Jan
2012 15
2012 15
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Film Review)
It is impossible to approach the big screen adaptation of John le Carré’s masterpiece without comparing it with the epochal BBC series from 1979. That version starred Alec Guinness as MI6 spymaster George Smiley, along with a cast of peerless British thespians (Ian Bannen, Ian Richardson, Patrick Stewart, Siân Phillips) and is a perfect...
Jan
2012 13
2012 13
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
From the opening credits of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo- where dark, swirling digital imagery from the story uncoils to the roar of Immigrant Song (retooled by Trent Reznor), you know that Fincher means business. Stieg Larsson’s crime novel (the first in the phenomenonally successful Millenium Trilogy) was first adapted as a Swedish film...
Jan
2012 11
2012 11
Anima Morte – The Nightmare Becomes Reality
Ah, Italian horror. Sexy witches, slavering demons, black gloves, pierced eyeballs, ridiculous “acting”, convoluted plots and buckets of gore. Oh, and eerie, beautiful music by the likes of Ennio Morricone, Goblin and Fabio Frizzi. Anima Morte are from Sweden, but you wouldn’t know it from their music. The Nightmare Becomes...
Jan
2012 10
2012 10
Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows
Fun fact 1: I haven’t seen the first movie. I refused to, after catching a glimpse of the trailer and thinking “This isn’t Sherlock Holmes!”. Fun fact 2: I was an idiot for doing that. Summary: Watson, on the eve of his wedding, rejoins Mr. Holmes, in order to solve a number of recent crimes ...
Jan
2012 8
2012 8
Neal Stephenson – Reamde
When I was working on my PhD in Birmingham several years ago, every time I ran into trouble with my work, I consulted my friend Alex. Alex had a talent for chemical engineering problem- solving and a boundless enthusiasm for whatever project you would ran by him. He would consider your method, mentally take it ...
Jan
2012 8
2012 8
Tom Waits – Bad as Me
A new Tom Waits album is always a big deal and Bad As Me is no exception. It’s a brass, playful record that rattles along without showing any signs of maturity. Apart from Waits’ own band, there are some guest turns, with Flea and Les Claypool on bass duties for a couple of songs. Keith ...
Jan
2012 5
2012 5
Devil – Time to Repent
Occult- flavored metal bands are so numerous these days, it’s only a matter of time before we revert to an 80s- style“Satanic Panic”, complete with “cult experts”, impressionable teenagers, bat- chewing rock stars and backwards messages in albums. Or at least I hope so. In any case, with so many bands around swearing allegiance to ...
Dec
2011 23
2011 23
Twelve Tracks To Celebrate X-MAS
X-Mass are almost here and we here at Crows n Bones are gonna do what we do every year… and that is get drunk like there is no tomorrow. We hope for all of you to spend some quality time with you close ones, get some rest and relax while listening to your sweet metal ...
Dec
2011 23
2011 23
Hellfest 2012 Update
We haven’t even set foot on 2012 end the guys at HELLFEST already booked the 90% of next years Festival line up. Check it out (http://www.hellfest.fr/) and buy your ticket early...
Dec
2011 22
2011 22
Last Drive Live At Fuzz Club 23Dec2011
Last Drive is a synonym to cult. Without a doubt the best garage band in Greece the last 28 years. If you haven’t seen them before this is your chance. The band is gonna perform tracks from their upcoming album along with of course all their back catalog hymns (“Poison”, “Valley Of Death”, “Midnite Hop”, ...
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