 1997 where Suede's Brett Anderson and Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant (with interjections from Vic Reeves) sat down to discuss the legacy of Noel Coward and changing attitudes to sexuality
Rock's Backpages
From Rock’s Backpages: Neil Tennant & Brett Anderson On Noel Coward
Today from the Rock's Backpages archive, an archive piece from 1997 where Suede's Brett Anderson and Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant (with interjections from Vic Reeves) sat down to discuss the legacy of Noel Coward and changing attitudes to sexuality
A Quietus Interview
Talking Tom Tom Club: Chris Frantz & Tina Weymouth Interviewed
As Tom Tom Club hit the UK, Stephen Dalton sits down for a fascinating chat about Talking Heads, their relationship with David Byrne, their creative and romantic relationship, and why working with the Happy Mondays was even more difficult than you might have thought
A Quietus Interview
Talking Tom Tom Club: Chris Frantz & Tina Weymouth Interviewed
As Tom Tom Club hit the UK, Stephen Dalton sits down for a fascinating chat about Talking Heads, their relationship with David Byrne, their creative and romantic relationship, and why working with the Happy Mondays was even more difficult than you might have thought
Live Reviews
Dr Dee: Damon Albarn’s Magickal Mystery Tour Fails To Become Gold
Stephen Dalton at the Manchester International Festival finds Damon "the Martin Amis of Britpop" Albarn's musical about the life of Dr John Dee to be a flawed production. Perhaps he should call intended collaborator Alan Moore to help him fix it?
Live Reviews
Dr Dee: Damon Albarn’s Magickal Mystery Tour Fails To Become Gold
Stephen Dalton at the Manchester International Festival finds Damon "the Martin Amis of Britpop" Albarn's musical about the life of Dr John Dee to be a flawed production. Perhaps he should call intended collaborator Alan Moore to help him fix it?
A Quietus Interview
Check His Machine: Paul McCartney Interviewed On McCartney II
As Paul McCartney reissues McCartney II, Stephen Dalton asks him about the creation of his most forward-thinking record, Delia Derbyshire, potentially collaborating with Gorillaz... and suggests that Macca's next LP should be death metal
A Quietus Interview
Check His Machine: Paul McCartney Interviewed On McCartney II
As Paul McCartney reissues McCartney II, Stephen Dalton asks him about the creation of his most forward-thinking record, Delia Derbyshire, potentially collaborating with Gorillaz... and suggests that Macca's next LP should be death metal
A Quietus Interview
“The Humility That Comes From Being Hated”: Moby Interviewed
In a frank and funny interview, Moby tells Stephen Dalton about his life post-superstardom and sobriety, taking in sex tapes ("I looked like the love-child of Gollum & Mark E Smith"), Reginald Perrin, Charlie Sheen, celebrity dating, David Bowie, drugs, veganism, Eminem and God along the way
A Quietus Interview
“The Humility That Comes From Being Hated”: Moby Interviewed
In a frank and funny interview, Moby tells Stephen Dalton about his life post-superstardom and sobriety, taking in sex tapes ("I looked like the love-child of Gollum & Mark E Smith"), Reginald Perrin, Charlie Sheen, celebrity dating, David Bowie, drugs, veganism, Eminem and God along the way
Books
Louise Wener’s Different for Girls Reviewed By A Fellow Britpop Survivor
"Her real transgression against the unwritten rock-hack rulebook was far more serious: she did not have a penis," says Stephen Dalton, as he reviews _Different For Girls: My True-Life Adventures In Pop_ by Sleeper singer Louise Wener
Books
Louise Wener’s Different for Girls Reviewed By A Fellow Britpop Survivor
"Her real transgression against the unwritten rock-hack rulebook was far more serious: she did not have a penis," says Stephen Dalton, as he reviews _Different For Girls: My True-Life Adventures In Pop_ by Sleeper singer Louise Wener
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Anniversary
An Altamont for Rock Music’s Imperial Period: June 1, 1974 Half A Century On
The diaristic title of the Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Brian Eno and Nico's live record demands it be put into some kind of historical context. Michael Bellis looks at a highly unusual album released in a time of great cultural and social change
Black Sky Thinking
Why The BBC’s Radio Cuts Are A Disaster For Our Cultural Health
Last week the BBC announced swingeing cuts to its leftfield programming on Radio 3, with Late Junction, Jazz Now and Music Planet hit. Richard Foster argues this is a short-sighted decision with far-reaching consequences
Anniversary
40 Years Later: Closer & The Last Days Of Joy Division
Because of the death of Ian Curtis and the nature of the band's last recordings, Joy Division's Closer is an album around which a stillness has settled. In truth, says Jonathan Wright as he talks to Peter Hook and Paul Morley, no band evolved so rapidly. All Joy Division portraits courtesy of Kevin Cummins
